Patrick Fabian
American actor (born 1964)
Patrick Fabian
Fabian in 2018
Born (1964-12-07 ) December 7, 1964 (age 59) Education Occupation Actor Years active 1991–present Spouse
Mandy Steckelberg
(
m. 2009)
[ 1] Children 2
Patrick Fabian (born December 7, 1964) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his role as attorney Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul (2015–2022). His film roles include End Game (2006), The Last Exorcism (2010), Pig (2011) and Jimmy (2013).
Career
Patrick Fabian is the son of Tom and Mary Lou Fabian.[ 2] He was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania .[ 3] 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 .[ 4]
One of Fabian's earliest prominent roles was as Professor Jeremiah Lasky on NBC 's Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993–1994).[ 5] He was in the main cast of the short-lived television series Valentine (2008–2009),[ 6] Working Class (2011), and Special (2019–2021).[ 3] [ 7] He had recurring roles on Joan of Arcadia , Veronica Mars , Gigantic , and Big Love .[ 4]
Fabian has appeared in a number of films including The Last Exorcism ,[ 8] [ 9] and has had a number of guest appearances on high-profile TV shows including Will & Grace and Friends .[ 8] Fabian was cast to play Howard Hamlin, a main role in the AMC television series, Better Call Saul .[ 10] [ 11]
Fabian's theatre work in New York includes The Food Chain by Nicky Silver,[ 12] Humpty Dumpty by Eric Bogosian ,[ 13] 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.
Personal life
Fabian in 2011
Fabian has been a member of SAG-AFTRA 's National and Los Angeles Local Board of Directors, running under the Unite for Strength slate.[ 14] [ 15]
He married writer and comedian Mandy Steckelberg in 2009; the couple have two daughters.[ 16] [ 17]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1992
Bodies of Evidence
Scott Easton
Episode: "The Edge"
1992
Silk Stalkings
Ron Gerschak
Episode: "Bad Blood"
1993
For Love and Glory
N/A
Unsold television pilot
1993
Beverly Hills, 90210
Charlie Dixon
Episode: "The Little Fish"
1993–1994
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
N/A
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
The Trouble with Normal
Eric
Episode: "Manhattan Transference"
2001
Rude Awakening
Brian
2 episodes
2001
Nash Bridges
Ethan
Episode: "Slam Dunk"
2001
The Education of Max Bickford
Josh Howlett
Episode: "Herding Cats"
2003
Jack's House
N/A
Television movie
2003
Without a Trace
N/A
Episode: "The Source"
2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Rhone Kinsey-Confer
Episode: "Forever"
2003
Just Shoot Me!
Martin
Episode: "A Simple Kiss of Fate"
2003–2005
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 "
2006–2007
Veronica Mars
Professor Hank Landry
Recurring role, 8 episodes
2006–2007
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
The Cleaner
Tom D'Agostino
Episode: "Rebecca"
2008
Snow 2: Brain Freeze
Buck Seger
Television movie
2008–2009
Valentine
Ray Howard / Hephaestus
Main role
2009
Life
Dr. Stanton
Episode: "Mirror Ball"
2009
The 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
2009–2010
Big Love
Ted Price
Recurring role, 10 episodes
2010
The 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"
2010–2011
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
Longmire
Dr. Dennis Nunn, DVM
Episode: "8 Seconds"
2012
The Finder
CEO Anderson
Episode: "Little Green Men"
2012–2013
The Newsroom
Tony Hart
2 episodes
2012
Criminal Minds
Barry Flynn
Episode: "Magnificent Light"
2013
Castle
Peter Monroe
Episode: "Reality Star Struck"
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'"
2015–2022
Better Call Saul
Howard Hamlin
Main role
2015
Scorpion
Captain Stephen Caine
Episode: "Love Boat"
2016
Casa Vita
Coach Willis
Television fim
2016
Grimm
Dr. Eugene Forbes
Episode: "Skin Deep"
2017
Elementary
Lars Vestergaard
Episode: "Dead Man's Tales"
2017, 2021
Lucifer
Reese Getty
Episodes: "Off The Record", "Partners 'Til the End"
2018
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Senator Gaius Ponarian
Episode: "Fun & Games"
2018
Code Black
Owen Edwards
3 episodes
2019
Barry
Space Dad
Episode: "The Power of No "
2019–2021
Special
Phil
Main role
2019
The Conners
James
Episode: "Nightmare on Lunch Box Street"
2020
Carol's Second Act
Dr. Lewis
4 episodes
2020
Black Monday
Governor Putnam
3 episodes
2021
The Morning Show
Jeff
Episode: "It's Like the Flu"
2021-2022
Strange Air
Malcolm Smith (voice)
Podcast
2022
Gordita Chronicles
Mr. Frank
4 episodes
2022
Big Shot
Mark
3 episodes
2023
Kung Fu
David Wheeler
2 episodes
2023
Moonshine
Dick Lonergan
Episode: "High Season"
2023
Cooper's Bar
Peter
Episode: "The Cast"
2023-2024
Magnum P.I.
