Brian Stepanek
| Brian Stepanek | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Brian Patrick Stepanek February 6, 1971 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Parisa Stepanek (m. 2002) |
| Children | 3 |
Brian Patrick Stepanek (born February 6, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Arwin Hawkhauser in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Brian in Brian O'Brian. He was also a Sector Seven Agent in the 2007 Michael Bay film Transformers, and also had a supporting role in The Island. He is now known for playing Tom Harper, the father of quadruplets on Nickelodeon's Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn; the voice of Lynn Loud Sr. in Nickelodeon's The Loud House; and the voice of Magnifo on the shortform Cartoon Network series Mixels.
Career
Stepanek is known for his role as Arwin in the Disney Channel sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.[1][2] He appeared in 2005 film The Island.
Stepanek has done additional voiceovers in the movies Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Kim Possible, Charlotte’s Web and Over the Hedge. He appeared in the sitcoms What I Like About You and Malcolm in the Middle. He was one a co-host of the first Disney Channel Games. Stepanek portrayed the popular Batman villain, The Riddler on one of the Batman OnStar commercials. Stepanek can also be seen as the bank manager in the Disney Channel movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2.
In 2008, he voiced Martin in the movie Bolt.[1] He was an uncredited policeman in Friday After Next. He has his first voice role in The Secret Saturdays as Agent Epsilon. Brian voices Kick, Brad and Brianna's father, Harold Buttowski on the Disney XD animated series Kick Buttowski.
Stepanek starred in a series of shorts that aired on Disney Channel called Brian O'Brian, which was a silent slapstick-style series and which was filmed in Milan, Italy.[1] He starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Hatching Pete as the Coach Mackay, and Mostly Ghostly as Phears. He reprised his role as Arwin for three episodes of The Suite Life on Deck. He made an appearance in season 9, episode 19 of Two and a Half Men. Stepanek starred in Mr. Young as Adam's university professor, Dr. Fenway.
Since 2014, Stepanek has appeared in the Nickelodeon television series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn, playing the father of the title characters Tom Harper.[3][4] In 2015, he appeared in the animated film Home voicing several roles, including the Gorg Commander.[2]
Personal life
Stepanek was born and raised in Cleveland; from 1985–89, he attended Gilmour Academy. He went on to attend Syracuse University. He has been married to Parisa Stepanek since 2002; they have three children.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | What I Like About You | Lowell | 1 episode |
| Friday After Next | Officer #3 | ||
| The Drew Carey Show | Bob | Episode: "The Dawn Patrol" | |
| 2005–2008 | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Arwin Hawkhauser | Recurring role, 27 episodes |
| 2005 | The Island | Gandu Three Echo | |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Sheep Group | Voice role |
| Over the Hedge | Nugent | Voice role | |
| 2006–2008 | Disney Channel Games | Presenter | |
| 2007 | Transformers | Sector Seven Agent | |
| 2007 | Kim Possible | Mathter | Voice role; episode: "Mathter and Fervent" |
| 2008 | Bolt | Martin | Voice role |
| The Secret Saturdays | Agent Epsilon | Voice role | |
| Brian O' Brian | Brian | Lead role | |
| Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? | Phears | Direct-to-video film | |
| 2008–2011 | The Suite Life on Deck | Arwin Hawkhauser/Milos | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Hatching Pete | Coach Mackay | |
| Phineas and Ferb | Professor Mgillicuty | Voice role; 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Harold Buttowski | Voice role, 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Monster Mutt | Dr. Victor Lloyd | |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Banker | ||
| Mr. Young | Professor | ||
| 2012–2013 | Two and a Half Men | Arthur | Episodes: "Palmdale, Ech", "Mr. Walden, He Die. I Clean Room." |
| 2013 | Pain & Gain | Brad McCalister | |
| The Crazy Ones | Phil | Episode: "The Intern" | |
| 2014 | Jessie | Mr. Collinsworth | Episode: "Hoedown Showdown" |
| Mixels | Magnifo | Voice role | |
| Jingle All the Way 2 | Victor | ||
| Mom | Fred | Episode: "Sonograms and Tube Tops" | |
| 2014–2015 | The Haunted Hathaways | Officer GooseBump | 3 episodes |
| 2014–present | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn | Tom Harper | Main role |
| 2015 | Home | Gorg Commander | Voice role |
| 2016 | The Loud House | Dad | Voice role |
| LBJ | Rufus Youngblood |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Mark Dawidziak (November 6, 2008). "Brian Stepanek, Cleveland native and Disney Channel regular, voices character in 'Bolt'". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
[Stepanek] also stars in the "Brian O'Brian" shorts that have been airing on the cable channel since early October.
Filmed in Milan, Italy, these 40 vignettes are two- to four-minute films inspired by the physical comedy of such silent-screen greats as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. - 1 2 Zainab Akande (April 9, 2015). "Actor Brian Stepanek Talks 'Home,' Voice Acting and Animated Movies". GALO Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva (March 13, 2014). "Nickelodeon Greenlights New Comedy From Dan Schneider, Two Other Live-Action Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
Brian Stepanek (Two and a Half Men) and Allison Munn (What I Like About You) star as the Haley parents.
- ↑ Brian Lowry (September 12, 2014). "TV Review: Nickelodeon's 'Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-23.