
Stephen Tobolowsky
Career at a glance
5Hallmark films
2 at Christmas
across 3 rated films
Right on the Hallmark median
Best reviewed
Most recent
Everything Stephen has done for Hallmark, from McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out (2005) right through to Haul Out the Halloween (2025).
Follow & about Stephen
- From
- Dallas
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor and writer. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in Memento, as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood, Bob Bishop in Heroes, Sandy Ryerson in Glee, Stu Beggs in Californication and White Famous, "Action" Jack Barker in Silicon Valley, Dr. Leslie Berkowitz in One Day at a Time, Principal Earl Ball in The Goldbergs, and Dr. Schulman in The Mindy Project.
3 films
Stephen has shared more Hallmark sets with Eliza Hayes Maher than with anyone else.
3 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.
On-screen partners

Stephen’s most frequent on-screen partner is Eliza Hayes Maher, with 3 films together.
All 5 movies
Newest first2020s
3 filmsStephen’s standouts
In pictures
A quick look at Stephen’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.
Beyond Hallmark
Where else you might recognise Stephen from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.
- Robotsas Bigmouth Executive / Forge (voice)2005
- Freaky Fridayas Mr. Bates2003
- Mementoas Sammy2000
- Malcolm in the Middleas Mr. Fisher2000 · TV
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Edwin Adelson1999 · TV
- Groundhog Dayas Ned Ryerson1993
- Basic Instinctas Dr. Lamott1992
- The Simpsonsas Merle (voice)1989 · TV
Stephen’s creative circle
Most directed by
- Maclain Nelson3 films
- Christopher Sey2 films
Who Stephen works with
The cast and crew Stephen keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next.





