Patrick Fabian (born December 7, 1964) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is known for his role as attorney

Howard Hamlin Howard Hamlin is a fictional character who appears in the crime drama television series ''Better Call Saul'', a spin-off prequel of ''Breaking Bad''. He is portrayed by Patrick Fabian and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Hamlin i ...

in ''

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'' (2015–2022). His film roles include '' End Game'' (2006), ''

The Last Exorcism ''The Last Exorcism'' is a 2010 American found footage supernatural horror film directed by Daniel Stamm. It stars Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Caleb Landry Jones, and Louis Herthum. After years of performing exorcisms, a disillu ...

'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011) and '' Jimmy'' (2013).

Career

Patrick Fabian is the son of Tom and Mary Lou Fabian. He was born in Pittsburgh, and grew up in

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. His father worked for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). 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 Jeremiah Lasky on

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's '' Saved by the Bell: The College Years'' (1993–1994). He was in the main cast of the short-lived television series '' Valentine'' (2008–2009), ''

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'' (2011), and ''Special'' (2019–2021). He had recurring roles on '' Joan of Arcadia'', ''

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'', '' Gigantic'', and ''

Big Love ''Big Love'' is an American drama television series that aired on HBO from March 12, 2006 to March 20, 2011. It stars Bill Paxton as the patriarch of a fundamentalist Mormon family in contemporary Utah that practices polygamy, with Jeanne Tri ...

''. Fabian has appeared in a number of films including ''

'', and has had a number of guest appearances on high-profile TV shows including ''

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'' and '' Friends''. More recently, Fabian was cast to play Howard Hamlin, a main role in the

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television series, ''

''. Fabian's theatre work in New York includes ''The Food Chain'' by Nicky Silver, ''Humpty Dumpty'' by

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, ''

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'' (national tour), and, in Los Angeles, ''Diva'' by Howard Gould, and ''Dinner With Friends'' by

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, as well as two seasons at LA's Shakespeare Festival.

Personal life

Fabian has been a member of

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'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; the couple have two daughters. In mid 2022 Fabian opened a Cameo account. After a request from a fan, Fabian was asked to say a number of ''

'' injokes and

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s, one of which was, "The One Piece, The One Piece is real!", which itself became a viral internet video meme, intercut with characters from ''

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'' and

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's Dark Fantasy.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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