Steve Eastin

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steve Eastin (born June 22, 1948) is an American character actor. He has appeared in over 150 television and film roles throughout his decades long career. Eastin was born in Colorado, where he began to study acting at the young age of six at his local theater. He received his Actor Equity card at age 16 when he performed in two musicals choreographed by Micheal Bennet. Later, he attended the University of Northern Colorado where he appeared in several productions at the Little Theater of the Rockies, whose alumni include Nick Nolte. After college, Eastin received a fellowship to teach at the University of Arizona where he appeared in his first SAG role opposite Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd. It was shortly after this when Eastin moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his acting career, enrolling in the Charles Conrad Studio upon arrival in 1974. While attending Charles' class, Eastin became interested in teaching acting as well. In 1991, he founded his own acting school, The Steve Eastin Studio. The studio believes in what Eastin refers to as "Choiceless Awareness", where the actors do not read into the script, nor prepare their "beats" or think about what or how they may read their lines. Instead, the actors are encouraged to be in the moment and let their natural, emotional power take over and thus tap into the vast collective unconscious all humans are capable of attuning themselves to. Eastin is best known for appearing in such films as Field of Dreams (1989), Con Air (1997) and A Man Apart (2003), where he developed a reputation as the tough guy with a heart of gold underneath. He played opposite Leonardo Dicaprio in two pivotal scenes in Catch Me if You Can (2002). Eastin has worked with such directors as Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, and Jason Reitman. Eastin is also known for his numerous television appearances throughout the years on such shows as Little House on the Prairie, CHiPS, T.J. Hooker, St. Elsewhere and L.A. Law. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Eastin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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2025
Catalyst
Movie Father Albright
2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
Movie Judge John C. Pollock
2022
Gasoline Alley
Movie Capt. Lew Ferry
2018
Warning Shot
Movie
2013
Watercolor Postcards
Movie Morgan
2010
Jesus Comes to Town
Movie The Man
2009
Up in the Air
Movie Samuels
2008
In Plain Sight
TV show Cormac 'Sully' Sullivan
2007
Rails & Ties
Movie N.B. Garcia
2007
Saving Grace
TV show Pody Pope
2006
Dexter
TV show Bill Bennett
2006
The Black Dahlia
Movie Detective
2006
Vanished
TV show Murphy Manning
2006
Crash Landing
Movie Detective Cobb
2006
When a Stranger Calls
Movie Detective Hines
2005
Shallow Ground
Movie Detective Russell

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2003
Cold Case
TV show Carl Welter (2010)
2003
NCIS
TV show Frank Smith
2003
Matchstick Men
Movie Mr. Schaffer
2003
A Man Apart
Movie Ty Frost
2002
Catch Me If You Can
Movie Paul Morgan
2002
Without a Trace
TV show Bull Carver
2001
The Guardian
TV show Ron Hassey
2001
Peril
Movie Detective Marks
2001
The Division
TV show
2000
The District
TV show Chief Darby
2000
Gilmore Girls
TV show Sy
2000
Agent Red
Movie Captain Russert
1999
Diplomatic Siege
Movie Bates
1999
Judging Amy
TV show Ed Dunsmore
1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Movie Umpire
1999
Three Secrets
Movie Vince
1999
The '60s
Movie Big Max
1999
Providence
TV show
1998
Felicity
TV show Fire Marshal Howard
1998
Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home
Movie Cavendish
1997
Con Air
Movie Guard Falzon
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV show Mr. Stone (segment "Secret of the Family Tomb")
1997
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
Movie Detective
1997
Sleeping with the Devil
Movie Wes Dubrovich