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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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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Up in the Air
Rails & Ties
Saving Grace
Dexter
The Black Dahlia
Crash Landing
When a Stranger Calls
Shallow Ground
Cold Case
NCIS
Matchstick Men
A Man Apart
Catch Me If You Can
Without a Trace
Peril
The Division
The District
Gilmore Girls
Agent Red
Diplomatic Siege
Judging Amy
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Three Secrets
The 60s
Providence
Felicity
Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home
Con Air
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Sleeping with the Devil
Profiler
The Pretender
The Sweeper
The Ultimate Guide
Ed
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
JAG
Murder One
Last Man Standing
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
The Scout
ER
Chicago Hope
Wagons East!
Diagnosis: Murder
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The X-Files
The Hidden II
Robot Wars
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Sliver
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Dying to Love You
Bound by Honor
Melrose Place
The Commish
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
By Dawn's Early Light
Wings
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Life Goes On
Seinfeld
Field of Dreams
The Hidden
L.A. Law
The Deliberate Stranger
Matlock
The Colbys
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
MacGyver
Gotcha!
Moonlighting
Silence of the Heart
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
The A-Team
St. Elsewhere
Cagney & Lacey
T. J. Hooker
The Patricia Neal Story
Falcon Crest
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Hill Street Blues
A Change of Seasons
Trouble in High Timber Country
The Best Place to Be
Crisis in Mid-Air
The Clone Master
CHiPs
Wonder Woman
Little House on the Prairie
Night Games
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Waltons
Joe Kidd