STEPHEN LANG is an award-winning actor known for his work on TV, film and
stage. Lang is currently starring as Increase Mathers in the new WGN America
hit series “Salem.” Lang will be reprising his role from James Cameron’s “Avatar”
in the three upcoming sequels.
He can be seen next in several films including IN THE BLOOD, PIONEER,
and Stephen King’s A GOOD MARRIAGE. He was most recently seen in
the animated film THE NUT JOB and was featured in the cast of the HBO
documentary LOVE, MARILYN. Lang’s many films include LAST EXIT TO
BROOKLYN, TOMBSTONE, GODS AND GENERALS, GETTYSBURG, PUBLIC
ENEMIES, WHITE IRISH DRINKERS, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, CHRISTINA,
and AVATAR.
Film awards and nominations include Saturn Award for Outstanding Villain, The
Grace Prize, MTV and Teen Choice Awards, Best Actor Buffalo-Niagra Film Fest,
Outstanding Acting Achievement VisonFest X.
Extensive work on TV includes Michael Mann's classic CRIME STORY, and
TERRA NOVA. His extensive work on the New York stage includes A FEW
GOOD MEN, THE SPEED OF DARKNESS, DEATH OF A SALESMAN
DEFIANCE, THE GUYS, and HAMLET, as well as 101 critically acclaimed
performances of his solo play, BEYOND GLORY at The Roundabout.
He received the NEA Chairman's Medal for Distinguished Service for bringing
BEYOND GLORY to American troops around the globe, as well as the Bob
Hope Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for his portrayal of
American fighting men. Other theatre awards and nominations include The Tony,
Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Joseph Jefferson, Helen Hayes, and Outer Critics
Circle Awards.
Lang holds Honorary Doctorates from Swarthmore College and Jacksonville
University, and is a member of The Actors Studio.