Patrick Fabian
American actor (born 1964)
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::summary American actor (born 1964) ::
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| name | Patrick Fabian |
| image | Patrick Fabian 2018 San Diego by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| caption | Fabian in 2018 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 1991–present |
| education | |
| spouse | Mandy Steckelberg |
| module | {{Listen voice |
| name | Patrick Fabian |
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| recorded | 2018 |
| description | Fabian discussing his role as Hank Henshaw in The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen |
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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), Cloud 9 (2014), The Last Exorcism (2010), Pig (2011) and Jimmy (2013).
Early life and education
Patrick Fabian is the son of Tom and Mary Lou Fabian. He is of Slovak and Hungarian ancestry through his paternal grandfather. He was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. His father worked for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). After graduating from Cedar Cliff High School in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 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.
Career
One of Fabian's earliest prominent roles was as Professor Jeremiah Lasky on NBC'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), Working Class (2011), and Special (2019–2021). He 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. 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.
Personal life
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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.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | *Jane Austen's Mafia! * | Riverdancer | |
| Sour Grapes | Palmer | ||
| 2004 | Clean | Bobby Franklin | |
| Snow | Buck | ||
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs | Donald | |
| 2005 | Twitches | Thantos | |
| 2006 | End Game | Brian Martin | |
| 2009 | Spring Breakdown | Kevin | |
| 2010 | ** | Cotton Marcus | |
| ** | Russell | ||
| 2011 | Pig | Internist | |
| 2012 | Bad Ass | Officer Malark | |
| Tales of Everyday Magic | Ryan Kilgore | ||
| Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 | James Taggart | ||
| 2013 | Jimmy | Lee Mitchell | |
| 2014 | Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses | Officer Malark | |
| 2017 | DriverX | Leonard Moore | |
| 2018 | The Death of Superman | Hank Henshaw | Voice role; direct-to-video film |
| 2019 | Reign of the Supermen | ||
| Eat, Brains, Love | Alastaire | ||
| 2023 | Snow Falls | River's Dad | |
| Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham | Harvey Dent | Voice role; direct-to-video film | |
| The Other Zoey | Matt MacLaren | ||
| 2024 | The Way We Speak | Simon Harrington | |
| 2025 | The Ritual | Bishop Edwards | |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Bodies of Evidence | Scott Easton | Episode: "The Edge" |
| Silk Stalkings | Ron Gerschak | Episode: "Bad Blood" | |
| 1993 | For Love and Glory | Unsold television pilot | |
| 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" |
| Melrose Place | Lowell | Episode: "To Live and Die in Malibu" | |
| 1996 | Boston Common | Prof. Jack Reed | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Townies | Danny | Episode: "Townies" | |
| 1997 | Star Trek: Voyager | Taymon | Episode: "Favorite Son" |
| Weapons of Mass Distraction | Brandon Joyner | Television movie | |
| Millennium | Ratfinkovich | Episode: "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense" | |
| General Hospital | Ted Murty | ||
| 1998 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Rafe | Episode: "King Con" |
| Jenny | Parker | Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Come Through in a Clutch" | |
| Timecop | Dean Cooke / Eric Cooke | Episode: "Lost Voyage" | |
| Friends | Dan | Episode: "The One Hundredth" | |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Episode: "Great Expectations" | |
| Cupid | Don Quixote | Episode: "Grand Delusions" | |
| Two of a Kind | Alex Reardon | Episode: "My Boyfriend's Back" | |
| 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" |
| FreakyLinks | Wayne | Episode: "Subject: Edith Keeler Must Die" | |
| 2001 | ** | Eric | Episode: "Manhattan Transference" |
| Rude Awakening | Brian | 2 episodes | |
| Nash Bridges | Ethan | Episode: "Slam Dunk" | |
| ** | Josh Howlett | Episode: "Herding Cats" | |
| 2003 | Jack's House | Television movie | |
| Without a Trace | Episode: "The Source" | ||
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rhone Kinsey-Confer | Episode: "Forever" | |
| 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?" | |||
| 24 | William Cole | 2 episodes | |
| Helter Skelter | Jay Sebring | Television movie | |
| Summerland | Ian Straub | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| North Shore | Dr. Burtwhistle | Episode: "Meteor Shower" | |
| Medical Investigation | Gary Riesen | Episode: "Escape" | |
| Quintuplets | Coach Scales | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" | |
| Will & Grace | Alan | Episode: "Saving Grace, Again: Part 1" | |
| Snow | Buck Seger | Television movie | |
| 2005 | Blind Justice | Clay Simmons | Episode: "Four Feet Under" |
| Eyes | Doug Taft | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Everwood | Dr. Henry Validor | Episode: "Oh, the Places You'll Go" | |
| CSI: Miami | Ken Gannon | Episode: "Blood in the Water" | |
| Reba | Rev. Parks | Episode: "And God Created Van" | |
| Twitches | Thantos | Television movie | |
| 2006 | Shark | Dr. Charlie Bender | Episode: "Dr. Feelbad" |
| Ugly Betty | Fashion TV Anchor | Episode: "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe" | |
| 2006–2007 | Veronica Mars | Professor Hank Landry | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| Close to Home | Mike Bachner / Mrs. Veeder's lawyer | 2 episodes | |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | Mark Chase | Episode: "Dummy" |
