Biographie
Steve is an German-American actor, musician, and media producer. He was born to his German mother and American father, Evelyn and William, who initially married and lived in Germany before moving to the United States a few years before he was born.
In his teens, Steve began performing as a post-Civil War soldier who was stationed at Fort Ontario in his hometown of Oswego, NY. For two summers, his role encompassed daily rifle-musket firing and military drill exercises, as well as parade and ceremony appearances.
In 1992 and under the stage name Exit, he began composing and appearing as frontman for his performance art band 99¢ Special. His band toured numerous cities and states, gaining a following and label interest until ending in 1996. He began composing again in 2005 under the project name One Cent Left, as well as performing with the cyber/steampunk band Psyche Corporation in the late 2000s. He also appeared and sang within a 100-person choir along side 99¢ Special bandmate Darren Blunt on the Einstürzende Neubauten DVD Palast der Republik (2006).
Having a lifelong desire to act, it wasn't until 2011 that Steve first walked on to a set as background for the independent film Hick (2011), starring Chloë Grace Moretz. Soon after, due to a natural likeness to Tom Mison, he was selected to portray Ichabod Crane's body double in several episodes of FOX's Sleepy Hollow (2013). He has since continued to do body double and stand-in work, as well as in 2016 appeared on stage for Ray Wagner's play 'Inherit the Stars'.
Steve formed H.O.W.D.Y. Media® in 2000, a successful multimedia production company focusing web development, graphic design, audio & video, and music production. In 2003, he extended his video production skills by attended Onondaga Community College for single camera video production. In 2021, he studied acting and graduated with an Associates in Science from Cape Fear Community College. He then studied audio production, acting, and screenwriting at University of North Carolina at Wilmington, graduating in 2024 with a Bachelor's in Computer Science (A.I.) with a minor in Creative Writing.
In 2024, he became an early member of Uncontained Improv which focused on the teachings of Viola Spolin and Sandy Meisner. Steve also worked with a local independent film production company, assisting in administration as well as leading meetings and screenwriting sessions.
