Patrick Fabian
Age: 59
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Patrick Fabian (born December 7, 1964) is an American actor of film, stage and television. He is known for his frequent guest starring and recurring roles on episodic television series, as well as for the film The Last Exorcism.
Life and career
Fabian was born in Pittsburgh, and grew up in New Cumberland in central Pennsylvania. His father worked for the Pennsylvania student loan program. He attended Penn State University and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance. He moved to California where he earned a Master’s Degree from California State University, Long Beach.
One of Fabian's earliest prominent roles was as Professor Jermiah Laskey on NBC's Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993-94). He was in the main cast of the short-lived television series Valentine (2008-09) and Working Class (2011). He also had recurring roles on Joan of Arcadia, Veronica Mars, Gigantic, and Big Love. Fabian has appeared in a number of films including The Last Exorcism, and has had a number of guest appearances on high profile TV shows including Will & Grace and Friends. More recently, Fabian was cast to play Howard Hamlin, a main role in the AMC television series, Better Call Saul.
Fabian's theatre work in New York includes The Food Chain by Nicky Silver, Humpty Dumpty by Eric Bogosian, Six Degrees of Separation (national tour), and, in Los Angeles, Diva by Howard Gould, and Dinner With Friends by Donald Margulies, as well as two seasons at LA's Shakespeare Festival.
Fabian has been a member of SAG-AFTRA's National and Los Angeles Local Board of Directors, running under the Unite for Strength slate. He is married to writer and comedian Mandy Steckelberg, and they have two daughters together.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | 976-WISH | William | Short film |
1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia! | Riverdancer | |
1998 | Sour Grapes | Palmer | |
2004 | Clean | Bobby Franklin | |
2004 | Recycling Flo | Jake | Short film |
2005 | Must Love Dogs | Donald | |
2005 | Twitches | Thantos | |
2006 | End Game | Brian Martin | |
2009 | Spring Breakdown | Kevin | |
2010 | Last Exorcism, TheThe Last Exorcism | Cotton Marcus | |
2010 | Land of the Astronauts, TheThe Land of the Astronauts | Russell | |
2011 | Pig | Internist | |
2012 | Bad Ass | Office Malark | |
2012 | Tales of Everyday Magic | Ryan Kilgore | |
2012 | Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 | James Taggart | |
2013 | Jimmy | Lee Mitchell |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Bodies of Evidence | Scott Easton | Episode: "The Edge" |
1992 | Silk Stalkings | Ron Gerschak | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
1993 | For Love and Glory | Television movie | |
1993 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Charlie Dixon | Episode: "The Little Fish" |
1993-94 | Saved by the Bell: The College Years | Prof. Jeremiah Lasky | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Larry Shields | Episode: "Murder of the Month Club" |
1995 | University Hospital | Kurt Palmer | Episode: "Endings and Beginnings" |
1995 | Melrose Place | Lowell | Episode: "To Live and Die in Malibu" |
1996 | Boston Common | Prof. Jack Reed | Episode: Pilot |
1996 | Townies | Danny | Episode: "Townies" |
1997 | Star Trek: Voyager | Taymon | Episode: "Favorite Son" |
1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Brandon Joyner | Television movie |
1997 | Millennium | Ratfinkovich | Episode: "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense" |
1997 | General Hospital | Ted Murty | |
1998 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Rafe | Episode: "King Con" |
1998 | Jenny | Parker | Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Come Through in a Clutch" |
1998 | Timecop | Dean Cooke / Eric Cooke | Episode: "Lost Voyage" |
1998 | Friends | Dan | Episode: "The One Hundredth" |
1999 | Wasteland | Episode: "Great Expectations" | |
1999 | Cupid | Don Quixote | Episode: "Grand Delusions" |
1999 | Two of a Kind | Alex Reardon | Episode: "My Boyfriend's Back" |
1999 | Dharma & Greg | Doug | Episode: "Looking for the Goodbars" |
1999-2000 | Time of Your Life | Spencer Halloway | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
1999-2002 | Providence | Jerry Kaufman | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
2000 | Arli$$ | Jacques | Episode: "Honoring Our Past" |
2000 | FreakyLinks | Wayne | Episode: "Subject: Edith Keeler Must Die" |
