Patrick Fabian

Patrick Fabian (born December 7, 1964) is an American actor of film, stage and television. He is known for his frequent guest starring and recurring roles on episodic television series, as well as for the film The Last Exorcism.

Fabian was born in Pittsburgh, and grew up in New Cumberland in central Pennsylvania. His father worked for the Pennsylvania student loan program. He attended Penn State University and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance. He moved to California where he earned a master's degree from California State University, Long Beach.

One of Fabian's earliest prominent roles was as Professor Jermiah Laskey on NBC's Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993–94). He was in the main cast of the short-lived television series Valentine (2008–09) and Working Class (2011). He also had recurring roles on Joan of Arcadia, Veronica Mars, Gigantic, and Big Love. Fabian has appeared in a number of films including The Last Exorcism, and has had a number of guest appearances on high-profile TV shows including Will & Grace and Friends. More recently, Fabian was cast to play Howard Hamlin, a main role in the AMC television series, Better Call Saul.

Fabian's theatre work in New York includes The Food Chain by Nicky Silver, Humpty Dumpty by Eric Bogosian, Six Degrees of Separation (national tour), and, in Los Angeles, Diva by Howard Gould, and Dinner With Friends by Donald Margulies, as well as two seasons at LA's Shakespeare Festival.

Fabian has been a member of SAG-AFTRA's National and Los Angeles Local Board of Directors, running under the Unite for Strength slate. He is married to writer and comedian Mandy Steckelberg, and they have two daughters together.

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Television