Steve Young
Steve Young graduated from the renowned T Schreiber acting studio in New York and attended the Manhattan School of Comedy. Steve performed stand-up for years at New York's top comedy clubs in the same line-up as comics such as Louis C.K and Jim Gaffigan. In 2015, Steve was nominated for the best supporting actor for playing Damien in the theatre show Ruben Guthrie, which won best theatre show that year. In 2017, Steve won Best Actor in a comedy for Things That Go Bump at the Auckland International Film Festival. In 2020, he appeared in the major feature film, Blood Vessel, appearing alongside Alyssa Southerland (Vikings, The Mist), Robert Taylor (Longmire, The Matrix, Focus), Christopher Kirby (Star Wars, Matrix 2 & 3), and Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek, These Final Hours). In 2021, Steve wrote, directed and starred in the proof-of-concept film, Hells Kitchen, a gangster film set in New York City in 1978. Hells Kitchen has received nominations at several of the world's top 50 film festivals (Bafta & Oscar qualifying), for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Ensemble Cast, and Best Costumes. In 2022, Hells Kitchen won The WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival which is the oldest independent film festival in the world. It's Canadian Screen Award Qualifying and regarded as a world top 50. By winning Best Drama Film, Hells Kitchen receives consideration for the Canadian Screen Awards. In 2023, Steve can be seen in the highly anticipated feature film, Sons of Summer, appearing alongside Temuera Morrison (Star Wars films, The Book of Boba Fett, Aquaman). Steve is in the early development stage to produce and star in a psychological horror feature film titled, Silence Falls.