Eric Lange

Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his extensive work on television, where he has appeared in a wide variety of both supporting and leading roles.

Eric Lange
Lange at the 2010 Streamy Awards
Born (1973-02-19) February 19, 1973 (age 51)[1]
Alma materMiami University (BFA)[2]
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Lisa Sabatino
(m. 2013)
Children2

Lange played the recurring roles of Stuart Radzinsky on the ABC series Lost (2009) and Erwin Sikowitz in the Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010–13), and had his mainstream breakthrough for playing David Tate/Kenneth Hasting on the FX series The Bridge (2013). He earned acclaim for starring as Bill Stechner on the crime drama Narcos (2016), Lyle Mitchell on Showtime's Escape at Dannemora (2018) which earned a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries, and Lou Burke on the Netflix original series Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021). He currently stars as Detective Gene Holcomb on the HBO series Perry Mason.

Lange's film roles include Sam Larson in the independent film AM1200 (2008), Andy Beyer in the sports drama Secretariat (2010), a cameraman in the neo-noir Nightcrawler (2014), Dr. Silverman in the comedy-drama Danny Collins (2015), Whitehurst in the neo-Western mystery Wind River (2017), Blake Denton/Him in the horror Antebellum (2020) and Ralph Seegan in the action horror Day Shift (2022).

Early life

Eric Lange was born in Hamilton, Ohio and graduated from Fairfield High School and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has Danish ancestry.[3]

Career

Lange's first film role came in 1996's High School High, where he played a singing waiter.[2] Two years later, he appeared in three episodes of the daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful. With 2001 came a guest role in the popular series Angel, and the following year he was cast in a one-episode part in Firefly.

Over the next three years, he appeared in minor roles on several television shows, including CSI, The Bernie Mac Show, Without a Trace, The Shield, and The West Wing. Lange also appeared in a 2007 episode of Entourage and appeared briefly on the short-lived NBC show Journeyman.

In 2008, he appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds, as well as in small roles in Bones and My Name is Earl. In 2010, he appeared in 2 episodes of Weeds.[2]

Lange portrayed Manager Erik on the television comedy Easy to Assemble. He has also guest starred on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and My Name is Earl, and from 2010 to 2013 portrayed Mr. Sikowitz, an eccentric acting teacher, on Nickelodeon's teen show Victorious. On June 11, 2011, Lange guest starred on iCarly in "iParty with Victorious", the first ever iCarly and Victorious crossover event.[4]

Lange also portrayed a distraught basketball coach in the ABC television show Modern Family. In 2006, he guest starred on Cold Case, in which he played "Lyle".

In 2010, Lange portrayed John Skrzynsky in the HBO movie You Don't Know Jack, the biography of controversial doctor Jack Kevorkian.[5] His role was Andy Beyer in the Disney film Secretariat.[6][7] Lange had a recurring role in Weeds as journalist Vaughn Coleman.

In 2013, he played a role in Grimm in Season 2, Episode 16. In 2015, he played Dr. Silverman in Danny Collins.[8]

The year following, he appeared as Officer Smith in Fear, Inc.[9] He had a main role on the Netflix drama series Narcos as Bill Stechner, a corrupt CIA agent, which earned him recognition.

In November 2019, it was announced that Lange would appear in a main role on the Netflix horror drama miniseries Brand New Cherry Flavor.[10] The miniseries was released on August 13, 2021.[11]

