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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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Filmography (113)
Catalyst
2025
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
Gasoline Alley
2022
Warning Shot
2018
Watercolor Postcards
2013
Jesus Comes to Town
2010
Up in the Air
2009
In Plain Sight
2008
Rails & Ties
2007
Saving Grace
2007
When a Stranger Calls
2006
Crash Landing
2006
The Black Dahlia
2006
Dexter
2006
Shallow Ground
2005
A Man Apart
2003
Matchstick Men
2003
Cold Case
2003
NCIS
2003
Catch Me If You Can
2002
Without a Trace
2002
Peril
2001
The Division
2001
The Guardian
2001
Agent Red
2000
The District
2000
Gilmore Girls
2000
The '60s
1999
Diplomatic Siege
1999
Three Secrets
1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
Providence
1999
Judging Amy
1999
Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home
1998
Felicity
1998
Con Air
1997
Sleeping with the Devil
1997
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
1996
The Sweeper
1996
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996
Ed
1996
The Pretender
1996
Profiler
1996
The Ultimate Guide
1996
Last Man Standing
1995
Murder One
1995
JAG
1995
Wagons East!
1994
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
The Scout
1994
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
1994
Chicago Hope
1994
ER
1994
Dying to Love You
1993
Robot Wars
1993
Sliver
1993
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1993
The Hidden II
1993
Bound by Honor
1993
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
The X-Files
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Melrose Place
1992
The Commish
1991
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
1990
Wings
1990
Field of Dreams
1989
Desperado: Badlands Justice
1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Life Goes On
1989
Seinfeld
1989
The Hidden
1987
The Deliberate Stranger
1986
Acceptable Risks
1986
L.A. Law
1986
Matlock
1986
The Deliberate Stranger
1986
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
Gotcha!
1985
Moonlighting
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
MacGyver
1985
The Colbys
1985
Silence of the Heart
1984
The A-Team
1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
St. Elsewhere
1982
T. J. Hooker
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
The Patricia Neal Story
1981
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
Falcon Crest
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
A Change of Seasons
1980
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979
The Best Place to Be
1979
It's a Mile from Here to Glory
1978
Happily Ever After
1978
The Clone Master
1978
CHiPs
1977
Mulligan's Stew
1977
Wonder Woman
1975
Night Games
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Joe Kidd
1972
The Waltons
1972
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