Erik Stolhanske
Biography
Erik Stolhanske is an American actor, writer and producer who is part of the Broken Lizard comedy team. Born in Minneapolis, he earned an English degree at Colgate University, then moved to New York City for training at the William Esper Studio and with Wynn Handman at the American Place Theatre. With Broken Lizard he has acted in and helped write and produce the group's comedies, starting with Puddle Cruiser (1996), which took the Grand Prize for Best Film at the Hamptons Film Festival. Super Troopers (2001), their breakthrough, premiered at Sundance and led to a deal with Fox Searchlight, and he is best known as Officer Rabbit in that series. Later films include Club Dread (2004), Beerfest (2006), The Slammin' Salmon (2009) and Quasi (2023). He also won a Best Performance award at the Orlando Film Festival for RockBarnes: The Emperor in You (2013), and appeared on television in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Six Feet Under.
58years old
Turns 59 on August 23in 313 days
- Born Minneapolis
- Star sign: VirgoFirst day of the sign, on the Leo cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 30 years1996 to 2026
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Early training
Stolhanske studied acting at the William Esper Studio in New York City after college and also trained under Wynn Handman at The American Place Theatre.
Behind the award
Stolhanske starred in RockBarnes: The Emperor in You, an independent comedy from 2013, and won Best Performance at the Orlando Film Festival for that role.
A first
Stolhanske's group Broken Lizard made Puddle Cruiser in 1996, their first full-length film. It premiered at the Hamptons Film Festival, took the Grand Prize for Best Film there, and went on to screen at Sundance, SXSW and the London International Film Festival.
Big break
Stolhanske's breakthrough movie was Super Troopers, which came out in 2001. It first showed at Sundance, and that led to a deal to distribute it through Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Behind the camera
Stolhanske has also worked as a co-writer on screenplays. One of these screenplays was written together with Jared Allen, an NFL star who played for the Minnesota Vikings.
Erik Stolhanske movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jay Chandrasekhar directed six of these films, Kevin Heffernan two. Steve Lemme appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Steve Lemme's page
Kevin Heffernan's page
Jay Chandrasekhar's page
Paul Soter's page
Michael Yurchak's page
Brian Cox's page
Also three films together3 more actors
- Nat FaxonSuper Troopers 3 (2026), The Slammin' Salmon (2009) and Club Dread (2004)
- Marisa CoughlanSuper Troopers 3 (2026), Super Troopers 2 (2018) and Super Troopers (2001)
- Lynda CarterSuper Troopers 3 (2026), Super Troopers 2 (2018) and Super Troopers (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.