Personal life

He is married to Lisa Sabatino, who works as a sales rep in California. They married on November 9, 2013 and have two children.[12] Lange quit drinking around 2021.[13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996High School HighSinging Waiter
2008AM1200Sam LarsonIndependent film
2010SecretariatAndy Bayer
2012Blue Like JazzThe Hobo
2014NightcrawlerAce Video Cameraman
2015Danny CollinsDr. Silverman
2016Fear, Inc.Officer Smith
2017Wind RiverDr. Whitehurst[14]
2020AntebellumBlake Denton/Him[15]
2022Day ShiftRalph Seeger[16][17]
TBACaddo LakeUpcoming film; post-production[18]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998The Bold and the BeautifulDr. Larson3 episodes
2001AngelSad-eyed DemonEpisode: "Happy Anniversary"
2002FireflyFedEpisode: "The Train Job"
2003Wanda at LargeStage ManagerEpisode: "Hurricane Hawkins"
2003–2004All of UsBillEpisodes: "Uncle Marcus Comes to Dinner" and "Catering"
2004The ShieldRobertEpisode: "Streaks and Tips"
Oliver BeeneDoctorEpisode: "Oliver & the Otters"
The West WingPaul TyminskiEpisode: "The Hubbert Peak"
LAXDoctor4 episodes
2005JAGBrad WestonEpisode: "Automatic for the People"
The Bernie Mac ShowTonyEpisode: "You Got Served"
Judging AmyDr. WrightEpisode: "10,000 Steps"
Without a TraceWarren StipeEpisode: "Transitions"
ERRod StillmanEpisode: "Nobody's Baby"
CSI: NYSimon WingerEpisode: "Jamalot"
2006NCISWilliam LaffertyEpisode: "Deception"
Cold CaseLyleEpisode: "Willkommen"
Ghost WhispererDriverEpisode: "Free Fall"
2007EntourageDirectorEpisode: "The Young and the Stoned"
JourneymanSheriffEpisode: "Blowback"
Burn NoticeBill ReeseEpisode: "Old Friends"
2008Boston Legal[2]George ParkesEpisode: "Rescue Me"
Criminal MindsBrian MatloffEpisode: "Tabula Rasa"
BonesSteve JacksonEpisode: "The Con Man in the Meth Lab"
My Name is EarlMr. FischerEpisode: "Orphan Earl"
Law & OrderCab Driver1 episode
Numb3rsSkipperEpisode: "Charlie Don't Surf"
2008–12Easy to AssembleErik LindstromMain role
2009LostStuart Radzinsky7 episodes
MonkGoggle-wearing UFO EnthusiastEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the UFO"
2010Modern FamilyCoach StupakEpisode: "Benched"
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBryce KeltonEpisode: "Witness"
TwentysixmilesSean "Murph" Murphy6 episodes
Dark BlueDavid LantzEpisode: "Home Sweet Home"
WeedsVaughn Coleman4 episodes
2010–13VictoriousErwin SikowitzRecurring role; 27 episodes
2011CSI MiamiPatrick LieberEpisode: "Stoned Cold"
Chuck[2]Colin DavisEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Hack Off"
iCarlyErwin SikowitzEpisode: "iParty with Victorious"
2012Figure It OutHimself1 episode; game show
FringeGael ManfrettiEpisode: "In Absentia"
2013GrimmDominick SpinnerEpisode: "Nameless"
TouchDr. StanleyEpisode: "Broken"
Castle[2]Simon WarburgEpisode: "The Human Factor"
Sam & Cat[19]Erwin SikowitzEpisode: "#MommaGoomer"
Cult[20]Cameron / Steven Rae6 episodes
2013–2014The BridgeKenneth HastingRecurring role; 11 episodes[21]
2014Once Upon a TimePrince LeopoldEpisode: "Bleeding Through"
StalkerLarry MeyersEpisode: "Pilot"
2015Grey's AnatomySteven TannerEpisode: "Sledgehammer"
2016–17NarcosBill StechnerMain role (season 2)
2018WacoRon EngelmanMiniseries
Escape at DannemoraLyle MitchellMiniseries
2018, 2020Narcos: MexicoBill StechnerEpisodes: "Rafa, Rafa, Rafa!" and "The Big Dig"
2019UnbelievableDetective ParkerMiniseries
The Man in the High CastleBill WhitcroftRecurring role; 5 episodes (season 4)
2020, 2023Perry MasonDetective HolcombRecurring (season 1); main role (season 2)
2021Brand New Cherry FlavorLou BurkeMain role; limited series
The PremiseEli SpectorEpisode: "Butt Plug"

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2008AM1200ShockerFest AwardsBest Actor – Horror GenreNominated
2010Easy to AssembleStreamy AwardsBest Ensemble Cast in a Web SeriesWon
2017Wind RiverIABM AwardsBest CastNominated
2019Escape at DannemoraCritics' Choice AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Movie/MiniseriesNominated
2019Online Film & Television AssociationBest Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited SeriesNominated

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