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For the English politician, see Stephen Byers.
Steve Byers
Born (1974-12-31) December 31, 1974 (age 49)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Years active2000–present
SpouseJennifer Steede
Children2

Steve Byers (born December 31, 1974)[1] is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles on Falcon Beach and Slasher.

Early life

Byers was born in Scarborough, Ontario on December 31, 1979. He graduated 1993,[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 played the leading 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.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice Blaine
2002 Heart of America Jeff
2003 House of the Dead Matt
2004 My Brother's Keeper Victor Stanton
2006 One Way Ricardo
2007 Heir Apparent Sonny Short film
2007 Left for Dead Tommy St. Clair
2010 The Man Who Loved Flowers The Man Who Loved Flowers Short film
2011 Immortals Heracles
2012 Total Recall Hauser Cover Identities
2015 Gridlocked Scott Calloway
2016 The Apostle Peter: Redemption Martinian
2017 Flatliners Marlo's Brother
2019 Goalie Gordie Howe

Television

Year 2023 Title Slasher Season 4 Role Andrew May Jr. Notes
2000 First Wave Medical Assistant Episode: "Mabus"
2000 2gether: The Series A. B. Ceedee 2 episodes
2001 The Wedding Dress Captain Jeffries Television film
2001 Much Ado About Whatever Derek Thomas Episode: "Gilby's Millions"
2001 Shotgun Love Dolls Damien Unsold pilot
2002 Glory Days Brad the Clown Episode: "Clowning Glory"
2002 Carrie Roy Evarts Television film
2003 John Doe Eyebrow Ring Teenager Episode: "Illegal Alien"
2003 Missing Ben Nugent Episode: "They Come as They Go"
2004 Mutant X Leo Pierce Episode: "Brother's Keeper"
2004 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours Dan Banting Documentary series; episode: "Hijacked"
2005 Kevin Hill Russell Minden Episode: "Man's Best Friend"
2006–2007 Falcon Beach Jason Tanner 26 episodes
2007; 2008 The Dresden Files Brady Whitfield / Jason Tanner Episode: "Walls" (as Brady Whitfield);
Episode: "Pilot: Storm Front" (as Jason Tanner)
2007 My Daughter's Secret Brent Television film
2008 Glitch Jason Television film
2009 Wild Roses Will McGregor 12 episodes
2009 Final Verdict Casey Gordon Television film
2009 CSI: Miami Tyler Marr Episode: "Chip/Tuck"
2010 The Bridge Anders Episode: "The Unguarded Moment"
2010–2011 Smallville Desaad 3 episodes
2011 Against the Wall Officer Steve Kowalski 10 episodes
2011 Call Me Fitz Olaf Stoltzfus Episode: "How Do You Say 'Blow Job' in Pennsylvania Dutch?"
2012 Alphas John Bennett 7 episodes
2012 The L.A. Complex Gary Sanders 5 episodes
2013 Catch a Christmas Star Chris Marshall Television film
2014 Rocky Road Rick Johnson Television film
2014 The Lottery Luke / Perry's boss n lover Episode: "Crystal City"
2015 Remedy Gord Mathers 2 episodes
2015–2016 The Man in the High Castle Lawrence Klemm 8 episodes
2016 Slasher: The Executioner Cam Henry 8 episodes
2017 Ransom Fraser Episode: "Joe"
2017 Reign Archduke Ferdinand of Austria 5 episodes
2017 Deadly Secrets by the Lake Hayden Blake Television film
2017 The Christmas Cure Mitch Television film
2018–2019 Shadowhunters Andrew Underhill 9 episodes
2018 Good Witch: Tale of Two Hearts Edward Television special
2018 Supergirl Tom 2 episodes
2019 Frankie Drake Mysteries Hiram Bingham III Episode: "The Old Switcheroo"
2019 Amish Abduction Jacob Television film
2020 Glass Houses John Cooper Television film
2020 Hudson & Rex Asher Browning Episode: "Flare of the Dog"
2020 Workin' Moms Sean 4 episodes
2021 The Perfect Pairing

Video games

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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2017 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series Slasher Nominated [13]
2018 TV Scoop Award Best Guest Star Shadowhunters Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "Steve Byers - BuddyTV".
  2. ^ Unionville H.S. Yearbook "The Howl"
  3. ^ a b "Steve Byers of "Catch a Christmas Star" Talks about Marriage, Romance, & Family". immortalswriter.blogspot.ca. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Falcon Beach TV | Faze Magazine". faze.ca. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b "What Are They Up To? Falcon Beach's Steve Byers". buddytv.com. 31 July 2007. 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. 17 August 2010. 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. ^ a b "Steve Byers of "Alphas"-- A Fascinating Interview". immortalswriter.blogspot.ca. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2015: The Cast and Crew Talk Gridlocked". Shockya.com. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Steve Byers Talks Slasher [Exclusive] - The Televixen". The Televixen. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  13. ^ "2017 TV Nominees - Academy.ca". Academy.ca. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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