Steve Eastin
Known for
An American character actor and acting teacher, Steve Eastin has appeared in numerous films and television series over a long career. The Colorado native is remembered as the FBI agent's colleague Roger Strong in Steven Spielberg's 'Catch Me If You Can' (2002) and turned up in films such as 'Field of Dreams' (1989) and 'Con Air' (1997). A familiar supporting presence often cast as cops, agents and fathers, he built a steady working career while also coaching a generation of younger actors.
Steve Eastin
36 Movies
33 Series
An American character actor and acting teacher, Steve Eastin has appeared in numerous films and television series over a long career. The Colorado native is remembered as the FBI agent's colleague Roger Strong in Steven Spielberg's 'Catch Me If You Can' (2002) and turned up in films such as 'Field of Dreams' (1989) and 'Con Air' (1997). A familiar supporting presence often cast as cops, agents and fathers, he built a steady working career while also coaching a generation of younger actors.
Movies
Plays Paul Morgan
Catch Me If You Can
2002
Plays Guard Falzon
Con Air
1997
Plays Hollenbeck Captain
Bound by Honor
1993
Plays Umpire
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
Plays Samuels
Up in the Air
2009
Plays Eddie Cicotte - P
Field of Dreams
1989
Plays Det. Phillip
Sliver
1993
Plays Policeman
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
Plays Ty Frost
A Man Apart
2003
Plays Agent Stadt
The Hidden
1987
Plays Mr. Schaffer
Matchstick Men
2003
Plays Detective
The Black Dahlia
2006
Plays Detective Hines
When a Stranger Calls
2006
Plays Capt. Lew Ferry
Gasoline Alley
2022
Plays CIA Agent
Gotcha!
1985
Plays Bartender
Wagons East!
1994
Plays Seagrove
Last Man Standing
1995
Plays Clubhouse Manager
The Scout
1994
Plays Sharks' Manager
Ed
1996
Plays Coach Tom Landers
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981
Plays N.B. Garcia
Rails & Ties
2007
Plays Captain Russert
Agent Red
2000
Plays Boles
Robot Wars
1993
Plays Detective Russell
Shallow Ground
2005
Plays Detective Cobb
Crash Landing
2006
Plays Richard
The Sweeper
1996
Plays Detective Marks
Peril
2001
Plays Morgan
Watercolor Postcards
2013
Plays Bates
Diplomatic Siege
1999
Plays Lance
A Change of Seasons
1980
Plays Wes Dubrovich
Sleeping with the Devil
1997
Plays Cavendish
Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home
1998
Plays Father Albright
Catalyst
2025
TV Shows
Plays Bill Bennett
Dexter
2006
Plays Max Sullivan
JAG
1995
Plays Sy
Gilmore Girls
2000
Plays Cormac 'Sully' Sullivan
In Plain Sight
2008
Plays Detective Thibideaux
St. Elsewhere
1982
Plays Chief Darby
The District
2000
Plays Pete Tebbetts
T. J. Hooker
1982
Plays Sam Hamman
L.A. Law
1986
Plays Taylor
The A-Team
1983
Plays Shell game barker
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Plays Ed Dunsmore
Judging Amy
1999
Plays Steve Miller
Matlock
1986
Plays Cedar Point Sheriff
The Pretender
1996
Plays Stage Guard
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Plays Carl Welter (2010)
Cold Case
2003
Plays Bakery Clerk
Moonlighting
1985
Plays The Coach
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
Plays Murray
Wings
1990
Plays Police Captain
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Plays Bull Carver
Without a Trace
2002
Plays Tony
MacGyver
1985
Plays Leo Cantrell
Profiler
1996
Plays Sheriff Mazeroski
The X-Files
1993
Plays Johnny
Wonder Woman
1975
Plays Lorenzo
ER
1994
Plays Coz the Bartender
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Plays Pody Pope
Saving Grace
2007
Plays Cop #1
Seinfeld
1989
Plays Ritter
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Plays Frank Smith
NCIS
2003
Latest Trailers
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Catalyst
Full Filmography
Catalyst
Father Albright
2025
Film
Gasoline Alley
Capt. Lew Ferry
2022
Film
Watercolor Postcards
Morgan
2013
Film
Cold Case
Carl Welter (2010) · 1 episode
2009–2010
TV
Up in the Air
Samuels
2009
Film
In Plain Sight
Cormac 'Sully' Sullivan · 2 episodes
2008–
TV
Rails & Ties
N.B. Garcia
2007
Film
Saving Grace
Pody Pope · 1 episode
2007–
TV
Dexter
Bill Bennett · 3 episodes
2006–
TV
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Steve Eastin and where are they from?
Steve Eastin is 78 years old, born on June 22, 1948 in Colorado, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Steve Eastin?
Steve Eastin is best known for roles in Catch Me If You Can, Con Air, Killers of the Flower Moon.
How many movies has Steve Eastin been in?
Over a 54-year career (since 1972), Steve Eastin has appeared in 36 movies and 33 TV shows.
What was Steve Eastin's first movie?
The career of Steve Eastin began with Joe Kidd (1972).
What is Steve Eastin's most recent movie or series?
Steve Eastin's most recent release is Catalyst, which premiered on February 11, 2025.
What TV shows has Steve Eastin appeared in?
On television, Steve Eastin has appeared in Dexter, The X-Files, NCIS, Seinfeld.
Steve Eastin
1948-06-22 · Colorado, USA
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.Steve Eastin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.