Curiosidades

Runs the famed Actors Studio in New York along with Lee Grant, Al Pacino and others.

While many Anjos Assassinos (1993) cast members reprised their roles in the prequel Deuses E Generais (2003), Lang was one of several actors (and the most prominent one) to play two different characters. He played George Pickett in "Gettysburg" and General Stonewall Jackson in "Gods and Generals". Even more, he appeared as the keynote speaker at the 2011 ceremonial rededication of Gettsyburg National Cemetery.

His father Eugene Lang is a prominent New York City philanthropist who made millions in technology development. He has given away much of it through his acclaimed "I Have a Dream" foundation. Eugene Lang College at the New School for Liberal Arts in Manhattan is named after him.

Gave special performances of his one-man show "Beyond Glory" which deals with America's greatest war heroes who were awarded the Medal of Honor, for both the U.S. Senate in Washington and the U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf. The show was backed by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Has narrated numerous audiobooks and was recently awarded the Audiofile Earphone award.

Lives in upstate New York.

Stephen's son Noah is a film producer and writer. They have worked together on the films The Monkey's Paw and Sun Belt Express.

His parents were both born in New York. His father was from a Jewish family (from Hungary and Germany). His mother was Catholic, of three quarters Irish and one quarter German descent.

Has appeared in two films about historical figures that featured real-life descendants of those characters. In 1993, he appeared in Tombstone: A Justiça Está Chegando (1993), which featured Wyatt Earp a distant cousin of the famous lawman. He later appeared in Deuses E Generais (2003), in which Confederate General Robert E. Lee is played by his real-life descendant, Robert Duvall.

Has played Colonel Nathan R. Jessep in the hit Broadway show "A Few Good Men". Jack Nicholson enacted the stern, officious "You can't handle the truth!" role when it moved to film starring Tom Cruise and Demi Moore.

He was nominated for Broadway's 1991 Tony Award as best actor in a featured role - play for "The Speed of Darkness".

Received an honorary degree from Swarthmore College in 2010.

His parents have been large contributors to Swarthmore College. Their name appears on several buildings, including the Lang Center For Civic and Social Responsibility, the Lang Music Building, and the Eugene and Theresa Lang Performing Arts Center.

Has four children: Noah, Grace, Dan, Lucy.

Is one of four Crime Story (1986) stars to appear in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy. He starred with Dennis Farina and Bill Smitrovich in Caçador de Assassinos (1986), and Ted Levine played "Buffalo Bill" in O Silêncio dos Inocentes (1991).

Has portrayed important American Civil War leaders of opposing sides in different movies: Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in Deuses E Generais (2003) and Union President Abraham Lincoln in To Appomattox (2015).

Graduated from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

Daughter Lucy served as Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan (New York) for 12 years before becoming director of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College.

Has played Happy, one of Dustin Hoffman's sons, in the acclaimed 1984 Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman". John Malkovich played the other son, Biff. Next followed the acclaimed TV adaptation of A Morte de um Caixeiro-Viajante (1985), brilliantly directed by Volker Schlöndorff.

Has appeared in two films about serial killers: Caçador de Assassinos (1986) and Aprendiz de Feiticeiro (1991). Manhunter was based on the novel Red Dragon.

Shared a house with Billy Campbell in Santa Monica, California before purchasing his own house.

He was nominated for a 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for actor in a solo performance for "Beyond Glory", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

He was awarded the 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for actor in a supporting role in a play for "The Speed of Darkness", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Was considered for the role of Rex Van De Kamp on Desperate Housewives (2004), which went to Steven Culp.

Lang has worked with Star Trek (2009) co-stars Zoe Saldaña and Rachel Nichols - Saldana in Avatar (2009) and Nichols in Conan, o Bárbaro (2011).

He and Julianne Moore have both appeared in separate films from the Hannibal Lecter series: Caçador de Assassinos (1986) and Hannibal (2001). Julianne Moore also had a small role in the film O Fugitivo (1993). Lang appeared in the remake of the television series O Fugitivo (2000), as the one-armed man.