Steve Howey (actor)
Steven Michael Robert Howey (born July 12, 1977 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American film and television actor.[1] He is known for his roles as Van Montgomery on The WB/CW television series Reba, and Kevin Ball on the Showtime series Shameless. Howey has also appeared in the films Supercross, DOA: Dead or Alive, Bride Wars, Game Over, Man!, and Something Borrowed.
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Born | Steven Michael Robert Howey July 12, 1977 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 3 |
Early life and education
Howey moved from Texas to Denver, Colorado in high school, and later attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado for two years on a basketball scholarship.[2][3][4]
Career
Howey has guest-starred on various TV shows including ER (1994) and The Drew Carey Show The X-files season 5 episode 8 (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.
In 2001, Howey got his first starring role in a series when he was cast as Van Montgomery in the show Reba. Howey stayed with the show until it ended in 2007. He also appeared in Reba McEntire's music video Every Other Weekend, with his Reba co-star Joanna García. He also did a cameo in Broad City.
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 Jaime Pressly and Eric Roberts.[5] 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 portrayed the title role in the 2009 film, Stan Helsing.[6] That same year, Howey also appeared in the web series CTRL playing Ben Piller. He has also appeared on the show Psych.
In summer 2010, Howey joined the cast of the Showtime dramedy Shameless, as Kevin Ball, a series regular. Season 2 premiered January 8, 2012, with Howey remaining a main cast member.[7]
In 2013, Howey guest starred on an episode of Fox's New Girl entitled "TinFinity" as Jax, a professional football player and love interest of Jess (Zooey Deschanel).[8]
Personal life
Howey is married to actress Sarah Shahi.[9] The two became engaged in June 2007, while vacationing in Hawaii and married on February 7, 2009, in Las Vegas. In July 2009, they had their first child, a son.[10] Shahi had an at-home water birth.[11] In March 2015, Shahi again home birthed their twins, a daughter and son.[12] Howey and Shahi filed for divorce in May 2020.[13]
Shahi mentioned that Howey is of Scottish descent on an episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.[14]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Class | Jim | |
2005 | Supercross | K.C. Carlyle | |
2006 | DOA: Dead or Alive | Weatherby | |
2009 | Bride Wars | Daniel Williams | |
2009 | Still Waiting... | Agnew | Video |
2009 | Stan Helsing | Stan Helsing | |
2011 | Conception | Joel | |
2011 | Losing Control | Terry | |
2011 | Something Borrowed | Marcus | |
2012 | Monster Roll | Brody | Short |
2013 | Wrong Cops | Sandy / Michael | |
2014 | In Your Eyes | Bo Soames | |
2015 | See You in Valhalla | Makewi | |
2016 | Love on the Run | Rick | |
2016 | Unleashed | Sam | |
2018 | Game Over, Man! | Rich | |
2018 | Making Babies | John Kelly | Post-production |
2019 | Stuber | Felix |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Pacific Blue | N/A | Episode: "Silicone Valley of the Dolls" |
1999–2000 | Totally Tooned In | Narrator | Unknown episodes |
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 |
2006 | Twins | Zack | Episode: "Blast from the Past" |
2007 | The Beast | Ty Troop | Television movie |
2008 | Five Year Plan | Mickey | Television movie |
2009 | Surviving Suburbia | Brock | Episode: "Three End Tables" |
2009 | Ctrl | Ben Piller | 10 episodes |
2010 | State of Romance | Mike | Episode: "Pilot" |
2010 | Psych | Derek | Episode: "Thrill Seekers and Hell Raisers" |
2011 | Love Bites | Kell | Episode: "Firsts" |
2011–present | Shameless | Kevin Ball | 122 episodes |
2013 | New Girl | Jax McTavish | Episode: "Tinfinity" |
2013 | Sons of Anarchy | Hopper | 3 episodes |
2014 | Jennifer Falls | Frank | Episode: "The Virginity Thief" |
2014 | Where's This Party? | Marco Santini | Television movie |
2015 | Workaholics | Blue Knight DeMamp | Episode: "Gramps DeMamp Is Dead" |
2017 | Blue & Green | Michiga'n | Television movie |
2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Andy "Monster" McPherson | Episode: "Intent" |
2018 | SEAL Team | Danny Cooper | 3 episodes |
2019 | Dead to Me | Jason | Episode: "I've Gotta Get Away" |
See also
References
- "Steve Howey". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- "Family weekend at NJC starts Friday". Journal-Advocate. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- Evan "Mushy" Jacobs. "EXCLUSIVE: MovieWeb Revs It Up With Steve Howey of 'Supercross'". MovieWeb. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- Michael Roberts. "Photos: Ten Colorado-connected funny people". Westword. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- Sources in article "DOA: Dead or Alive".
- "Stan Helsing Takes It to the Streets!". Dread Central. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- "Husted: Summer music series on menu again at Elway's". The Denver Post. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- "'New Girl' 2x18 'TinFinity' stills released • Hypable". Hypable. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- Metz, Nina (November 29, 2017). "'Shameless' star Steve Howey on his evolution as an actor". Chicago Tribune.
- "Meet William Wolf Howey!". People. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Sarah Shahi: How I Handled My Home Birth". People. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- "Steve Howey and Sarah Shahi Welcome Twins Violet Moon and Knox Blue". People. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- "'Shameless' Star Steve Howey and Sarah Shahi Split After 11 Years of Marriage". Us Magazine. June 29, 2020.
- Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Dec 30, 2008.
External links
- Steve Howey on IMDb
- Steve Howey at the Country Music Television