Steve Howey is an American actor known for playing Van Montgomery on Reba, Keven from Shameless, Hopper in Sons of Anarchy, Mike Nazarian in Day Shift, and more.
Steve Howey is often confused for a former English professional footballer, who goes by the same now. However, after digging around, we found that they are not directly related and only share similar first and last a name.
With his several starring roles in movies and TV shows, Howey has managed to rack up an impressive net worth that you will learn about later in this article. Also, we will look at his personal life and see what there is about his wife and family. To get started, see a summary of the most important facts about the actor.
Top 10 facts about Steve Howey
- The actor was born Steve Michael Robert Howey on July 12, 1977, and he turned 45 years old on his birthday in 2022.
- His parents, Bill Howey and Carla Novinger, used to be acting coaches, and his father was also a director and screenwriter.
- One of Steve Howey’s earliest acting roles was as Jim in a 1998 film titled Class, which his dad wrote.
- On the TV show Reba, he played Van Montgomery in 125 episodes and also appeared in a music video by the singer who the show was named after.
- Steve Howey was Kevin from Shameless, who played the part for nearly a decade (2011 to 2021).
- He has appeared in over 40 movies and TV shows, including minor and major parts.
- In 2022, he was among the ensemble cast for the Netflix action comedy Day Shift as Mike Nazarian.
- Steve Howey married Sarah Shahi, an actress he met on the set of Reba in 2004, and they had three kids together.
- He and his wife filed for divorce in 2020 over irreconcilable differences, and it was finalized in January 2021.
- Steve Howey wife, Sarah Shahi, plays Billie Connelly in the TV series Sex/Life, and he is allegedly worth $2 million in 2022.
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Early life
Steve Michael Robert Howey was born on July 12, 1977, to Bill Howey and Carla Novinger, in Texas, USA. His family moved to Denver, Colorado, when he was in high school, and after he graduated, he got a two-year basketball scholarship to attend Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado.
Howey’s college is famous for the several sports options it offers students. Expectedly, the actor was supposed to chase a career in basketball from there. But, it seems that he was more interested in acting.
His interest in acting likely comes from his father, who has been an acting coach and director for several years. His mom, too, has been working as an acting coach for quite a long time. Without a doubt, they influenced his decision to chase acting full-time.
Career (Steve Howey movies and TV shows)
The actor began his professional career in the 1990s, and his first part was as a guest on the medical drama series ER and the sitcom The Drew Carey Show. He was about 17 at the time, and he had to put his career on hold to attend college. Next, he got to play the part of Jim in a 1998 film titled Class, which his dad wrote.
In 1999, he was cast as Mark Kerwin in the crime drama series Pacific Blue and was credited as a narrator for the animated cartoon compilation Totally Tooned In between 1999 and 2000. He played minor parts as Quarterback Elizey in one episode of ER, a student in one episode of The Drew Carey Show, and Chris DeFalco in an episode of Get Real.
Steve Howey on Reba
Steve Howey was Troy in Any Day Now, and his first major part was as Van Montgomery in 125 episodes of the sitcom Reba, which stars singer Reba McEntire. Then, he got to appear in the music video for “Every Other Weekend” by the singer. His part in the TV show changed his life trajectory and allowed him to meet his future wife.
He was part of the Reba sitcom cast from 2001 to 2007 when he got the lead role of K.C. Carlyle in the 2005 action movie Supercross. And the following year, he played Weatherby in the martial art film DOA: Dead or Alive, which is based on the Tecmo/Team Ninja fighting video game franchise of the same name.
He was featured in a minor role on The WB sitcom Twins as Zack, and he played Ty Troop in the 2007 TV movie The Beast and Mickey in the 2008 TV movie Five Year Plan.
In 2009, he appeared in the romantic comedy Bride Wars, the independent comedy film Still Waiting…, and the horror comedy Stan Helsing (as the title character). The same year, Howey appeared in one season of Surviving Suburbia as Brock and featured in 10 episodes of the comedy web series Ctrl.
Kevin from Shameless
The actor had guest roles in TV shows like State of Romance and Psych in 2010, as well as in Love Bites in 2011. From 2011 to 2021, he played the character of Kevin Ball in the comedy-drama television series Shameless. He had started as a series regular but became a main cast member and was with the show until its end.
Steve Howey was part of the ensemble cast for the 2011 Rock It Production comedy film Conception and played Terry in the romantic comedy Losing Control. He featured as Marcus in the Warner Bros. produced comedy Something Borrowed, which also included Kate Hudson, John Krasinski, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Colin Egglesfield.
In 2012, he played Brody in the short film Monster Roll and was part of the cast for the French-American independent comedy film Wrong Cops. He appeared as a guest in the sitcom New Girl as Jax McTavish, a professional football player, and had a brief stint on the crime drama TV series Sons of Anarchy.
In the 2014 paranormal romance movie In Your Eyes, Howey played Bo Soames. In one episode of Jennifer Falls, he was Frank and starred as Marco Santini in the TV film Where’s This Party?
The actor had a guest appearance on the Comedy Central sitcom Workaholics in 2015 and starred as Makewi in the drama film See You in Valhalla. A year later, he was credited in movies like Love on the Run and the romantic comedy Unleashed, which also starred Kate Micucci, Hana Mae Lee, and others.
In 2017, he had a small part in the TV show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and played a role in the film Blue & Green. He then got to play Danny Cooper in three episodes of the military drama SEAL Team in 2018.
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