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Stephen Lang

Acting · Born 1952-07-11 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Stephen Lang (born July 11, 1952) is an American actor and playwright. He started in theatre on Broadway but is well known for his film portrayals of Stonewall Jackson in Gods and Generals (2003), George Pickett in Gettysburg (1993), and his 2009 roles as Colonel Miles Quaritch in Avatar and as Texan lawman Charles Winstead in Public Enemies. Lang was the co-artistic director (along with Carlin Glynn and Lee Grant) of the famed Actor's Studio at its headquarters in New York City from 2004 to 2006. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Lang (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2031Avatar 5Colonel Miles Quaritch
2029Avatar 4Colonel Miles Quaritch
2026HellfireMan
2026The OptimistHerbert Heller
2025Avatar: Fire and AshQuaritch
2025This Ordinary ThingSelf (voice)
2025Fire and Water: Making the Avatar FilmsSelf - "Quaritch"
2025Sisu: Road to RevengeYeagor Dragunov
2025Barron's CoveBenji Faulkner
2025House of DavidSamuel
2023MuzzleLeland
2023The FeatherweightBill Gore
2023My Love Affair with MarriageJonas (voice)
2023Inside Pandora's BoxSelf
2022Avatar: The Way of WaterColonel Miles Quaritch
2022Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20Self
2022The IndependentGordon
2022Old ManOld Man
2022Death in TexasJohn
2022Mid-CenturyFrederick Banner
2022The Lost CityFantasy Villain
2021Don't Breathe 2The Blind Man
2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeAngus Boone
2021The Seventh DayArchbishop
2021CallsDoctor Wheating (voice)
2020Rogue Warfare: Death of a NationThe President
2020Solar OppositesSgt. Argent (voice)
2019Rogue Warfare: The HuntPrésident
2019Rogue WarfarePresident
2019VFWFred
2019The Gandhi MurderD.I.G Sunil Raina
2018Mortal EnginesShrike
2018The RookieChief Williams
2018BravenLinden
2017HostilesColonel Abraham Biggs
2017JusticeMayor Pierce
2017The Good FightDavid Cord
2016Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th ReichEmil F. Reinhardt
2016GridlockedKorver
2016Don't BreatheThe Blind Man
2016IsolationWilliam
2016Band of RobbersInjun Joe
2015Into the BadlandsWaldo
2015Beyond Glory
2015Sun Belt ExpressOfficer Rick
2015ExeterFather Conway
201423 BlastCoach Farris
2014Gutshot StraightDuffy
2014A Good MarriageHolt Ramsey
2014Jarhead 2: Field of FireMajor Gavins
2014The Girl on the TrainDet. Lloyd Martin
2014SalemIncrease Mather
2014In the BloodCasey
2014The Nut JobKing (voice)
2013The Monkey's PawTony Cobb
2013PioneerJohn Ferris
2013The Gettysburg StoryVoice
2013Love, MarilynSelf
2013PawnCharlie
2013Officer DownLieutenant Jake 'Lieu' LaRussa
2012Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to YouBarry Rogers
2011Terra NovaCommander Nathaniel Taylor
2011Conan the BarbarianKhalar Zym
2011White Irish DrinkersPatrick
2010Capturing AvatarSelf
2010ChristinaInspector Edgar Reinhardt
2010False Creek StoriesNarrator (voice)
2010Avatar: Creating the World of PandoraSelf
2010MatadorsVictor Galloway
2009AvatarColonel Miles Quaritch
2009The Men Who Stare at GoatsBrigadier General Dean Hopgood
2009Live from Studio FiveSelf
2009Public EnemiesCharles Winstead
2009From Mexico With LoveBig Al Stevens
2009Der Regisseur Uli Edel - Fakten und FiktionSelf
2008Save MeTed
2008In Plain SightJames Wiley Shannon
2006George Washington: We Fight to Be FreeDr. James Craik
2006The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
2006PsychMr. Salamatchla
2005Jonny ZeroOfficer Tanner
2004The I InsideMr. Travitt
2003Code 11-14Justin Shaw
2003Gods and GeneralsLt. Gen. Thomas Stonewall Jackson
2002D-ToxJack Bennett
2002The Making of 'Tombstone'Self
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentAxel Kaspers
2001After the StormSargeant Major Jim
2001Story of a Bad BoySpryos
2001The ProposalSimon Baclg
2000EdJack Foster
2000The FugitiveBen Charnquist
2000Running MatesRon Noble - Financier (uncredited)
2000TrixieJacob Slotnick
1999At the Mercy of a StrangerDr. Thomas Cooper
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMichael Baxter
1998A Town Has Turned to DustSheriff Harvey Denton
1998Escape: Human CargoDennis McNatt
1998Niagara, NiagaraClaude
1997Liberty!George Washington
1997Fire Down BelowEarl Kellogg
1997The ViewSelf
1997Loose WomenProphet Buddy
1997The Trial of Adolf EichmannAaron Lindenstrauss / Dr. Joseph Melkman (voices)
1997Journey of the HeartThomas Deblois
1997Dead Man's GunClay Strand
1997Shadow ConspiracyThe Agent
1996An Occasional HellAlex Laughton
1996Gang in BlueMoose Tavola
1996StrangersTheo
1995The Amazing Panda AdventureMichael Tyler
1995The Possession of Michael D.Michael
1995The Outer LimitsDr. James Houghton
1995Tall Tale: The Unbelievable AdventureJonas Hackett
1995A Season of HopeMichael Hackett
1994The MotherBoss
1994Baseball(voice)
1994Murder Between FriendsKerry Myers
1993TombstoneIke Clanton
1993GettysburgMaj. Gen. George E. Pickett
1993Guilty as SinPhil Garson
1993Darkness Before DawnGuy Grand
1992Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer StorySteven Ziegenmeyer
1991Babe RuthGeorge Herman 'Babe' Ruth
1991PerformanceBoss
1991Another YouDibbs
1991The Hard WayParty Crasher
1990Law & OrderTerry Dorn
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirCriminal Gun Shooter (uncredited)
1989Last Exit to BrooklynHarry Black
1989Finish LineCoach Harkins
1987Project XWatts
1986Crime StoryAtty. David Abrams
1986Crime Story: PilotAtty. David Abrams
1986ManhunterFreddy Lounds
1986Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’Self - Happy
1986American MastersSelf
1986Band of the HandJoe
1985Stone PillowTim
1985Twice in a LifetimeKeith
1985The EqualizerJoseph Morrison
1985Death of a SalesmanHarold 'Happy' Loman
1982King of AmericaVassilis
1982American PlayhouseVassilis
1981We're Fighting BackJanos
1975Good Morning AmericaSelf
—ConvergenceRear Admiral James Bradford
—Gettysburg 1863
—The Dregs
—Eyes Along the Valley
—Mercy GoodHenry Woodard

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