| Stephen Ford | |
| Birth Name: | Stephen Sean Lunsford |
| Birth Date: | 25 November 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
Stephen Sean Ford (né Lunsford; born November 25, 1989) is an American actor and internet content producer. He played the titular character in The CW's .
Ford was born in Sacramento, California.[1] His parents sent him to acting class in elementary school to keep him out of trouble.[2]
Ford participated in Looking Ahead, a youth program sponsored by the Actors Fund of America, as a teen. He was a member of the Leadership Council from 2006 to 2007.[3] He began producing his own independent videos on YouTube in 2006. His content consisted of parodies of blockbuster films such as Inception, Twilight, and The Hangover.
Ford's early roles included minor characters in Zoey 101, Bratz, and Victorious. In 2009, he was cast in the main role for the kids' TV show . Ford co-starred in the horror films Maneater and Beneath the Darkness.[4] In 2012, he was cast as Matt Daehler in a recurring role on Teen Wolf.[5] [6] Ford appeared in the psychological thriller film Homecoming, released on December 31, 2013.[7]
In 2014, shortly after his role on Switched at Birth, he took a hiatus from acting. In 2016, he started working for YouTube gaming channel Machinima as a host, editor, and producer for a variety of content. This sub-channel, Ascender, focused on live action adaptations of video games, starting with SIXERS, based on Ubisoft's Rainbow Six: Siege. Ford parted ways with the company, taking the Ascender channel with him, using it to rebrand his own production company.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Blood Deep | Young Wil | |
| 2006 | The Problem with Percival | Kyle Strum | Short film |
| 2007 | Bratz | Cameron | |
| 2009 | Maneater | Todd | |
| 2011 | The Hangover Hollywood | Stephen | Short film |
| 2011 | Beneath the Darkness | Brian | |
| 2012 | The Bournes Anonymous | Jason Bourne | Short film |
| 2012 | Fanatic | Himself | Short film |
| 2013 | First | Jesse | Short film |
| 2014 | Homecoming | Young Wil | Sequel to Blood Deep (2005) |
| 2015 | Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Theatre Audience Member | Video documentary short |
| 2015 | Getaway | XXXX | Short film |
| 2016 | Slay Belles | Sean | |
| 2016 | I Am Watching You | Stranger | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Malcolm in the Middle | Neighborhood Kid | 2 episodes (Season 4, Episode 13 and 14) | |
| 2004 | Unfabulous | Chad Fennell | 3 episodes (Season 1, Episode 4, 10, and 13) | |
| 2005 | The Young and the Restless | Steven | Episode 8258 | |
| 2007 | Zoey 101 | Greg | Season 3, Episode 15 | |
| 2007 | Cory in the House | Schulman | Season 1, Episode 19 | |
| 2008–2009 | Kit Taylor, Dragon Knight, and Adam, Onyx | Main role, dual role | ||
| 2009 | Desperate Housewives | Travers McLain | Season 5, Episode 19 | |
| 2009–2010 | Private Practice | Fillmore 'Dink' Davis | Recurring role (seasons 3–4), 6 episodes | |
| 2011 | Victorious | Dale Squires | Season 1, Episode 9 | |
| 2012 | Teen Wolf | Matt Daehler | Recurring role (season 2), 9 episodes | |
| 2013 | Switched at Birth | Teo Hanahan | 2 episodes (Season 2, Episode 1 and 2) | |
| 2016 | Future Girl | Hubble | Season 1, Episode 3 |