Steve Witting

Steve Witting is an American actor. He began his career in the 1980s comedy series Valerie (1987) as David Hogan's (Jason Bateman) nerdy friend Bert.^[1]

Steve Witting
Born	United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–present

Early life

Witting began acting by joining Richmond Hill High School drama club in Queens, where he was encouraged by Alfred Christie,^[1] a teacher who ran Hampton Playhouse in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. In 1977, Witting, who was 17 at the time, moved to New Hampshire to work at the Hampton Playhouse as an apprentice.^[1]

Career

Witting has appeared in several other TV series and films, including Batman Returns (1992), Hoffa (1992) and Shutter Island (2010). He made his directorial debut in 1991 when he directed an episode of Step by Step (1991). Witting also played the main role in a full motion video game for the Sega Mega CD called Wirehead.^[2] He played a role in The Wolf of Wall Street.

Many summers throughout his career Witting returned to the Hampton Playhouse as either an actor or director until the Playhouse was demolished in 2001.^[3]

Personal life

Witting met his wife, Renee Rogers, while she was an apprentice at the Hampton Playhouse.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	The Flamingo Kid	Frank
1992	Batman Returns	Josh
	Hoffa	Eliot Cookson
1993	Dave	Secret Service #1
	Stone Soup	Frank
2002	Catch Me If You Can	Manager
2009	The Men Who Stare at Goats	PSIC Worker #1
2010	Shutter Island	Doctor
2012	Men in Black 3	MIB Agent	Uncredited
2013	Identity Thief	Bus Station Attendant Carl
	Bad Words	Proctor at Spelling Bee
	Gods Behaving Badly	Carl
	The Wolf of Wall Street	SEC Attorney #2
2014	The Longest Week	Museum Host
2015	The Family Fang	Art Critic Jacob Deforest
2017	The Post	NY Times Staffer
2018	Game Night	Clown
2019	The Irishman	Judge William Miller
2023	Killers of the Flower Moon	Dr. James Shoun
	Fish Out of Water	Robert	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Perfect Strangers	Delivery Man	Episode: "Check This"
1987–1991	The Hogan Family	Burt	52 episodes
1991	Babes	Leon Greenhulch	Episode: "The Last Temptation of Marlene"
1991, 1993	Matlock	Young Ben Matlock	2 episodes
1994	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Leo	Episode: "Clothes Make the Man"
1995	Family Matters	Martin	2 episodes
	Maybe This Time	Douglas	Episode: "Out, Out, Damn Radio Spot!"
1997	Chicago Sons	Eddy	Episode: "Pilot"
1999	It's Like, You Know...	Jace	Episode: "Memories of Me"
	3rd Rock from the Sun	Ted	Episode: "The Fifth Solomon"
2000	G vs E	Special Agent Carlton Grissom	Episode: "M Is for Morlock"
	Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For	Speaker / Member of Press	Television film
2001	The Hughleys	Director	Episode: "Whatchoo Stalkin' About, Willis?"
2002	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Peter Walker	Episode: "Identity Crisis"
	Malcolm in the Middle	Announcer	2 episodes
2004	Joan of Arcadia	Band Teacher	Episode: "No Bad Guy"
2006	Night Stalker	Mr. Corey	Episode: "Into Night"
2008	30 Rock	Rob	Episode: "Reunion"
2009	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	George	Episode: "Folie a Deux"
2010	Boardwalk Empire	Funeral Director	Episode: "Boardwalk Empire"
2011	CollegeHumor Originals	No Beard Santa	Episode: "The Twelve Beards of Christmas"
2013	Good Luck Charlie	Doug Dooley	Episode: "The Unusual Suspects"
2014	Neckpee Island	Jack O'Bannon	Television film
2015	Adam Ruins Everything	Texas Democrat	Episode: "Adam Ruins Voting"
2016	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Wally	Episode: "Mac & Dennis Move to the Suburbs"
2017	Ozark	Bank Manager	Episode: "Sugarwood"
2018	Arrested Development	Derek	Episode: "An Old Start"
	Ray Donovan	John Crane	Episode: "He Be Tight. He Be Mean."
2020	The Outsider	Herbert Zucker	4 episodes
	Bull	Priest	Episode: "The Ex Factor"
2022-Present	Tulsa King	Donnie Shore	Recurring Role
TBA	Black Rabbit	Andy	Upcoming miniseries

References

1. Sullivan, J. Courtney (March 1, 2009). "Memories of a Mentor Who Inspired Generations of Actors". The New York Times.
2. The J Man (July 2, 2007). "Wirehead". Retrieved June 4, 2012.
3. Michael Bisceglia (July 2, 2007). "Paying tribute to Hampton Playhouse". Retrieved June 4, 2012.

External links

• Steve Witting at IMDb