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My Take
Brian Stepanek is one of those faces you recognize instantly even if the name doesn't land right away. To a whole generation he's Arwin from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, but what I appreciate is how widely he's worked beyond Disney, from a Sector Seven agent in Michael Bay's Transformers to Sheldon's science teacher Mr. Givens on Young Sheldon. That Syracuse-trained, Cleveland-born versatility, spanning stage, film, TV and voice work, is exactly what keeps a character actor employed for decades. I find his career a quietly admirable model: not chasing the spotlight, just consistently being the reliable presence a scene needs.
Overview
Brian Patrick Stepanek (born February 6, 1971) is an American actor known for his role as Arwin Hochhauser on the Disney Channel original series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Brian on Brian O'Brian. He was also a Sector Seven Agent in the 2007 Michael Bay film Transformers, played Sheldon’s high school science teacher, Mr. Givens, in the show Young Sheldon, and also had a supporting role in The Island.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brian Stepanek
- Name (Japanese)
- ブライアン・ステパニック
- Reading
- ぶらいあん・すてぱにっく
- Born
- February 6, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / stage actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Syracuse University
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Jeff Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.