Brian Patrick Stepanek (born February 6, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Arwin Hawkhauser on the

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'' and Brian on ''

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''. He was also a Sector Seven Agent in the 2007

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film ''

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'', and also had a supporting role in '' The Island''. Stepanek is also known as the voice of Roger in ''

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'' and played Tom Harper on the

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series ''

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'' from 2014 to 2018. Since 2016, he has voiced Lynn Loud Sr. on the Nickelodeon animated series ''

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'', and has since portrayed the character in the 2022 live-action spinoff series ''

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''.

Career

Stepanek is known for his role as

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in the

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sitcom ''

''. He appeared in the 2005 film '' The Island''. Stepanek has done additional

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s in the movies ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He voiced Roger in ''

''. He appeared in the sitcoms '' What I Like About You'' and ''

Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American family television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for Fox. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes. The series follows a dysfunctional ...

''. He was a co-host for the first ''

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''. Stepanek portrayed the popular Batman villain,

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on one of the Batman OnStar commercials. Stepanek can also be seen as the bank manager in the Disney direct-to-DVD movie ''

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''. In 2008, he voiced Martin in the movie '' Bolt''. He was an uncredited policeman in ''

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''. He has his first voice role in ''

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'' as Agent Epsilon. Brian voices Kick, Brad and Brianna's father, Harold Buttowski on the Disney XD animated series ''

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''. Stepanek starred in a series of

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that aired on

called ''

'', which was a silent slapstick-style series and which was filmed in

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, Italy. He starred in the

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'' as the Coach Mackay, and ''

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'' as Phears. He reprised his role as Arwin for three episodes of ''

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''. He made an appearance in season 9, episode 19 of ''

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''. Stepanek starred in ''

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'' as Adam's university professor, Dr. Fenway. From 2014 to 2018, Stepanek portrayed Tom Harper in the

television series ''

'', the father of the title quadruplets. In 2015, he appeared in the animated film ''

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'' voicing several roles, including the Gorg Commander. In 2016, he began voicing family patriarch Lynn Loud Sr. on the Nicktoon ''

'' and reprised the role in its spinoff ''

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'' as a guest star and the feature film ''

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''. He also physically portrays Lynn Sr. in the live-action television film ''

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'' and its follow-up series ''

''.

Personal life

Stepanek was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio; from 1985 to 1989, he attended

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, and went on to attend

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. Since 2002, he has been married to Parisa Stepanek, and together, they have three children.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stepanek, Brian 1971 births Living people 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Czech descent Male actors from Cleveland 21st-century American male actors American male stage actors Syracuse University alumni