Brian Stepanek

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.

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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)

Origin

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / stage actor / film actor / voice actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

University

Syracuse University

Awards & achievements

• 1998 Jeff Awards

• Official sitehttps://www.brianstepanek.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/brianstepanek/
• Xhttps://x.com/brianstepanek
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Stepanek
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%91%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q439358

Tags

• Ohio
• actor
• television actor
• stage actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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