Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang is an American stage and screen actor. He gained fame for his role as Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron's Avatar (2009), for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. Lang reprised the role in the sequels.

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New York City, New York, USA

Stephen Lang (born July 11, 1952) is an American actor and playwright. He started in theatre on Broadway but is well known for his film portrayals of Stonewall Jackson in Gods and Generals (2003), George Pickett in Gettysburg (1993), and his 2009 roles as Colonel Miles Quaritch in Avatar and as Texan lawman Charles Winstead in Public Enemies. Lang was the co-artistic director (along with Carlin…

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Avatar 5 — Colonel Miles Quaritch2031
Avatar 4 — Colonel Miles Quaritch2029
Hellfire — Man2026
The Optimist — Herbert Heller2026
Barron's Cove — Benji Faulkner2025
Sisu: Road to Revenge — Yeagor Dragunov2025
This Ordinary Thing — Self (voice)2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash — Quaritch2025
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films — Self - "Quaritch"2025
House of David — Samuel2025

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Born: ( 1952-07-11 ) July 11, 1952 (age 73) , New York City , New York , U.S.
Education: Swarthmore College ( BA )
Occupations: Actor playwright narrator producer screenwriter
Years active: 1981–present
Spouse: Kristina Watson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 )
Children: 4, including Lucy
Parent: Eugene Lang (father)
Relatives: Jane Lang (sister)

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Instance of: human
Given name: Stephen
Family name: Lang
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Occupation: actor
Educated at: George School
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Image: Stephen Lang by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Number of children: 4

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Commons category: Stephen Lang (actor)
date of birth: 1952-07-11
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
name in native language: Stephen Lang
start of work period: 1985-00-00
writing language: English language

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Stephen Lang (born July 11, 1952) is an American stage and screen actor. He gained fame for his role as Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron's Avatar (2009), for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. Lang reprised the role in the sequels.

Lang is also known for roles in films such as Manhunter (1986), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Gettysburg and Tombstone (both 1993), Gods and Generals (2003), Public Enemies, The Men Who Stare at Goats (both 2009), Conan the Barbarian (2011), Don't Breathe (2016) and its sequel Don't Breathe 2 (2021). His television roles include Commander Nathaniel Taylor on Terra Nova (2011), Waldo on Into the Badlands (2015-18), and David Cord on The Good Fight (2021).

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