Ethan L. Suplee ( ; born May 25, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films American History X, Blow, Remember the Titans, John Q, The Wolf of Wall Street, Cold Mountain, Without a Paddle, Unstoppable, several of Kevin Smith's films, as well as Frankie in Boy Meets World, and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl, and Billy Tompkins on The Ranch.
Early life Suplee was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Debbie and Bill Suplee (who later played Willie the One Eyed Mailman in My Name Is Earl). His parents were actors who met while performing summer stock theater and appeared on Broadway. On the Your Welcome show, Ethan stated that he dropped out of school at age 14.
Career The first major role Suplee landed was as Willam in Mallrats, directed by Kevin Smith, alongside future My Name is Earl costar Jason Lee. He also appeared briefly in the independent View Askew-produced Drawing Flies. Smith cast both Suplee and Lee again in later films Chasing Amy and Dogma. They both make cameos in Clerks II. At the same time as the filming of Mallrats, Suplee also had a recurring role as Frankie "The Enforcer" Stechino in Boy Meets World, from 1994 to 1998.
Suplee's dramatic performances include the roles of the ruthless white power skinhead Seth in American History X, one of three men who rape a clown in Vulgar, Ashton Kutcher's goth college roommate "Thumper" in The Butterfly Effect, American football player Louie Lastik in Remember the Titans, Johnny Depp's buddy and initial drug-dealing partner Tuna in Blow, and the simpleminded Pangle in Cold Mountain. Suplee also had a cameo in the HBO TV series Entourage in the fictional movie Queens Boulevard. In 2014, he was cast in the TV Land original sitcom Jennifer Falls, which reunited him with My Name Is Earl co-star, Jaime Pressly. In 2016, Suplee started playing D in Hulu's series Chance, as well as police officer Billy "Beer Pong" Tompkins on the Netflix sitcom The Ranch.
In 2020, Suplee launched his own podcast entitled American Glutton.
In August 2026, Suplee publicly cautioned against overreliance on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, saying that sustainable weight loss comes from building healthier long-term habits rather than relying on medication alone.
Personal life Since 2006, Suplee has been married to Brandy Lewis, the younger sister of actress and singer Juliette Lewis. He is a Scientologist.
In March 2011, Suplee was featured on TMZ on TV, having lost over in body weight. He mentioned on his podcast American Glutton that his heaviest weight was and his lightest weight was . He has credited cycling for helping keep fit, explaining "I ride road bikes, I ride bicycles". He once reached an all-time low of 9% body fat, but put some of the weight back on upon realizing that his weight had been a past source of acting opportunities.
In August 2026, Suplee talked about his use of heroin in a tribute to the recently deceased Hayden Panettiere, his Remember the Titans co-star.
Filmography Film +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Reference(s) 1995 Mallrats Willam Black 1996 One Down Prison inmate 1997 Chasing Amy Comic Fan A Better Place Large Rude Student 35 Miles from Normal Mike 11th Hour Mike 1998 Desert Blue Cale American History X Seth Ryan Bad Trip Josh 1999 Dogma Noman the Golgothan Voice role A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Tyrone Joshua Schatzberg 2000 Takedown Dan Brodley Road Trip Ed Bradford Vulgar Frankie Fanelli Remember the Titans Louie Lastik 2001 Don's Plum Big Bum Blow Tuna Evolution Deke Donald 2002 John Q. Max Conlin The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest Tiny 2003 Cold Mountain Pangle 2004 The Butterfly Effect Thumper Without a Paddle Elwood 2005 Neo Ned Johnny-Orderly 2006 Art School Confidential Vince Clerks II Teen #2 The Fountain Manny 2007 Mr. Woodcock Nedderman Cutlass Bruce Short film 2008 Struck Cupid 2009 Fanboys Harry Knowles Brothers Sweeney 2010 The Dry Land Jack Unstoppable Dewey 2011 I'm Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents AndrewShort film Grow Up Already Bunky 2012 Ten Feet Apart Homer Paper Cuts Steven Delivery Jake Short film 2013 Breakout Kenny Baxter The Wolf of Wall Street Toby Welch 2014 Walk of Shame Officer Dave 2015 True Story Pat Frato Tooken Paul Miller 2016 The Trust Russian Roulette Detective Deepwater Horizon Jason Anderson 2019 Motherless Brooklyn Gilbert Coney 2020 The Hunt Gary 2022 Dog Noah Clerks III Willam Black Role shared with Scott Mosier Babylon Wilson 2023 Manodrome Dad Leo God Is a Bullet Gutter Blood for Dust Slim 2024 Let's Start a Cult Cody Harper 2025 Dolly Tobe Bad Man Downer Roy Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes Reference(s) 1994 Tales from the Crypt Jaimie Episode: "Operation Friendship" 1994–1998 Boy Meets World Frankie Stechino 19 episodes 1995 Sister, Sister Lionel Episode: "Put to the Test" 1996 Don't Look Back Gary Television film 2004 Third Watch Aaron Gordon Episode: "Obsession" 2005–2009 My Name Is Earl Randy Hickey 96 episodes; Main cast 2005–2010 Entourage Himself 2 episodes 2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus Jingle Bells Television film 2010 The Good Guys Andy Davis Episode: "Dan on the Run" Playing with Guns Siff Television film Nevermind Nirvana Perry 2011 No Ordinary Family Tom Seeley Episode: "No Ordinary Double Standard" 2011–2013 Raising Hope Andrew 5 episodes 2011 Wilfred Spencer 2 episodes 2012 Men at Work Dan Episode: "Milo Full of Grace" Rise of the Zombies Marshall Television film 2014 Jennifer Falls Wayne Doyle 10 episodes; Main cast 2016–2020 The Ranch Officer Billy "Beer Pong" Tompkins 13 episodes 2016–2017 Chance Darius "D" Pringle 20 episodes; Main cast 2017 Twin Peaks Bill Shaker Episode: "The Return, Part 4" 2018–2020 Vampirina Uncle Bob Bigfoot 3 episodes; Voice 2019 Santa Clarita Diet Tommy 6 episodes 2020 Good Girls Gil 3 episodes 2024 The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh Jimbo Mills 8 episodes 2025 The Terminal List: Dark Wolf Klaus Episode: "E&E"
Music video Year Title Role Artist Reference(s) 2002 "Lonesome Tears" Friend Beck 2008 "Wasting Time" Guy at the door The Briggs 2010 "3000 Miles Away" Interrogator Star Fucking Hipsters
Video games Year Title Role Notes Reference(s) 2022 The Quarry Robert N. "Bobby" Hackett Likeness; Motion capture; Voice
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2006 OFTA Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series My Name is Earl Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Shared with Jason Lee, Jaime Pressly, Eddie Steeples, and Nadine Velazquez 2007 Golden Nymph Outstanding Actor – Comedy Series OFTA Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 2014 Gold Derby Film Award Ensemble Cast Shared with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bernthal, Jean Dujardin, Jon Favreau, Joanna Lumley, Cristin Milioti, Rob Reiner and Margot Robbie The Wolf of Wall Street Seattle Film Critics Award Best Ensemble Cast Shared with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bernthal, Jean Dujardin, Jon Favreau, Joanna Lumley, Cristin Milioti, Rob Reiner and Margot Robbie
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