Steve Howey (actor)
| Steve Howey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Steve Michael Robert Howey July 12, 1977 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Sarah Shahi (2009–present) |
Steven Michael Robert "Steve" Howey (born July 12, 1977) is an American film and television actor.
He is well known for his role as Van Montgomery in the television series Reba. His roles also include the films Supercross, DOA: Dead or Alive, and Bride Wars. He is currently starring in the Showtime series Shameless, portraying the role of Kevin "Kev" Ball.
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[edit] Life and Career
Howey was born in San Antonio, Texas, to director Bill Howey and Carla. He has two older siblings: Bret and Tammy. Although they moved a lot during his childhood, Howey's parents settled in Los Angeles, where he attended junior high and most of high school. After moving to Denver to complete his senior year, he earned a basketball scholarship to Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado. However, during his second year, he started to lose interest in basketball and started focusing on drama, joining his father's acting class.
Howey has guest-starred on various TV shows including ER (1994) and The Drew Carey Show (1995). He also starred in and produced the independent film Class (1998), which was written and directed by his father and was accepted into the Denver International Film Festival.[citation needed]
In 2001, Howey got his first series starring role when he was cast as Van Montgomery in the show Reba. Howey stayed with the show until it was canceled in 2007. He also appeared in Reba McEntire's music video Every Other Weekend, with his Reba co-star Joanna Garcia.
In 2005, he starred in the action film Supercross as K.C. Carlyle, an MX racer. Howey also played Weatherby in the movie DOA: Dead or Alive, alongside Jamie Pressly and Eric Roberts.[1] In 2009, he starred in Bride Wars, with Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson (with whom he also starred in the 2011 movie Something Borrowed, once again as her love interest). Howey also starred as the titular character in the 2009 film, Stan Helsing.[2] That same year, Howey also appeared in the web series CTRL playing Ben Piller.[3] He has also appeared on the show Psych.[4]
In Summer 2010, Howey joined the cast of the Showtime dramedy Shameless, as Kevin Ball, a series regular. Season two premiered January 8, 2012, with Howey remaining a main cast member.[5]
[edit] Personal life
Howey is married to actress Sarah Shahi. The two became engaged in June 2007, while vacationing in Hawaii and married on February 7, 2009, in Las Vegas. On July 8, 2009, they had their first child, William Wolf Howey.[6] Shahi gave birth during an at-home water birth.[7]
Shahi has worked with Howey's father. She mentioned that Howey is of Scottish descent on an episode of The Late Late Show.[8]
He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Class | Jim | |
| 1999 | Pacific Blue | Episode: "Silicon Valley of the Dolls" | |
| 2000 | Get Real | Chris DeFalco | Episode: "Falling from Grace" |
| 2000 | ER | Quarterback Elizey | Episode: "Homecoming" |
| 2000 | The Drew Carey Show | Student | Episode: "Be Drew to Your School" |
| 2001 | Any Day Now | Troy | Episode: "Everyone Deserves to Be Loved" |
| 2001–2007 | Reba | Van Montgomery | 125 episodes |
| 2005 | Supercross | K.C. Carlyle | |
| 2006 | Twins | Zack | Episode: "Blast from the Past" |
| 2006 | DOA: Dead or Alive | Weatherby | |
| 2007 | The Beast | Ty Troop | |
| 2009 | Bride Wars | Daniel Williams | |
| 2009 | Still Waiting... | Agnew | |
| 2009 | Surviving Suburbia | Brock | Episode: "Three End Tables" |
| 2009 | Ctrl | Ben Piller | 10 episodes |
| 2009 | State of Romance | Mike | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Stan Helsing | Stan | |
| 2010 | Psych | Derek Walker | Episode: "Thrill Seekers and Hell Raisers" |
| 2010 | Losing Control | Terry | |
| 2010 | Conception | Joel | |
| 2011-present | Shameless | Kevin "Kev" Ball | |
| 2011 | Something Borrowed | Marcus |
[edit] References
- ^ Sources in article "DOA: Dead or Alive".
- ^ Stan Helsing Takes It to the Streets!
- ^ Ctrl (web series)
- ^ http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Poolzone/news/?a=14559
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_14906661
- ^ http://celebrity-moms.blogspot.com/2009/07/sarah-shahi-welcomes-son-william-wolf.html
- ^ http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/03/10/sarah-shahi-how-i-handled-my-home-birth/
- ^ Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Dec 30, 2008.
