Brian Stepanek Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Joseph Jefferson Award for best actor in a principal role for the play "Me and My Girl" in 1998
• Studied theater and drama at Syracuse University, after which he settled in Chicago to pursue a stage career
• Went to high school at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Early Edition" in 1998
• Directed and starred in a short film called "Debt Limit" in 2011
• Best known for his roles as Arwin in "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" and as the title character in "Brian O'Brian," which he also wrote and produced
• Has also done voice-over work, playing Martin in "Bolt," Nugent the Dog in "Over the Hedge" and Harold Buttowski in "Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil․"
• A native of Cleveland, he is an avid fan of the Cleveland Browns professional football team
• Has appeared in several national ad campaigns for companies like Advil, Toyota and Microsoft