Stephen Lang (born July 11, 1952) is an American stage and screen actor. He gained fame for his role as main antagonist Colonel Miles Quaritch in

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's ''

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'' (2009), for which he won the

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. Lang reprised the role in the sequel '' Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022). Lang is also known for roles in films such as '' Manhunter'' (1986), ''

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'' (1989), '' Gettysburg'' and ''

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'' (both 1993), '' Gods and Generals'' (2003), '' Public Enemies'', '' The Men Who Stare at Goats'' (all 2009), ''

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'' (2011), '' Don't Breathe'' (2016) and its sequel '' Don't Breathe 2'' (2021). His television roles include Commander Nathaniel Taylor on ''Terra Nova'' (2011), Waldo on '' Into the Badlands'' (2015-18), and David Cord on ''

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'' (2021). Besides his film roles, he has had an extensive career on Broadway. He was nominated for a

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for his performance in the 1992 production of '' The Speed of Darkness.'' Other accolades include a Helen Hayes Award, and nominations for a Drama Desk and

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, for his one-man show ''Beyond Glory'', as well as a Lucille Lortel Award nomination. From 2004 to 2006, he was co–

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of the

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Early life

Lang was born in

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, the youngest child of Theresa (

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Volmar, d. 2008) and Eugene Lang (1919–2017), a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist. Lang's mother was

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and Irish descent and his father was

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and he was raised Jewish. Lang's paternal grandparents were emigrants from

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and

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. He has two elder siblings— Jane, an attorney and activist, and David, who served as an executive at REFAC, the company their father founded in 1952. Lang's father donated much of his net worth (in excess of $150 million) to charity and did not leave an inheritance to his children, believing they each needed to learn to become self-sufficient. Lang attended elementary school in

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. His middle school was a New York City public school, George Ryan Junior High School, in nearby Fresh Meadows. For high school, he attended George School, a Quaker boarding school in Newtown, PA and graduated from there a year early (1969). He graduated from

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in 1973 with a degree in English Literature.

Career

Lang played Harold (Happy) Loman in the 1984 Broadway revival of ''

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'' and the 1985 television film with

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, and appeared in the first

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film '' Manhunter'' (1986), as reporter Freddy Lounds. He played attorney David Abrams in the television series '' Crime Story'' (1986–1988). He played the title role in the NBC movie ''

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'' (1991). He later played the "One Armed Man" in '' The Fugitive'', the 2000 revival starring Tim Daly. The series was a modest success but lasted only one season because of its large production budget. In 1992, he was nominated for a

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for his lead role in '' The Speed of Darkness.'' His film role in ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' (1989) garnered him widespread critical acclaim, but its limited release prevented the film from reaching a wider audience. On stage, he was the first to play the role of Colonel Nathan Jessup in ''

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,'' a role made famous on film (1992) by

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. He is the winner of over half a dozen theatre awards including the Drama Desk and Helen Hayes awards. In 1992, he also played

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in a Broadway production of Shakespeare's play. In films, he played Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett in '' Gettysburg'' (1993) and the lead role of

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in the Gettysburg

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'' Gods and Generals'' (2003), both from director Ronald F. Maxwell. His interest in the Civil War has prompted him to perform at symposia of The Lincoln Forum, which, in 2020, presented him with its Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement. Shortly before

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's death in February 2005, Lang appeared in his long-time friend's last play, titled ''Finishing the Picture''. It premiered in 2004 at

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, where Lang had the second run of his own play, ''Beyond Glory,'' which had premiered in Arlington, Virginia, early in 2004, and his Tony-nominated portrayal for ''The Speed of Darkness.'' Lang also performed ''Beyond Glory'', a one-man show, for troops deployed overseas. In 2006, he played the role of Colonel Littlefield in

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's play '' Defiance''. He brought ''Beyond Glory'' to Roundabout's Off-Broadway Laura Pels Theatre in 2007. Since its New York City premiere, ''Beyond Glory'' has been nominated for a Drama Desk Award and a Lucille Lortel Award both for outstanding solo performance. A movie about the play has been produced and released. Lang has a role in the ESPN miniseries '' The Bronx Is Burning'', as well as roles in independent features ''Save Me'' and ''From Mexico with Love''. He plays a lead role in

's sci-fi epic ''

'' as the villainous Colonel

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In 2009, he appeared in Michael Mann's film '' Public Enemies'' as FBI Agent Charles Winstead, the man widely considered to have fired the shots that killed

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, and in Grant Heslov's '' The Men Who Stare at Goats'' alongside

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, and

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. Also in 2009, he narrated the

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''—which combines the short stories "

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" by

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and "Throttle" by

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and Joe Hill—and guest-starred in the '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' season 8 finales, "

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" in the role of Axel Kaspers. In 2010 he performed the narration for "The Gettysburg Story: Battlefield Auto Tour," the top-selling audio tour of the

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in Gettysburg,

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. Written and produced by filmmaker Jake Boritt and based on works by historian Gabor Boritt it tells the story of the

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and

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in Gettysburg National Cemetery. Lang is also the narrator of the companion

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documentary ''The Gettysburg Story'' presented by

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. Lang played the villain Khalar Zym in the 2011 ''

'' reboot starring Jason Momoa. He also played one of the leads, Nathaniel Taylor, in the

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–produced TV series '' Terra Nova''. In February 2012, he signed on to play Mary Shannon's estranged father in a three-episode arc on the final season of the USA television series ''

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''. In 2013, Lang appeared in ''

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'' for Chiller TV. Stephen Lang 2014

Lang has been confirmed as reprising his role as Colonel Miles Quaritch in the upcoming sequels to ''Avatar''. He plays

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, in a recurring role, on

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's first original scripted series, '' Salem''. Lang is part of the cast of

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's martial-arts drama '' Into the Badlands''. He played The Blind Man in

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's hit horror-thriller '' Don't Breathe'' (2016), which received positive reviews. He reprised the role in the sequel '' Don't Breathe 2'' in 2021. In February 2016, Lang lobbied for the role

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in ''

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'' through captioned

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pictures. The role ultimately went to

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. In 2017, he played Colonel Abraham Biggs in '' Hostiles'', from director Scott Cooper. In 2018, he appeared as father of Joe Braven (

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), Linden Braven in the action thriller film ''

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'', and played Shrike in '' Mortal Engines'', which

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produced for

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and Media Rights Capital. Other recent projects include the historical epic series House of David for Amazon Studios, the horror thriller Don’t Breathe 2, boxing drama The Featherweight which premiered at the

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and the drama Avenue of the Giants for which he won the Best Actor Prize at the

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Personal life

He has been married to Kristina Watson since 1980, and together they have four children, including New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang. On May 30, 2010, Swarthmore awarded him an honorary degree in recognition of his career in theatre, television, and film.Attendee of the ceremony for his son Sergio's graduation, Ricardo V Rivas, EA, president of the Texas Society of Enrolled Agents and http://www.swarthmore.edu/x28750.xml His youngest son, Noah, received his bachelor's degree during the same ceremony. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from

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and was an artist in residence at

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in 2011. In the fall of 2015, Lang served as a Jury Member for the Woodstock Film Festival. In 2018, Lang received the Empire State Archives and History Award from New York State Archives Partnership Trust. The annual award "acknowledges the outstanding contributions by a national figure to advance the understanding and uses of history in society."

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Web

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Interview
on ''Beyond Glory'' at the

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