2001 | Trouble with Normal, TheThe Trouble with Normal | Eric | Episode: "Manhattan Transference" |
2001 | Rude Awakening | Brian | 2 episodes |
2001 | Nash Bridges | Ethan | Episode: "Slam Dunk" |
2001 | Education of Max Bickford, TheThe Education of Max Bickford | Josh Howlett | Episode: "Herding Cats" |
2003 | Jack's House | Television movie | |
2003 | Without a Trace | Episode: "The Source" | |
2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rhone Kinsey-Confer | Episode: "Forever" |
2003 | Just Shoot Me! | Martin | Episode: "A Simple Kiss of Fate" |
2003-05 | Joan of Arcadia | Gavin Price | Recurring role, 16 episodes |
2004 | Crossing Jordan | Buddy Holly / Horned Rimmed Glasses | Episode: "Is That Plutonium in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?" |
2004 | 24 | William Cole | 2 episodes |
2004 | Helter Skelter | Jay Sebring | Television movie |
2004 | Summerland | Ian Straub | Episode: Pilot |
2004 | North Shore | Dr. Burtwhistle | Episode: "Meteor Shower" |
2004 | Medical Investigation | Gary Riesen | Episode: "Escape" |
2004 | Quintuplets | Coach Scales | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" |
2004 | Will & Grace | Alan | Episode: "Saving Grace, Again: Part 1" |
2004 | Snow | Buck Seger | Television movie |
2005 | Blind Justice | Clay Simmons | Episode: "Four Feet Under" |
2005 | Eyes | Doug Taft | Episode: Pilot |
2005 | Everwood | Dr. Henry Validor | Episode: "Oh, the Places You'll Go" |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Ken Gannon | Episode: "Blood in the Water" |
2005 | Reba | Rev. Parks | Episode: "And God Created Van" |
2005 | Twitches | Thantos | Television movie |
2006 | Shark | Dr. Charlie Bender | Episode: "Dr. Feelbad" |
2006 | Ugly Betty | Fashion TV Anchor | Episode: "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe" |
2006-07 | Veronica Mars | Professor Hank Landry | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
2006-07 | Close to Home | Mike Bachner / Mrs. Veeder's lawyer | 2 episodes |
2007 | Pushing Daisies | Mark Chase | Episode: "Dummy" |
2007 | Twitches Too | Thantos | Television movie |
2007 | Viva Laughlin | Steve | Episode: Pilot |
2007 | Bones | Terry Stinson | Episode: "Boy in the Time Capsule" |
2007 | NCIS | Ray Vincent | Episode: "Corporal Punishment" |
2007 | Las Vegas | Ted Leandros | Episode: "The High Price of Gas" |
2008 | Boston Legal | Attorney Stanley Gould | Episode: "Mad About You" |
2008 | Burn Notice | Zeke | Episode: "Trust Me" |
2008 | Cleaner, TheThe Cleaner | Tom D'Agostino | Episode: "Rebecca" |
2008 | Snow 2: Brain Freeze | Buck Seger | Television movie |
2008-09 | Valentine | Ray Howard/Hephaestus | Main role, 8 episodes |
2009 | Life | Dr. Stanton | Episode: "Mirror Ball" |
2009 | Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist | Rand Faulk | Episode: "Carnelian, Inc." |
2009 | According to Jim | Daniel | Episode: "The Yoga Bear" |
2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Kevin Hanson | Episode: "The Dress" |
2009 | Crash | Jonas Dixon | 2 episodes |
2009-10 | Big Love | Ted Price | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
2010 | Deep End, TheThe Deep End | Attorney | Episode: Pilot |
2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | Nate | Episode: "Boston Strangler Redux" |
2010 | Svetlana | Pastor | Episode: "You're Svencome" |
2010 | CSI: NY | Charles Richmore | Episode: "Shop Till You Drop" |
2010-11 | Gigantic | John Moore | Recurring role, 13 episodes |
2011 | Working Class | Rob Parker | Main role, 8 episodes |
2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Richard | Episode: "Unseparated at Birthdates" |
2011 | Private Practice | Robert Weston | Episode: "Breaking the Rules" |
2012 | Desperate Housewives | Frank | 2 episodes |
2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Tony Denis | Episode: "Kupale" |
2012 | Finder, TheThe Finder | CEO Anderson | Episode: "Little Green Men" |
2012-13 | Newsroom, TheThe Newsroom | Tony Hart | 2 episodes |
2012 | Criminal Minds | Barry Flynn | Episode: "Magnificent Light" |
2013 | The Good Mother | Scott | Television movie |
2013 | Scandal | Senator Meyers | Episode: "Say Hello to My Little Friend" |
2014 | Cloud 9 | Richard Morgan | Television movie |
2014 | Franklin & Bash | Paul Levy | Episode: "Deep Throat" |
2014 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Oliver Lebackes | Episode: "You Be Illin'" |
2015-16 | Better Call Saul | Howard Hamlin | Main role |
2015 | Scorpion | Captain Stephen Caine | Episode: "Love Boat" |
2016 | Grimm | Dr. Eugene Forbes | Episode: "Skin Deep" |