Born in Canada Steve grew up in South America and Cleveland Heights Ohio An actor and writer his film television appearances include recurring roles on SheHulk Attorney at Law Yellowstone PValley The Walking Dead Brockmire and House of Cards He also appeared in two HBO films directed by Barry Levinson Wizard of Lies with Robert DeNiro and Paterno with Al Pacino Film appearances include Damien Chazelles First Man The Conjuring 13 The Hunger Games Birth of a Nation Insidious 2 3 The Front Runner and Charlie Days Fools Paradise He was the head writer for both of Tyler Perrys television series House of Payne and Meet the Browns where he supervised over 100 episodes and won two consecutive NAACP IMAGE Awards for Best Comedy Series He is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts