Gave special performances of his one-man show "Beyond Glory," which deals with America's greatest war heroes who were awarded the Medal of Honor, for both the U.S. Senate in Washington and the U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf. The show was backed by The National Endowment for the Arts.
Graduated from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.
Has appeared in two films about historical figures that featured real-life descendants of those characters. In 1993, he appeared in Tombstone (1993), which featured Wyatt Earp a distant cousin of the famous lawman. He later appeared in Gods and Generals (2003), in which Confederate General Robert E. Lee is played by his real-life descendant, Robert Duvall.
Has appeared in two films about serial killers: Manhunter (1986) and The Hard Way (1991). Manhunter was based on the novel Red Dragon.
Has four children: Noah, Grace, Dan, Lucy.
Has narrated numerous audiobooks and was recently awarded the Audiofile Earphone award.
He and Julianne Moore have both appeared in separate films from the Hannibal Lecter series: Manhunter (1986) and Hannibal (2001). Julianne Moore also had a small part in the film The Fugitive (1993). Lang appeared in the remake of the television series "The Fugitive" (2000), as the one-armed man.
He received an honorary degree from Swarthmore College in 2010.
He was awarded the 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Speed of Darkness", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Solo Performance for "Beyond Glory", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
His father Eugene Lang is a prominent New York City philanthropist who made millions in technology development. He has given away much of it through his acclaimed 'I Have a Dream' foundation. Eugene Lang College at The New School for Liberal Arts in Manhattan is named after him.
Is one of four "Crime Story" (1986) stars to appear in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy. He starred with Dennis Farina and Bill Smitrovich in Manhunter (1986), and Ted Levine played "Buffalo Bill" in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
Lives in Kinderhook, New York.
Played Colonel Jessep in the hit Broadway show "A Few Good Men." Jack Nicholson enacted the stern, officious "You can't handle the truth!" role when it moved to film starring Tom Cruise and Demi Moore.
Played Happy, one of Dustin Hoffman's sons, in the acclaimed 1984 Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman." John Malkovich played the other son, Biff.
Shared a house with Billy Campbell in Santa Monica, California before purchasing his own house.
The Lang's have been large contributors to Swarthmore College and their name appears on several buildings, including the Lang Center For Civic and Social Responsibility, the Lang Music Building, and The Eugene and Theresa Lang Performing Arts Center.
Was considered for the role of Rex Van De Camp on "Desperate Housewives" (2004).
Was nominated for Broadway's 1991 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for "The Speed of Darkness."