27 Facts About Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang was born on July 11,1952 and is an American actor.

Stephen Lang became famous for his role as the main antagonist Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron's Avatar, for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Stephen Lang's mother was Catholic of German and Irish descent and his father was Jewish and he was raised Jewish.

Stephen Lang's father donated much of his net worth to charity and did not leave an inheritance to his children, believing they each needed to learn to become self-sufficient.

Stephen Lang's middle school was a New York City public school, George Ryan Junior High School, in nearby Fresh Meadows.

Stephen Lang graduated from Swarthmore College in 1973 with a degree in English Literature.

Stephen Lang played Harold Loman in the 1984 Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman and the 1985 television film with Dustin Hoffman as Willy Loman, and appeared in the first Hannibal Lecter film Manhunter, as reporter Freddy Lounds.

Stephen Lang played attorney David Abrams in the television series Crime Story.

Stephen Lang played the title role in the NBC movie Babe Ruth.

Stephen Lang later played the "One Armed Man" in The Fugitive, the 2000 revival starring Tim Daly.

Stephen Lang is the winner of over half a dozen theatre awards including the Drama Desk and Helen Hayes awards.

Shortly before Arthur Miller's death in February 2005, Stephen Lang appeared in his long-time friend's last play, titled Finishing the Picture.

Stephen Lang performed Beyond Glory, a one-man show, for troops deployed overseas.

Stephen Lang brought Beyond Glory to Roundabout's Off-Broadway Laura Pels Theatre in 2007.

Stephen 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.

Stephen Lang plays a lead role in James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar as the villainous Colonel Miles Quaritch.

Stephen Lang played the villain Khalar Zym in the 2011 Conan the Barbarian reboot starring Jason Momoa.

In 2013, Stephen Lang appeared in The Monkey's Paw for Chiller TV.

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

Stephen Lang plays Increase Mather, in a recurring role, on WGN America's first original scripted series, Salem.

Stephen Lang is part of the cast of AMC's martial-arts drama Into the Badlands.

Stephen Lang played The Blind Man in Fede Alvarez's hit horror-thriller Don't Breathe, which received positive reviews.

Stephen Lang reprised the role in the sequel Don't Breathe 2 in 2021.

In February 2016, Stephen Lang lobbied for the role Cable in Deadpool 2 through captioned Twitter pictures.

Stephen Lang has been married to Kristina Watson since 1980, and together they have four children, including New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang.

Stephen Lang holds an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Jacksonville University and was an artist in residence at Northeastern University in 2011.

In 2018, Stephen Lang received the Empire State Archives and History Award from New York State Archives Partnership Trust.