| Twitches Too | Thantos | Television movie | |
| Viva Laughlin | Steve | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Bones | Terry Stinson | Episode: "Boy in the Time Capsule" | |
| NCIS | Ray Vincent | Episode: "Corporal Punishment" | |
| Las Vegas | Ted Leandros | Episode: "The High Price of Gas" | |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | Attorney Stanley Gould | Episode: "Mad About You" |
| Burn Notice | Zeke | Episode: "Trust Me" | |
| ** | Tom D'Agostino | Episode: "Rebecca" | |
| Snow 2: Brain Freeze | Buck Seger | Television movie | |
| 2008–2009 | Valentine | Ray Howard / Hephaestus | Main role |
| 2009 | Life | Dr. Stanton | Episode: "Mirror Ball" |
| ** | Rand Faulk | Episode: "Carnelian, Inc." | |
| According to Jim | Daniel | Episode: "The Yoga Bear" | |
| Drop Dead Diva | Kevin Hanson | Episode: "The Dress" | |
| Crash | Jonas Dixon | 2 episodes | |
| 2009–2010 | Big Love | Ted Price | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2010 | ** | Attorney | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Rizzoli & Isles | Nate | Episode: "Boston Strangler Redux" | |
| Svetlana | Pastor | Episode: "You're Svencome" | |
| 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 |
| Hot in Cleveland | Richard | Episode: "Unseparated at Birthdates" | |
| Private Practice | Robert Weston | Episode: "Breaking the Rules" | |
| 2012 | Desperate Housewives | Frank | 2 episodes |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Tony Denis | Episode: "Kupale" | |
| Longmire | Dr. Dennis Nunn, DVM | Episode: "8 Seconds" | |
| ** | CEO Anderson | Episode: "Little Green Men" | |
| Criminal Minds | Barry Flynn | Episode: "Magnificent Light" | |
| 2012–2013 | ** | Tony Hart | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Castle | Peter Monroe | Episode: "Reality Star Struck" |
| The Good Mother | Scott | Television movie | |
| Scandal | Senator Meyers | Episode: "Say Hello to My Little Friend" | |
| 2014 | Cloud 9 | Richard Morgan | Television movie |
| Franklin & Bash | Paul Levy | Episode: "Deep Throat" | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Oliver Lebackes | Episode: "You Be Illin'" | |
| 2015 | Scorpion | Captain Stephen Caine | Episode: "Love Boat" |
| 2015–2022 | Better Call Saul | Howard Hamlin | Main role |
| 2016 | Casa Vita | Coach Willis | Television fim |
| Grimm | Dr. Eugene Forbes | Episode: "Skin Deep" | |
| 2017 | Elementary | Lars Vestergaard | Episode: "Dead Man's Tales" |
| 2017–2021 | Lucifer | Reese Getty | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Senator Gaius Ponarian | Episode: "Fun & Games" |
| Code Black | Owen Edwards | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Barry | Space Dad | Episode: "The Power of No" |
| The Conners | James | Episode: "Nightmare on Lunch Box Street" | |
| 2019–2021 | Special | Phil | Main role |
| 2020 | Carol's Second Act | Dr. Lewis | 4 episodes |
| Black Monday | Governor Putnam | 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Morning Show | Jeff | Episode: "It's Like the Flu" |
| 2022 | Gordita Chronicles | Mr. Frank | 4 episodes |
| Big Shot | Mark | 3 episodes | |
| 2023 | Kung Fu | David Wheeler | 2 episodes |
| Moonshine | Dick Lonergan | Episode: "High Season" | |
| Cooper's Bar | Peter | Episode: "The Cast" | |
| 2023–2024 | Magnum P.I. | Sam Bedrosian | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Tracker | Shane Niall | Episode: "Bloodlines" |
| 2025 | Pluribus | Voicemail (uncredited) | 3 episodes |
| 2026 | Ponies | George H.W. Bush | 1 Episode |
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Podcasts
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | Strange Air | Malcolm Smith (voice) | 10 episodes |
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Awards and nominations
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References
References
- 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''".
- Owen, Rob. (January 28, 2011). "Tuned In: CMT puts new sitcom to work". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
- Vancheri, Barbara. (August 27, 2010). "'Last Exorcism' star, Patrick Fabian, pledged allegiance to the Steelers". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
- Scott, Tony. (September 14, 1993). "Review: 'Saved by the Bell: The College Years'". [[Variety (magazine).
- (July 19, 2008). "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"". [[The CW]].
- (October 18, 2010). "CMT's First Sitcom "Working Class" Starring Melissa Peterman Announces Cast and Begins Production". [[CMT (American TV channel).
- McAllister, Matt. (October 2, 2010). "Patrick Fabian Interview: Preaching to the Possessed".
- Miller, Daniel. (August 22, 2011). "'Last Exorcism' Sequel in the Works with Writer Damien Chazelle (Exclusive)". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
- Couch, Aaron. (July 11, 2014). "'Better Call Saul': Cast, Timeline Details and New Photos". [[Variety (magazine).
- Friedlander, Whitney. (January 30, 2015). "'Better Call Saul' Cast, Creators Reveal Details of 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
- Brantley, Ben. (August 25, 1995). "THEATER REVIEW; Love as a Comical Fugue Of Thin, Lonely Voices". [[The New York Times]].
- Weber, Bruce. (April 3, 2002). "THEATER REVIEW; Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?". [[The New York Times]].
- Handel, Jonathan. (July 18, 2013). "SAG-AFTRA UFS Group Unveils Candidate List". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
- McNary, Dave. (July 16, 2015). "SAG-AFTRA Election Draws Frances Fisher, Diane Ladd, Amy Aquino, Lisa Vidal". [[Variety (magazine).
- (August 10, 2012). "Patrick Fabian Welcomes Daughter Delilah Grace". [[People (magazine).
- (December 6, 2022). "'Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)".
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