Steve Eastin

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Steve Eastin born June 22 1948 is an American character actor He has appeared in over 150 television and film roles throughout his decades long career Eastin was born in Colorado where he began to study acting at the young age of six at his local theater He received his Actor Equity card at age 16 when he performed in two musicals choreographed by Micheal Bennet Later he attended the University of Northern Colorado where he appeared in several productions at the Little Theater of the Rockies whose alumni include Nick Nolte After college Eastin received a fellowship to teach at the University of Arizona where he appeared in his first SAG role opposite Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd It was shortly after this when Eastin moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his acting career enrolling in the Charles Conrad Studio upon arrival in 1974 While attending Charles class Eastin became interested in teaching acting as well In 1991 he founded his own acting school The Steve Eastin Studio The studio believes in what Eastin refers to as Choiceless Awareness where the actors do not read into the script nor prepare their beats or think about what or how they may read their lines Instead the actors are encouraged to be in the moment and let their natural emotional power take over and thus tap into the vast collective unconscious all humans are capable of attuning themselves to Eastin is best known for appearing in such films as Field of Dreams 1989 Con Air 1997 and A Man Apart 2003 where he developed a reputation as the tough guy with a heart of gold underneath He played opposite Leonardo Dicaprio in two pivotal scenes in Catch Me if You Can 2002 Eastin has worked with such directors as Steven Spielberg Brian De Palma and Jason Reitman Eastin is also known for his numerous television appearances throughout the years on such shows as Little House on the Prairie CHiPS TJ Hooker St Elsewhere and LA Law Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Eastin licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia