Steven Eckholdt (born September 6, 1961) is an American actor. He has appeared in many television series and film roles. He is best known as Saun in '' The Runnin' Kind'', Patrick Flannigan in '' L.A. Law'', Mark Robinson in ''
Friends
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...
, ''and
Doug Westin
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During its seven seasons the ensemble cast of stars, recurring stars, and guest stars List of awards and nominations received by The West W ...
Eckholdt began his screen career in the mid-1980s. He began with appearances on TV shows like '' The Love Boat'' and ''
21 Jump Street
''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-loo ...
''. He landed recurring roles on '' WIOU'' (a short-lived CBS series in 1991) and '' Life Goes On''.
Eckholdt's main screen appearances have included '' L.A. Law'', ''
Melrose Place
''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in ...
Rachel Green
Rachel Karen Green is a fictional character, one of the six main characters who appeared in the American sitcom ''Friends''. Portrayed by Jennifer Aniston, the character was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, and appeared in all of t ...
Friends
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...
.'' He appeared in five episodes of Season 3 and one episode of the final season,
Season 10
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.
His role in the 1997 TV pilot for the sitcom ''Dads'' is seen by test audiences at the
Television Preview
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, a marketing research operation in which participants are told they are seeing a pilot for a new program.
Also in 1997, Eckholdt appeared in " The Puppy Episode" of the sitcom '' Ellen'', and in '' The Practice''.
In 2003, Eckholdt starred in the CBS television sitcom '' My Big Fat Greek Life'' which was based on the blockbuster comedy feature film, '' My Big Fat Greek Wedding''. He starred as Thomas Miller, the character originally portrayed as Ian Miller by John Corbett in the movie version.
In 2010, he also appeared in the seventh season of '' Two and a Half Men'' as Brad, a charming lawyer who causes the breakup of Charlie and Chelsea.
Film
In the 1986 film ''
The Wraith
''The Wraith'' is a 1986 independently made American action-fantasy film, produced by John Kemeny, written and directed by Mike Marvin, and starring Charlie Sheen, Sherilyn Fenn, Nick Cassavetes, and Randy Quaid.
He also starred as Peter Albright in ''
Santa Who?
''Santa Who?'' is a 2000 American made-for-television fantasy-comedy film starring Leslie Nielsen and directed by William Dear, in which Santa Claus develops a case of amnesia right before Christmas.
Plot
The film starts with Santa feeling ill ...