Eric Lange

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Eric Lange
Eric Lange at the 2010 Streamy Awards.jpg
Lange at the 2010 Streamy Awards
Born (1973-02-19) February 19, 1973 (age 52) [1]
Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater Miami University (BFA) [2]
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Lisa Sabatino
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(m. 2013)​
Children2

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.

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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, Lou Burke on the Netflix original series Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021), Detective Gene Holcomb on the HBO series Perry Mason (2020-2022), and Byron Stallings on the Apple TV+ series Sugar (2024).

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 two 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. They live in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles. [12] [13] Lange quit drinking around 2021. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 High School High Singing Waiter
2008 AM1200 Sam Larson Independent film
2010 Secretariat Andy Beyer
2012 Blue Like Jazz The Hobo
2014 Nightcrawler Ace Video Cameraman
2015 Danny Collins Dr. Silverman
2016 Fear, Inc. Officer Smith
2017 Wind River Dr. Whitehurst [15]
2020 Antebellum Blake Denton/Him [16]
2022 Day Shift Ralph Seeger [17] [18]
2024 Caddo Lake Daniel
2025 Thunderbolts* Doctor Houdson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 The Bold and the Beautiful Dr. Larson3 episodes
2001 Angel Sad-eyed DemonEpisode: "Happy Anniversary"
2002 Firefly FedEpisode: "The Train Job"
2003 Wanda at Large Stage ManagerEpisode: "Hurricane Hawkins"
2003–2004 All of Us BillEpisodes: "Uncle Marcus Comes to Dinner" and "Catering"
2004 The Shield RobertEpisode: "Streaks and Tips"
Oliver Beene DoctorEpisode: "Oliver & the Otters"
The West Wing Paul TyminskiEpisode: "The Hubbert Peak"
LAX Doctor4 episodes
2005 JAG Brad WestonEpisode: "Automatic for the People"
The Bernie Mac Show TonyEpisode: "You Got Served"
Judging Amy Dr. WrightEpisode: "10,000 Steps"
Without a Trace Warren StipeEpisode: "Transitions"
ER Rod StillmanEpisode: "Nobody's Baby"
CSI: NY Simon WingerEpisode: "Jamalot"
2006 NCIS William LaffertyEpisode: "Deception"
Cold Case LyleEpisode: "Willkommen"
Ghost Whisperer DriverEpisode: "Free Fall"
2007 Entourage DirectorEpisode: "The Young and the Stoned"
JourneymanSheriffEpisode: "Blowback"
Burn Notice Bill ReeseEpisode: "Old Friends"
2008 Boston Legal [2] George ParkesEpisode: "Rescue Me"
Criminal Minds Brian MatloffEpisode: "Tabula Rasa"
Bones Steve JacksonEpisode: "The Con Man in the Meth Lab"
My Name is Earl Mr. FischerEpisode: "Orphan Earl"
Law & Order Cab Driver1 episode
Numb3rs SkipperEpisode: "Charlie Don't Surf"
2008–12 Easy to Assemble Erik LindstromMain role
2009 Lost Stuart Radzinsky7 episodes
Monk Goggle-wearing UFO EnthusiastEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the UFO"
2010 Modern Family Coach StupakEpisode: "Benched"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Bryce KeltonEpisode: "Witness"
Twentysixmiles Sean "Murph" Murphy6 episodes
Dark Blue David LantzEpisode: "Home Sweet Home"
Weeds Vaughn Coleman4 episodes
2010–13 Victorious Erwin Sikowitz Recurring role; 27 episodes
2011 CSI Miami Patrick LieberEpisode: "Stoned Cold"
Chuck [2] Colin DavisEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Hack Off"
iCarly Erwin SikowitzEpisode: "iParty with Victorious"
2012 Figure It Out Himself1 episode; game show
Fringe Gael ManfrettiEpisode: "In Absentia"
2013 Grimm Dominick SpinnerEpisode: "Nameless"
Touch Dr. StanleyEpisode: "Broken"
Castle [2] Simon WarburgEpisode: "The Human Factor"
Sam & Cat [19] Erwin SikowitzEpisode: "#MommaGoomer"
Cult [20] Cameron / Steven Rae6 episodes
2013–2014 The Bridge Kenneth HastingRecurring role; 11 episodes [21]
2014 Once Upon a Time Prince LeopoldEpisode: "Bleeding Through"
Stalker Larry MeyersEpisode: "Pilot"
2015 Grey's Anatomy Steven TannerEpisode: "Sledgehammer"
2016–17 Narcos Bill StechnerMain role (season 2)
2018 Waco Ron EngelmanMiniseries
Escape at Dannemora Lyle MitchellMiniseries
2018, 2020 Narcos: Mexico Bill StechnerEpisodes: "Rafa, Rafa, Rafa!" and "The Big Dig"
2019 Unbelievable Detective ParkerMiniseries
The Man in the High Castle Bill WhitcroftRecurring role; 5 episodes (season 4)
2020, 2023 Perry Mason Detective HolcombRecurring (season 1); main role (season 2)
2021 Brand New Cherry Flavor Lou BurkeMain role; limited series
The Premise Eli SpectorEpisode: "Butt Plug"
2023–24 Beacon 23 Milan/AlephRecurring role
TBA El Gato Simon Casimir / The NazariteMain role [22]
Lucky KershawRecurring role

