---
name: "Eddie Steeples"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eddie-steeples"
fi1m_id: "eddie-steeples"
imdb_id: "nm1100337"
tmdb_id: 202958
wikidata_id: "Q554460"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 November 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T14:26:54.344322+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Eddie Steeples

## Identity

Eddie Steeples

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eddie-steeples
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eddie-steeples
- **IMDb ID:** nm1100337
- **TMDB ID:** 202958
- **Wikidata ID:** Q554460
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Steeples, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q554460, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1100337/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/202958

Actor. Born 25 November 1973 in Spring, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 November 1973, Spring, Texas, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Steeples, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q554460, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1100337/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/202958

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*My Name Is Earl*](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md) (77)

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## Biography

Eddie Steeples is an American actor. He played the recurring role of Darnell Turner, also known as Crab Man, in the NBC sitcom *My Name Is Earl* (2005–2009). He gained earlier national recognition as the "Rubberband Man" in a series of OfficeMax television commercials.

Born on 25 November 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri, Steeples was raised in Spring, Texas. He graduated from Klein Oak High School in 1992 and later studied theatre at Cabrillo College and with the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre before moving to New York City, where he joined an experimental film group and appeared in short films.

His feature film credits include *Torque* (2004), *Akeelah and the Bee* (2006), *Would You Rather* (2013), *Home Alone: The Holiday Heist* (2012) and *Jiu Jitsu* (2020). He has also appeared in *Raising Hope* (2010) and *The Guest Book* (2017–2018).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), Fi1m 77, as Darnell Turner — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cowboy* (2025), as Crane
- *Hot Seat* (2022), as Jackson
- *Bosch: Legacy* (2022), series, as Curtis Dignan
- *Jiu Jitsu* (2020), as Tex
- *American Nightmares* (2018), as Floyd Johnson
- *Limelight* (2018), as Cameron
- *The Guest Book* (2017), series, as Eddie
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip* (2015), as Barry
- *A House Is Not a Home* (2015), as Lucas St. Michelle
- *Legs* (2015), as Legs · Co-Producer
- *OJ: The Musical* (2013), as Stan
- *Would You Rather* (2013), as Cal
- *Home Alone: The Holiday Heist* (2012), as Mr. Hughes
- *Zombie Apocalypse* (2011), as Billy
- *Raising Hope* (2010), series, as Tyler, Tyler the Gas Man
- *Wristcutters: A Love Story* (2007), as Josh (uncredited)
- *I Know Who Killed Me* (2007), as Saeed
- *When Is Tomorrow* (2007), as Ron · Producer, Writer
- *Akeelah and the Bee* (2006), as Derrick-T
- *The Lost* (2006), as Stevie-Ray
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, as Darnell Turner — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *Torque* (2004), as Rasan
- *People Are Dead* (2002), as Cop #2
- *Curiosity*, as Dustin
- *Room 566*, as Ellis

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