Steve Eastin
6/22/1948
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Eastin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Steve Eastin
Appeared In:
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Catch Me If You Can
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
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Con Air
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When a Stranger Calls
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The Patricia Neal Story
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Wagons East!
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Up in the Air
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It's a Mile from Here to Glory
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A Man Apart
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Matchstick Men
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Happily Ever After
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Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
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Gasoline Alley
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Last Man Standing
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Crash Landing
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Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home
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The Deliberate Stranger
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Killers of the Flower Moon
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Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
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Sleeping with the Devil
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By Dawn's Early Light
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The Black Dahlia
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Trouble in High Timber Country
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Shallow Ground
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Silence of the Heart
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Dying to Love You
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Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
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Crisis in Mid-Air
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The Best Place to Be
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Field of Dreams
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The 60s
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Jesus Comes to Town
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Peril
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Nightmare on the 13th Floor
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The Clone Master
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Agent Red
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Watercolor Postcards
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Robot Wars
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Desperado: Badlands Justice
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Warning Shot
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Sliver
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The Sweeper
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Diplomatic Siege
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Night Games
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The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
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Three Secrets
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The Hidden
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Ed
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A Change of Seasons
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The Scout
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Gotcha!
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
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The Hidden II
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Bound by Honor
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Joe Kidd
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Rails & Ties
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The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...