Quick Facts
Biography
Steven Michael Robert Howey (born July 12, 1977) is an American film and television actor.
He is 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, in the role of Kevin "Kev" Ball.
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.
Career
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.
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.
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. 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. 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.
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).
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, son William Wolf was born. Shahi gave birth during an at-home water birth. On March 1, 2015, Shahi again home birthed their twins: daughter Violet Moon and son Knox.
Shahi mentioned that Howey is of Scottish descent on an episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
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" |
| ER | Quarterback Elizey | Episode: "Homecoming" | |
| 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 | 126 episodes |
| 2005 | Supercross | K.C. Carlyle | |
| 2006 | Twins | Zack | Episode: "Blast from the Past" |
| DOA: Dead or Alive | Weatherby | ||
| 2007 | The Beast | Ty Troop | |
| 2009 | Bride Wars | Daniel Williams | |
| Still Waiting... | Agnew | ||
| Surviving Suburbia | Brock | Episode: "Three End Tables" | |
| Ctrl | Ben Piller | 10 episodes | |
| State of Romance | Mike | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Stan Helsing | Stan | ||
| 2010 | Psych | Derek Walker | Episode: "Thrill Seekers and Hell Raisers" |
| Losing Control | Terry | ||
| Conception | Joel | ||
| 2011–present | Shameless | Kevin "Kev" Ball | 84 Episodes |
| 2011 | Something Borrowed | Marcus | |
| 2013 | New Girl | Jax McTavish | Episode: "Tinfinity" |
| Sons of Anarchy | Hopper | 3 Episodes | |
| Wrong Cops | Sandy/Michael | ||
| 2014 | In Your Eyes | Bo Soames | |
| 2014 | Jennifer Falls | The old classmate | Episode: "The Virginity Thief" |
| 2015 | Workaholics | Blue Knight DeMamp | Episode: "Gramps DeMamp is Dead" |
| 2015 | See You in Valhalla | Makewi |