Eric Lange
Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American television and movie actor, best known for his roles as Erwin Sikowitz, an acting teacher from the television show Victorious, as Stuart Radzinsky on the ABC television series Lost, as CIA Station Chief Bill Stechner on Narcos, and as David Tate/Kenneth Hasting on FX's The Bridge. He has also made an appearance reprising his role as Sikowitz on the crossover spin-off comedy Sam & Cat. He starred as Lyle Mitchell on Showtime’s Escape at Dannemora, which earned him a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television.
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![]() Lange at the 2010 Streamy Awards | |
Born | [1] Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. | February 19, 1973
Education | B.F.A. from Miami University |
Alma mater | Miami University[2] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Known for | Mr. Sikowitz Stuart Radzinsky |
Television | Victorious Lost Sam & Cat[3] |
Spouse(s) | Lisa Sabatino (m. 2013) |
Children | 2 |
Early and personal life
Eric Lange was born in Hamilton, Ohio and graduated from Fairfield High School and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has Danish ancestry.[4] He is married to Lisa Sabatino, who works as a sales rep in California. They were married on November 9, 2013, and have two children.[5]
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 2010-2013 portrayed Mr. Sikowitz, an eccentric acting teacher, on Nickelodeon's teen show Victorious. He also portrayed a distraught basketball coach in the ABC television show Modern Family.[6]
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.[7] His role was Andy Beyer in the Disney film Secretariat.[6] Lange had a recurring role in Weeds as journalist Vaughn Coleman.
On June 11, 2011, Lange guest starred on iCarly in "iParty with Victorious", the first ever iCarly and Victorious crossover event.
In 2013, he played a role in Grimm in Season 2, Episode 16.
From 2016 to 2017 he had a main role on Netflix drama series Narcos as Bill Stechner.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1996 | High School High | Singing Waiter | Film |
1998 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dr. Larson | T.V. Series |
2001 | Angel | Sad-eyed Demon | T.V. Series |
2002 | Firefly | Fed | T.V. Series |
2004 | The Shield | Robert | T.V. Series |
2005 | J.A.G. | Brad Weston | T.V. Series |
The Bernie Mac Show | Tony | T.V. Series | |
2006 | NCIS | William Lafferty | T.V. Series |
Cold Case | Lyle | Season 3, episode 18 "Willkommen" | |
2007 | Entourage | Director | T.V. Series |
Journeyman | Sheriff | T.V. Series | |
Burn Notice | Bill Reese | T.V. Series | |
2008 | Twentysixmiles | Sean "Murph" Murphy | T.V. Series |
Boston Legal[2] | George Parkes | T.V. Series | |
Criminal Minds | Brian Matloff | Season 3, Episode 19 "Tabula Rasa" | |
Bones | Steve Jackson | Season 4, Episode 9 "The Con Man in the Meth Lab" | |
My Name is Earl | Mr. Fischer | T.V. Series | |
Law & Order | Cab Driver | T.V. Series | |
Numb3rs | Skipper | T.V. Series | |
2009 | Lost | Radzinsky | T.V. Series |
Monk | Alien fanatic | T.V. Series | |
2010 | Modern Family | Coach Stupak | T.V. Series, episode: "Benched" |
Law and Order: SVU | Bryce Kelton | T.V. Series, Season 11, episode 16 "Witness" | |
Weeds | Vaughn Coleman / Ellis Tate | T.V. Series | |
2010–13 | Victorious | Erwin Sikowitz | 28 episodes |
2010 | Secretariat | Andy Beyer | Film |
2011 | iParty with Victorious | Erwin Sikowitz | T.V Film; Crossover of iCarly and Victorious |
CSI Miami | Patrick Lieber | T.V. Series, Season 9, Episode 14 "Stoned Cold" | |
Chuck[2] | Colin Davis | T.V. Series | |
2012 | Blue Like Jazz | The Hobo | Film |
Figure It Out | Himself | Game Show, Panelist (episode 8, 34) | |
Fringe | Gael Manfretti | T.V. Series, Season 5, Episode 2, "In Absentia" | |
2013 | Grimm | Dominick Spinner | T.V. Series |
Touch[8] | Dr. Stanley | T.V. Series, Season 2, Episode 6, Broken | |
Castle[2] | Simon Warburg | T.V. Series, Season 5, Episode 23, The Human Factor | |
Sam & Cat[3] | Erwin Sikowitz | T.V. Series | |
Cult[9] | "Steven Rae" | T.V. Series | |
2013–14 | The Bridge | David Tate / Kenneth Hasting | T.V. Series |
2014 | Once Upon a Time | Prince Leopold | T.V. Series, Season 3, Episode 18 |
Stalker | Larry Meyers | T.V. Series, Pilot | |
Nightcrawler | Ace Video Cameraman | Film | |
2015 | Danny Collins | Dr. Silverman | Film |
2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Steven Tanner | T.V. Series |
Fear, Inc. | Officer Smith | Film | |
2016–17 | Narcos | Bill Stechner | Main Cast; 10 episodes |
2017 | Wind River | Dr. Whitehurst | Film |
2018 | Waco | Ron Engelman | Miniseries |
Escape at Dannemora | Lyle Mitchell | Miniseries | |
2018–2020 | Narcos: Mexico | Bill Stechner | 2 episodes |
2019 | Unbelievable | Detective Parker | Miniseries |
The Man in the High Castle | Bill Whitcroft | T.V. Series | |
2020 | Antebellum | Senator Denton/Him | Film |
Perry Mason | Detective Holcomb | Miniseries | |
Awards and nominations
Wins[10]
- 2010 - Streamy Awards Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series for Easy to Assemble
Nominations[10]
- 2008 - ShockerFest Horror Genre Award Best Actor for AM1200
- 2019 - Critics Choice Award Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Limited Series for Escape at Dannemora
References
- "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com.
- Jones, Richard (11 August 2013). "Fairfield High, Miami U. grad finds success in Hollywood". Journal News. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- Lewis, Casey (May 2013). "Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande on New Nick Comedy 'Sam & Cat'". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- https://www.instagram.com/p/B_TieOIpWoc/?hl=en
- "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com.
- Eric Lange at IMDb
- "Eric Lange | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ""Touch" Broken (TV Episode 2013) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- Andreeva, Nellie (2 November 2012). "Modern Family Casts Mom & Sister for Vergara, Cult Adds Recurring". Deadline. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- "Eric Lange". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
External links
- Eric Lange at IMDb
- Eric Lange on Twitter