Steve Eastin
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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.
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Acted in
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Judge John C. Pollock
Gasoline Alley
2022
as Capt. Lew Ferry
Warning Shot
2018
Watercolor Postcards
2013
as Morgan
Jesus Comes to Town
2010
as The Man
Up in the Air
2009
as Samuels
Rails & Ties
2007
as N.B. Garcia
Saving Grace
2007
Dexter
2006
as Bill Bennett
The Black Dahlia
2006
as Detective
Crash Landing
2006
as Detective Cobb
When a Stranger Calls
2006
as Detective Hines
Shallow Ground
2005
as Detective Russell
Cold Case
2003
as Carl Welter (2010)
NCIS
2003
as Frank Smith
Matchstick Men
2003
as Mr. Schaffer
A Man Apart
2003
as Ty Frost
Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Paul Morgan
Without a Trace
2002
as Bull Carver
Peril
2001
as Detective Marks
The Division
2001
The District
2000
as Chief Darby
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Sy
Agent Red
2000
as Captain Russert
Diplomatic Siege
1999
as Bates
Judging Amy
1999
as Ed Dunsmore
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
as Umpire
Three Secrets
1999
as Vince
The 60s
1999
as Big Max
Providence
1999
Felicity
1998
as Fire Marshal Howard
Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home
1998
as Cavendish
Con Air
1997
as Guard Falzon
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Mr. Stone (segment "Secret of the Family Tomb")
Sleeping with the Devil
1997
as Wes Dubrovich
Profiler
1996
The Pretender
1996
as Cedar Point Sheriff
The Sweeper
1996
as Richard
The Ultimate Guide
1996
as Narrator
Ed
1996
as Shark's Manager
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996
as Special Agent Millard Weeks
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996
as Ben
JAG
1995
as Max Sullivan
Murder One
1995
Last Man Standing
1995
as Seagrove
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
The Scout
1994
as Clubhouse Manager
ER
1994
as Lorenzo
Chicago Hope
1994
Wagons East!
1994
as Bartender
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Coz the Bartender
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Russ Marsh
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Doorman
The X-Files
1993
as Sheriff Mazeroski
The Hidden II
1993
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
as The Coach
Sliver
1993
as Det. Phillip
Robot Wars
1993
as Boles
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1993
as Bob Wilbur
Dying to Love You
1993
Bound by Honor
1993
as Hollenbeck Captain
Melrose Place
1992
The Commish
1991
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
as Hotel Doorman
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Smitty
Wings
1990
as Murray
Desperado: Badlands Justice
1989
as Ledon
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Life Goes On
1989
Seinfeld
1989
as Cop #1
Field of Dreams
1989
as Eddie Cicotte - P
The Hidden
1987
as Agent Stadt
L.A. Law
1986
as Attorney Hamman
The Deliberate Stranger
1986
Matlock
1986
as Steve Miller
The Colbys
1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
as Policeman
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Police Captain
MacGyver
1985
as Tony
Gotcha!
1985
as CIA Agent
Moonlighting
1985
as Bakery Clerk
Silence of the Heart
1984
as Ed Rintal
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The A-Team
1983
as Taylor
St. Elsewhere
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Pete Tebbetts
The Patricia Neal Story
1981
as Frank Gilroy
Falcon Crest
1981
as Lieutenant Thayne
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
as Coach Tom Landers
Hill Street Blues
1981
A Change of Seasons
1980
as Lance
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
as Bob Elston
The Best Place to Be
1979
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979
as Jamieson
The Clone Master
1978
as Huberman
Happily Ever After
1978
as First Workman
It's a Mile from Here to Glory
1978
as Doctor
Mulligan's Stew
1977
CHiPs
1977
Wonder Woman
1975
as Johnny
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Night Games
1974
as Airline Officer
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Ritter
The Waltons
1972
Joe Kidd
1972
as Rider (uncredited)