Brian Stepanek
European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Brian Stepanek is from Cleveland, Ohio. His career began in Chicago, where he excelled in musical theater, toured with The Second City, and won a Joseph Jefferson Award for his portrayal of Bill Snibson in Me and My Girl. After moving to Los Angeles, he gained wide recognition playing the eccentric janitor Arwin Hawkhauser on Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. He also produced, co-wrote, and starred in the silent slapstick series Brian O'Brien. Brian appeared as the nefarious and bigoted maitre d, Graham Kindell, opposite Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in the Oscar-winning film Green Book. His TV credits include Young Sheldon, where he delivered a memorable recurring performance as the irritable Hubert Givens; Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (as Tom Harper); and reprising his role from the animated Loud House series as Lynn Loud Sr. for the live-action Paramount Plus series The Really Loud House. Brian has also recurred on Two and a Half Men, Best Foot Forward, and For All Mankind, among others. He has appeared in numerous Michael Bay films and recently returned to his musical theater roots when he appeared as Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio.
Acting
Movie
Green Book
as Graham Kindell
2018
Movie
Transformers
as Sector Seven Agent
2007
Movie
Bolt
as Martin (voice)
2008
Movie
The Island
as Gandu Three Echo
2005
Movie
Over the Hedge
as Nugent the Dog (voice)
2006
TV
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
TV
Malcolm in the Middle
as Stan
2000
Movie
Pain & Gain
as Brad McCalister
2013
Movie
Home
as Gorg Commander / Father / Boov (voice)
2015
TV
Two and a Half Men
as Arthur
2003
TV
The Rookie
2018
TV
Young Sheldon
as Hubert Givens
2017
Movie
Tom & Jerry
as Tom (uncredited)
2021
TV
NCIS
as Karl Chunk / Homeless Guy / Arda Dogan
2003
Movie
Dark Skies
as Security System Technician
2013
TV
CSI: Miami
as Andrew Stamler
2002
Movie
Charlotte's Web
as Sheep Group (voice)
2006
Movie
Charlotte's Web
as Sheep Group
2006
Movie
Murder by Numbers
as Parole Board Marshall
2002
TV
Six Feet Under
as Alex Graham
2001
TV
Phineas and Ferb
2007
TV
For All Mankind
as Shorty Powers
2019
TV
The Middle
as Merv
2009
TV
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
as Arwin Hochauser
2005