Sam Bedrosian
2 episodes
Awards and nominations
References
^ "Wiki Mandy Fabian" . www.zgr.net .
^ Hogan, Michael (May 23, 2022). " 'My Mother's Going to Be So Mad': Patrick Fabian Reacts to Howard Hamlin's Big Moment on Better Call Saul " . Vanity Fair . Retrieved May 30, 2022 .
^ a b Owen, Rob (January 28, 2011). "Tuned In: CMT puts new sitcom to work" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
^ a b Vancheri, Barbara (August 27, 2010). " 'Last Exorcism' star, Patrick Fabian, pledged allegiance to the Steelers" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
^ Scott, Tony (September 14, 1993). "Review: 'Saved by the Bell: The College Years' " . Variety . Retrieved April 2, 2016 . Second episode picks up considerably because of Patrick Fabian, anthropology prof who has Zack's number.
^ "Media Rights Capital and the CW Network Announce Premiere Dates and Casting for Original Sunday Night Primetime Programs "In Harm's Way," "Surviving Suburbia," "Valentine" and "Easy Money" " (Press release). The CW . July 19, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2016 – via The Futon Critic .
^ "CMT's First Sitcom "Working Class" Starring Melissa Peterman Announces Cast and Begins Production" (Press release). CMT . October 18, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2016 – via The Futon Critic .
^ a b McAllister, Matt (October 2, 2010). "Patrick Fabian Interview: Preaching to the Possessed" . futuremovies.co.uk . Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
^ Miller, Daniel (August 22, 2011). " 'Last Exorcism' Sequel in the Works with Writer Damien Chazelle (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 2, 2016 . Exorcism centered on an Evangelical preacher, played by Patrick Fabian, who, after years of performing exorcisms, decides to allow a documentary crew to film the last exorcism he plans to perform...
^ Couch, Aaron (July 11, 2014). " 'Better Call Saul': Cast, Timeline Details and New Photos" . Variety . Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
^ Friedlander, Whitney (January 30, 2015). " 'Better Call Saul' Cast, Creators Reveal Details of 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
^ Brantley, Ben (August 25, 1995). "THEATER REVIEW; Love as a Comical Fugue Of Thin, Lonely Voices" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
^ Weber, Bruce (April 3, 2002). "THEATER REVIEW; Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
^ Handel, Jonathan (July 18, 2013). "SAG-AFTRA UFS Group Unveils Candidate List" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
^ McNary, Dave (July 16, 2015). "SAG-AFTRA Election Draws Frances Fisher, Diane Ladd, Amy Aquino, Lisa Vidal" . Variety . Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
^ Leon, Anya (August 10, 2012). "Patrick Fabian Welcomes Daughter Delilah Grace" . People Babies. Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
^ "Hitched, Hatched, Hired" . The Hollywood Reporter . August 21, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2017 .
^ " 'Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . December 6, 2022.
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