Brian Stepanek

Brian Stepanek

Brian Stepanek (February 6, 1971 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actor. He is best known as his role as Arwin Hawkhauser in the Disney Channel sitcom The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

Early life

Brian became interested in acting while in high school. He performed in various high school plays and competed in statewide drama competitions with classmates at Gilmour Academy.

Career

He is best known as his role as Arwin in the Disney Channel sitcom The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Other roles include "The Mathter" on Kim Possible, "Nugent the Dog" in Over the Hedge, and Gandu Three Echo in the film The Island and a Sector Seven Agent in Transformers. He did additional voiceovers in the movie Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Another appearance is as a strange chef in What I Like About You and the sit-com, Malcolm In The Middle. He was also one of the co-hosts for the first ever Disney Channel Games. He also portrayed one of two Caucasian cops in Friday After Next. Another appearance was a few episodes in The West Wing.

He has appeared in commercials for Dairy Queen, True Value, Target Corporation, Dex, Walgreens Pharmacy, Fidelity Investments, Advil, Burger King, Miller Lite, Manhattan Mini Storage, Jeep Liberty, Toyota, DiGiorno, Dunkin' Donuts, Capital One, Ace Hardware, Bass Ale, Kia Motors, Office Depot, Outback Steakhouse, Pennzoil, Qwest and T.J. Maxx.

Personal life

Brian has been married since 2002, and has one son and a dog. He is a Cleveland sports fan and enjoys playing basketball.

Filmography

• Hatching Pete (2009) .... Coach Mackey
• Sweet Sixteen (2008) .... Mr. Lawrence
• Transformers (2007) .... Sector Seven Agent
• "Kim Possible" .... Mathter (1 episode, 2007)
• Mathter and Fervent (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Mathter
• Shorty McShorts' Shorts" .... Roboat (1 episode, 2007)
• Too Many Robots (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Roboat
• Charlotte's Web (2006) (voice) .... Sheep Group (aka Schweinchen Wilbur und seine Freunde) (Germany)
• Over the Hedge (2006) (voice) .... Nugent the Dog
• "Cuts" .... Meter Maid (3 episodes, 2005)
• Analyze What? (2005) TV episode .... Meter Maid
• Strictly Biz-Nass (2005) TV episode .... Meter Maid
• Welcome Back Barber-rino (2005) TV episode .... Meter Maid
• The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody (2005-Present) TV episode .... Arwin Hawkhauser
• The Island (2005) .... Gandu Three Echo
• Jade Empire (2005) (VG) (voice)
• "CSI: Miami" .... Andrew Stamler (1 episode, 2005)
• Money Plane (2005) TV episode .... Andrew Stamler
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) (VG) .... Additional Voice Over
• "Father of the Pride" .... Roger / ... (3 episodes, 2004)
• Possession (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Roger the Orangutan
• Larry's Debut, and Sweet Darryl Hannah Too (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Roger
• What's Black and White and Depressed All Over? (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Roger
• "NYPD Blue" .... Freddie Langford (1 episode, 2003)
• Frickin' Fraker (2003) TV episode .... Freddie Langford
• Lionheart (2003) (VG) (voice)
• "Malcolm in the Middle" .... Stan (1 episode, 2003)
• Baby: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Stan
• "Six Feet Under" .... Melinda's Ex-Fiancé (1 episode, 2003)
• -The Opening (2003) TV episode .... Melinda's Ex-Fiancé
• "What I Like About You" .... Lowell (1 episode, 2003)
• -Holly's First Job (2003) TV episode .... Lowell
• Friday After Next (2002) .... Officer #3
• "The Drew Carey Show" .... Bob (1 episode, 2002)
• The Dawn Patrol (2002) TV episode .... Bob
• "JAG" .... Lt. Murtaugh (1 episode, 2002)
• -Offensive Action (2002) TV episode .... Lt. Murtaugh
• Murder by Numbers (2002) .... Parole Board Marshall
• Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) .... Peter
• The Seventh Sense (2001) .... Frankie
• "The West Wing" .... Senator's Aide (1 episode, 2000)
• The Lame Duck Congress (2000) TV episode .... Senator's Aide
• "Shasta McNasty" .... Vic / ... (2 episodes, 2000)
• Behind the Band 2010 (2000) TV episode .... Vic Drake
• The Sugar Pill (2000) TV episode .... Vic
• Rayman: The Animated Series (1999) .... Inspector Grub
• Children of the Struggle (1999) .... Deputy Assailant
• "Turks" .... Gavin Reed (1 episode, 1999)
• In the Fracas (1999) TV episode .... Gavin Reed
• "Cupid" .... Kevin (1 episode, 1998)
• The Linguist (1998) TV episode .... Kevin

Self:

• "The Disney Channel Games" (2008) TV series .... Himself - Commentator
• "The Disney Channel Games" (2007) (mini) TV mini-series .... Himself - Commentator
• New Year Sing-A-Long Bowl-A-Thon! (2006) (TV) .... Himself - host
• "The Disney Channel Games" (2006) (mini) TV mini-series .... Himself, commentator

External links

• Brian Stepanek at IMDb
• Brian Stepanek Official Website