Shooting Strait

Steven Strait

Steven Strait was born on March 23rd, 1986 in New York City, New York. He grew up in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, where he was exposed to the cultural arts at a young age...particularly in theater and music. He was educated at Public School Number Three before attending a Catholic high school, and though he would grow up a little faster than many thanks to his urban surroundings, the highly active youngster still found time to cut loose with a bit of basketball and boxing. His first job was replacing the weights others used at a loyal gym. It was during a workout session at the gym that Strait was scouted by Boss Models agent John Babin, and though the classically handsome teen had retained a manager since making his stage debut in a Village Community School musical, it was finally time to move on to bigger and better things. Subsequently sent by Babin to A&F Casting directly after signing with Boss.

Some of the magazines he has appeared in include L’Uomo Vogue, Spoon Magazine, Details, Surface Magazine and Pop Magazine. He is also highly sought after by top fashion photographers such as Dah Len, Peter Murdoch Ellen von Unwerth, and Bruce Weber. He has also modeled for Harleguin and Hollister advertisement campaigns.

Steven began taking acting lessons at the age of eleven, and at the age of thirteen he started to study theater and stage craft at the prestigious Stella Adler Conservatory in New York. For the next five years he continued to study both at Stella Adler and with various other teachers and schools, including Black Nexxus. Steven worked with some of the best photographers in the business before making his small screen debut in an episode of the popular television drama Third Watch.

In 2004, after graduating from Xavier High School in NYC he moved out to California to pursue a career in show biz. It was not long for him to receive his first role in 'Sky High'...after his very first audition! Strait would subsequently appear in the entertainment industry comedy drama 'Undiscovered' before testing his skills with a substantial role as one of four teens bestowed with supernatural abilities in director Renny Harlin's 'The Covenant' in 2006.

Besides his film career, Steven has a passion for music. He is the lead singer in a band called Tribe. They were recently signed to Lakeshore Records, and are slated to release their first full-length album in early 2006. In fact, Steven writes most of the lyrics to the hard rock group's music. Besides his rock group, Steven also recorded six songs for his film 'Undiscovered's soundtrack.

Next, moviegoers will catch Strait opposite Camilla Belle in Roland Emmerich's upcoming drama-adventure '10,000 B.C.', a prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. He is also in negotiations to appear in Andrew Douglas' new horror-adventure, 'Priest', alongside Gerard Butler (also in talks).

Although he is busy in films, Steven continues modeling and recently has been signed for campaigns with Harlequin and Hollister Co. Steven enjoys basketball, boxing, karate, and reading. His favorite authors are Roald Dahl, Emerson, Thoreau and other modernist writers.

• Steven has a younger sister.

• Steven is 6'2" tall.
• Steven has been featured as one of "Hollywood's Next Gen-Men" in the September style issue of Vanity Fair magazine- go Steven!