Stephen Sean Ford

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Stephen Ford
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Stephen Ford in 2016
Born
Stephen Sean Lunsford

(1989-11-25) November 25, 1989 (age 33) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Stephen Sean Ford ( Lunsford; born November 25, 1989) is an American actor and internet content producer. He played the titular character in The CW's Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight .

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Early life

Ford was born in Sacramento, California. [1] His parents sent him to acting class in elementary school to keep him out of trouble. [2]

Career

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.[ citation needed ] His content consisted of parodies of blockbuster films such as Inception , Twilight , and The Hangover .[ citation needed ]

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 Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight . [2] 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.[ citation needed ] In 2016, he started working for YouTube gaming channel Machinima as a host, editor, and producer for a variety of content.[ citation needed ] This sub-channel, Ascender, focused on live action adaptations of video games, starting with SIXERS, based on Ubisoft's Rainbow Six: Siege.[ citation needed ] Ford parted ways with the company, taking the Ascender channel with him, using it to rebrand his own production company. [8] [ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Blood DeepYoung Wil
2006The Problem with PercivalKyle StrumShort film
2007 Bratz Cameron
2009 Maneater Todd
2011The Hangover HollywoodStephenShort film
2011 Beneath the Darkness Brian
2012The Bournes AnonymousJason BourneShort film
2012FanaticHimselfShort film
2013FirstJesseShort film
2014HomecomingYoung WilSequel to Blood Deep (2005)
2015 Wrestling Isn't Wrestling Theatre Audience MemberVideo documentary short
2015GetawayXXXXShort film
2016Slay BellesSean
2016I Am Watching YouStranger
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Malcolm in the Middle Neighborhood Kid2 episodes (Season 4, Episode 13 and 14)
2004 Unfabulous Chad Fennell3 episodes (Season 1, Episode 4, 10, and 13)
2005 The Young and the Restless StevenEpisode 8258
2007 Zoey 101 GregSeason 3, Episode 15
2007 Cory in the House SchulmanSeason 1, Episode 19
2008–2009 Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight Kit Taylor, Dragon Knight, and Adam, OnyxMain role, dual role
2009 Desperate Housewives Travers McLain Season 5, Episode 19
2009–2010 Private Practice Fillmore 'Dink' DavisRecurring role (seasons 3–4), 6 episodes
2011 Victorious Dale SquiresSeason 1, Episode 9
2012 Teen Wolf Matt DaehlerRecurring role (season 2), 9 episodes
2013 Switched at Birth Teo Hanahan2 episodes (Season 2, Episode 1 and 2)
2016Future GirlHubbleSeason 1, Episode 3

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  8. Ford, Stephen (August 18, 2016). "I'm loving this new job @machinima and theinsidegaming. Even if it's for a short while, it's… https://www.instagram.com/p/BJRhz0bhbQ9/". @StephenSeanFord. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)