# Stephen Mailer
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{{short description|American stage and screen actor (born 1966)}}
{{lead too short|date=October 2024}}
{{infobox person
| image =
| birth_name = Stephen McLeod Mailer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|10}}
| birth_place = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1982–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* Visnja Rodic Clayton
* Lindsay Marx
* {{marriage|Elizabeth Rainer|2010}}
}}
| children = 2
| parents = [Norman Mailer](/source/Norman_Mailer)
[Beverly Bentley](/source/Beverly_Bentley)
| relatives = [Michael Mailer](/source/Michael_Mailer) (brother)
[Susan Mailer](/source/Susan_Mailer) (half-sister)
[Kate Mailer](/source/Kate_Mailer) (half-sister)
[John Buffalo Mailer](/source/John_Buffalo_Mailer) (half-brother)
}}
'''Stephen McLeod Mailer''' (born March 10, 1966) is an American stage and screen [actor](/source/actor).
== Early life ==
Mailer was born in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), the son of novelist [Norman Mailer](/source/Norman_Mailer) and stage actress [Beverly Bentley](/source/Beverly_Bentley).[{{Cite news |last=Cohen |first=Patricia |date=2008-04-10 |title=At Tribute, Mailer Children Recall a Family Man |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/10/books/10mailer.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}]
== Career ==
Mailer's credits include appearances in films like ''[Cry-Baby](/source/Cry-Baby)'', ''[Baby Mama](/source/Baby_Mama_(film))'', and ''[Another Woman](/source/Another_Woman_(1988_film))'' and the television shows ''[Gilmore Girls](/source/Gilmore_Girls)'', ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)'', and ''[A League of Their Own](/source/A_League_of_Their_Own_(1993_TV_series))''.
== Personal life ==
Mailer was married to fashion designer and film director Visnja Rodic Clayton then to [producer](/source/Film_producer) Lindsay Marx. He married Elizabeth Rainer in 2010 and he has two children, Cal and Teddy.[Michael Lennon {{google books|MlftBAAAQBAJ|Norman Mailer: A Double Life|page=766}}]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1985
|[''War and Love''](/source/War_and_Love_(1985_film))
|Sevek
|
|-
|1988
|[''Another Woman''](/source/Another_Woman_(1988_film))
|Young Paul
|
|-
|1990
|''[Cry-Baby](/source/Cry-Baby)''
|Baldwin
|
|-
|1990
|''[Reversal of Fortune](/source/Reversal_of_Fortune)''
|Elon Dershowitz
|
|-
|1992
|''[A League of Their Own](/source/A_League_of_Their_Own)''
|Kit's Guy in Bar
|
|-
|1994
|''[Getting In](/source/Getting_In)''
|Gabriel Higgs
|
|-
|1997
|[''Red Meat''](/source/Red_Meat_(film))
|Chris
|
|-
|1997
|''[Quiet Days in Hollywood](/source/Quiet_Days_in_Hollywood)''
|Patrick
|
|-
|1999
|''24 Nights''
|Keith
|
|-
|1999
|[''Ride with the Devil''](/source/Ride_with_the_Devil_(film))
|Babe Hudspeth
|
|-
|2006
|[''Kettle of Fish''](/source/Kettle_of_Fish_(film))
|Band Leader
|
|-
|2008
|[''Baby Mama''](/source/Baby_Mama_(film))
|Dan
|
|-
|2008
|[''Che''](/source/Che_(2008_film))
|Paul Niven
|
|-
|2008
|''[The Golden Boys](/source/The_Golden_Boys)''
|Squealer Wixon
|
|-
|2010
|''[Jack Goes Boating](/source/Jack_Goes_Boating)''
|Happy Husband
|
|-
|2010
|[''Rabbit Hole''](/source/Rabbit_Hole_(2010_film))
|Kevin
|
|-
|2010
|[''Last Night''](/source/Last_Night_(2010_film))
|Client #1
|
|-
|2012
|[''What Maisie Knew''](/source/What_Maisie_Knew_(film))
|Zoe's Father
|
|-
|2013
|[''Louder Than Words''](/source/Louder_Than_Words_(film))
|Lobbyist
|
|-
|2014
|''[Friends and Romans](/source/Friends_and_Romans)''
|Principal Patten
|
|-
|2016
|[''Blind''](/source/Blind_(2016_film))
|Arnold
|
|-
|2017
|[''The Post''](/source/The_Post_(film))
|Exchange President
|
|-
|2019
|''[The Irishman](/source/The_Irishman)''
|[F. Emmett Fitzpatrick](/source/F._Emmett_Fitzpatrick)
|
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1982
|''CBS Library''
|T.J.
|Episode: "Robbers, Rooftops and Witches"
|-
|1987
|''[ABC Afterschool Special](/source/ABC_Afterschool_Special)''
|Mickey Sherman
|Episode: "Divorced Kids' Blues"
|-
|1989, 1991
|''[American Playhouse](/source/American_Playhouse)''
|Leo Spitzer / Ben
|2 episodes
|-
|1990
|''[H.E.L.P.](/source/H.E.L.P.)''
|Rolfe
|Episode: "The Children's Hour"
|-
|1991
|''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)''
|Greg Jarmon
|Episode: "The Serpent's Tooth"
|-
|1991
|''Darrow''
|Paul Darrow
|Television film
|-
|1993
|[''A League of Their Own''](/source/A_League_of_Their_Own_(1993_TV_series))
|Steve
|Episode: "The Fat Boys of Summer"
|-
|1992
|[''Crossroads''](/source/Crossroads_(1992_TV_series))
|Buddy
|Episode: "The Nickel Curve"
|-
|2003
|''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)''
|Mr. McGuire
|Episode: "Desperate"
|-
|2004
|''[Gilmore Girls](/source/Gilmore_Girls)''
|Josh Davies
|Episode: "Norman Mailer, I'm Pregnant!"
|-
|2007
|''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)''
|Dr. Cutler
|7 episodes
|-
|2011
|[''Unforgettable''](/source/Unforgettable_(American_TV_series))
|Brett Langley
|Episode: "Check Out Time"
|-
|2013
|[''Deception''](/source/Deception_(2013_American_TV_series))
|Seabrook
|Episode: "Stay With Me"
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|537554|Stephen Mailer}}
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Category:1966 births
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American people of South African-Jewish descent
Category:Living people
Category:Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn) alumni
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