Stephen is a Houston-native actor currently training at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. 

During his sophomore year of high school, Stephen was awarded the Best Featured Performer Award from the Tommy Tune Awards, an organization sponsored by Theatre Under the Stars and the National High School Musical Theatre Awards. In later years, Stephen received the Best Supporting Actor Award, a nomination as Best Leading Actor, and a TTA Collegiate Scholarship. Stephen was also recognized as an International Honor Thespian and Presidential Thespian Scholar by the ITS, of which he is a proud alumnus.

Stephen, since joining the SAFD in the summer of 2015 has attended CISCO, Summer Sling, The Texas Intensive, and two National Workshops. Stephen also had the opportunity to train privately with CT H. Russ Brown and AAC Troy Beckman in order to earn the rest of his certifications and become a AAC.

Stephen spent a year training at the University of Evansville, until he transferred out and spent a year training. In the Fall of 2017, he began studying for a BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre at the Royal Central School of Speech in Drama, University of London.