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2008 AM1200 ShockerFest AwardsBest Actor – Horror GenreNominated
2010 Easy to Assemble Streamy Awards Best Ensemble Cast in a Web SeriesWon
2017 Wind River IABM Awards Best CastNominated
2019 Escape at Dannemora Critics' Choice Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated
2019Online Film & Television AssociationBest Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited SeriesNominated

References

  1. ↑ Lange, Eric [@MrEricLange] (February 19, 2019). "I'd like to thank 45 for an amazing year and for delivering an even happier and healthier version of me to day 1 of 46. Thanks for all the birthday love!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jones, Richard (11 August 2013). "Fairfield High, Miami U. grad finds success in Hollywood". Journal News. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Lange, Eric [@mrericlange]; (April 22, 2020). "I've got some Danish blood in me... and now I've got four pieces of Danish Kringle in me..." – via Instagram.
  4. ↑ "'iParty With Victorious' on Nickelodeon". Newsday. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Eric Lange | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  6. ↑ Eric Lange at IMDb
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (2018-08-27). "Eric Lange Joins Amazon's 'The Man In The High Castle' & Netflix's 'Unbelievable' As Recurring". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  8. ↑ "Jeremy Renner Replaces Steve Carell In Al Pacino Comedy ' | The Playlist". 2015-04-03. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  9. ↑ "'Lost' Alum Eric Lange, Emmy Winner Leslie Jordan Join Horror Comedy 'Fear, Inc.'". 19 August 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 15, 2019). "N'Brand New Cherry Flavor' Series Headlined By Rosa Salazar A Go At Netflix; Catherine Keener, Eric Lange, Jeff Ward & Manny Jacinto Co-Star In Horror Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  11. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (July 19, 2021). "Rosa Salazar Goes Dark In Netflix's 'Brand New Cherry Flavor' Teaser Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ "My Favorite Room: Actor Eric Lange gets lost in his creative lab". Los Angeles Times . 10 November 2018.
  13. ↑ @NickTV_News (January 20, 2018). "Congratulations to Victorious' @MrEricLange and his wife Lisa who are expecting their second child, a boy, due in June" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "Eric Lange on Instagram: "Felt like the right time to put this out there. ✌🏻👊🏻🫶🏻 #DryJanuary"". Instagram.
  15. ↑ "'Yellowstone' Fans Need to Watch This Top-10 Netflix Movie ASAP". Streaming. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  16. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2019-04-16). "Eric Lange, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, More Join Janelle Monáe In Lionsgate Race Relations Pic From 'Get Out' & 'BlacKkKlansman' Outfit QC Entertainment". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  17. ↑ Kroll, Justin (April 1, 2021). "Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Steve Howey, More Join Jamie Foxx In Netflix's 'Day Shift'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  18. ↑ Kroll, Justin (27 April 2022). "Netflix Announces Summer Slate Including Dates For Jamie Foxx's 'Day Shift' And Kevin Hart's 'Me Time'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  19. ↑ Lewis, Casey (May 2013). "Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande on New Nick Comedy 'Sam & Cat'". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  20. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2 November 2012). "Modern Family Casts Mom & Sister for Vergara, Cult Adds Recurring". Deadline. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  21. ↑ "Interview: "The Bridge" Star Eric Lange Talks Tonight's Season Finale and If "The Bridge" is the Next "Breaking Bad"". Complex. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  22. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (June 20, 2024). "Prime Video's 'El Gato' adds Eric Lange and Alfonso Dosal as series regulars". deadline.com.
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