Steve Byers

Steve Byers (born December 13 1976)[1] is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles on Falcon Beach and Slasher.

For the English politician, see Stephen Byers.
Steve Byers
Born (1976-12-13) December 13, 1976
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)Jennifer Steede
Children2

Early life

Byers was born in Scarborough, Ontario December 31, 1979. For professional reasons his actor profile generally states his birthdate as five years later (1979). He graduated 1993 (at the age of 19) [2]with the top award for Excellence in Drama from the Arts program at Unionville High School and enrolled in the University of Western Ontario's Film Program.[1]

Career

Among Byers' first professional roles were guest parts on La Femme Nikita and A Simple Wish.[3] He moved to Vancouver and took a recurring role on MTV's comedy series 2gether, then Byers returned to his home town of Toronto to appear with Rachel McAdams in MTV's Shotgun Love Dolls. Byers has since worked on many network television series including Kevin Hill, Glory Days, and the Dresden Files. One of Byers' most notable roles is Jason Tanner on TV show Falcon Beach.[4] Byers appeared in Left for Dead with Danielle Harris,[5] and in the film My Daughter's Secret.[5]

In January 2009 he acted in CBC's short-lived drama Wild Roses as Will McGregor.[6] He guest-starred in the eighth, fourteenth, and last episode of the tenth and final season of Smallville, playing Desaad, one of Darkseid's minions.[7] He played Heracles in Tarsem Singh's fantasy epic Immortals.[8] He also appeared in Lifetime's series Against The Wall as Officer Steve Kowalski[9] and in Alphas as John Bennett.[10] He had a lead role in Catch a Christmas Star, a 2013 Hallmark movie[10] and a supporting role in Gridlocked.[11] In 2016, Byers was cast in the main role of Cam Henry in the television series Slasher.[12]

Personal life

Byers is married to actress Jennifer Steede, and has two children.[3] Byers comes from an Irish background.[13][14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Goalie Gordie Howe
2017 Deadly Secrets by the Lake Hayden Blake
2017 Flatliners Marlo's Brother
2015 Gridlocked Scott Calloway
2013 Catch a Christmas Star Chris Marshall Television film
2011 Immortals Heracles
2007 Left for Dead Tommy St. Clair
2002 Carrie Roy Evarts Television film
2002 Heart of America Jeff
2001 Lucky Girl Brent Also known as My Daughter's Secret Life
1997 A Simple Wish Also known as The Fairy Godmother

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Shadowhunters Underhill 7 episodes
2017 Reign Archduke Ferdinand of Austria 5 episodes
2016 Slasher: The Executioner Cam Henry 8 episodes
2015–2016 The Man in the High Castle Lawrence Klemm 8 episodes
2012 Alphas John Bennett 7 episodes
2012 The L.A. Complex Gary Sanders 5 episodes
2011 Against the Wall Officer Steve Kowalski 10 episodes
2010–2011 Smallville Desaad 3 episodes
2009 Wild Roses Will McGregor 13 episodes
2006–2007 Falcon Beach Jason Tanner 26 episodes

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Division 2 Manny Ortega
2019 Far Cry New Dawn Nick Rye
2018 Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars
2018 Far Cry 5 Voice and Motion Capture
2017 Ghost Recon: Wildlands "Nomad"
2016 The Division Additional Voices
2015 Assassin's Creed: Unity - Dead Kings

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Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2017Canadian Screen AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited SeriesSlasherNominated[15]
2018TV Scoop AwardBest Guest StarShadowhuntersNominated
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References
  1. http://www.buddytv.com/info/steve-byers-info.aspx
  2. Unionville H.S. 1993 Yearbook "The Howl"
  3. "Steve Byers of "Catch a Christmas Star" Talks about Marriage, Romance, & Family". immortalswriter.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. "Falcon Beach TV | Faze Magazine". faze.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. "What Are They Up To? Falcon Beach's Steve Byers". buddytv.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. "Time-travelling dramady, Calgary land-battle soap to debut on CBC-TV". CBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. "Smallville Casts Darkseid's Minions Desaad And Godfrey". CBR.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  8. Lambrechts, Stephen (10 November 2011). "Immortals Review". IGN. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. "'Against the Wall': Top cop show's arresting twist". NY Daily News. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. "Steve Byers of "Alphas"-- A Fascinating Interview". immortalswriter.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  11. "Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2015: The Cast and Crew Talk Gridlocked". Shockya.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  12. "Steve Byers Talks Slasher [Exclusive] - The Televixen". The Televixen. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  13. https://twitter.com/TheSteveByers/status/346469006515007488
  14. https://twitter.com/TheSteveByers/status/247676507315646464
  15. "2017 TV Nominees - Academy.ca". Academy.ca. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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