Steve Talley

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Steve Talley
Born
Steven Douglas Talley

(1981-08-12) August 12, 1981 (age 44)
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse
(m. 2015;div. 2023)
Children1

Steven Douglas Talley (born August 12, 1981) is an American actor who grew up in Avon, Indiana. [1] He is best known for his portrayal of Dwight Stifler in American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile and American Pie Presents: Beta House .

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Career

Talley's on-screen career began in 2002, with a minor part in the daytime soap opera As the World Turns . He appeared in three episodes of the drama series Summerland between June and July 2005 as Bryce. The following year, Talley made a guest appearance in the drama film Peaceful Warrior and on the sitcom Twins .

In the same year, Talley portrayed Dwight Stifler in American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile , the fifth installment in the American Pie film series. [2] Released directly to video, the film earned over US$27 million worldwide. [3] Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk wrote that Talley as Stifler "makes for one of the least appealing movie characters I've ever seen." [4] The following year, Talley again starred as Stifler in American Pie Presents: Beta House , the sixth installment in the series. [5] Released directly to video, the film earned over US$18 million worldwide. [6]

Talley was featured in Van Wilder: Freshman Year as the character Dirk Arnold and also starred as Eric P. Keller in the 2010 direct-to-DVD film Hole in One , which had various names prior to release. Recently Talley has moved on to less juvenile movies, landing the lead role of investigative reporter Matt Harper in Deadline , about the racially motivated murder of an African-American youth in the South. As well as film credits, Talley has also featured in a British television commercial for Pepsi Max. During Super Bowl XLIV, he drove a car in a Bridgestone commercial about a crazy bachelor party gone wrong. Talley is also featured in a 2010 Pizza Hut ad campaign. It was announced in late June 2012 that he would play Ella Montgomery's (Holly Marie Combs) love interest on Pretty Little Liars . In 2014 he landed bigger recurring roles on two critically acclaimed TV shows: VH1's 90s nostalgia dramedy Hindsight and The CW's post-apocalyptic drama The 100 . Showrunner Jason Rothenberg and writer Kim Shumway liked what Talley did with the character, the engineer Kyle Wick, so much that they developed a bigger story arc for him in season 2. [7]

Personal life

In 2015, Talley would marry actress Lyndon Smith, they however got divorced in 2023.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Peaceful Warrior Young Garage ManFeature film debut
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile Dwight Stifler
2007 American Pie Presents: Beta House
2009 Van Wilder: Freshman Year Dirk Arnold
One Way to ValhallaJohn
CannedTopherTelevision film
2010 Hole in One Eric P. Keller
JellyCool guy
First DatesDylan
The Accidental Death of Joey by SueJoey
Southern DiscomfortTy DobsonTelevision film
2011 Beyond the Blackboard Greg BessTelevision film
The ListSteveShort film
2012 Deadline Matt HarperAlso co-producer
2013AdoptedJeffTelevision film
2014Death PactTed DunbarTelevision film
Damaged GoodsJasonTelevision film
2015Tales from the DarksideZiggyTelevision film
2016Sebastian SaysTrevorTelevision film
2017Love on the VinesSethTelevision film
2019How It's Goin'SteveShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 As the World Turns Buzzy MarkmanEpisode dated October 25, 2002
2005 Summerland Bryce3 episodes
2006 Twins IceEpisode: "Blonde Ambition"
2009 Castle Kent ScovilleEpisode: "Hedge Fund Homeboys"
2010 NCIS BillEpisode: "Moonlighting"
Criminal Minds Michael KosinaEpisode: "Middle Man"
2011 Love Bites Dan Sullivan3 episodes
2012 Last Man Standing Chad BickleEpisode: "Moon Over Kenya"
I Just Want My Pants Back Brett3 episodes
2012–2013 Stevie TV Various characters4 episodes
2012–2014 Pretty Little Liars ZackRecurring role; 5 episodes
2012 Franklin & Bash Brock DanielsEpisode: "650 to SLC"
Friend Me ChuckRecurring role; 6 episodes
Unaired
Cassandra French's Finishing School for BoysOwenEpisode: "Pilot"
2014 The Crazy Ones Owen2 episodes
2014–2015 The 100 Kyle WickRecurring role; 5 episodes
2015 Hindsight KevinRecurring role; 5 episodes
2016 2 Broke Girls OwenEpisode: "And the Not Regular Down There"
2016–2017 Idiotsitter DevRecurring role; 8 episodes
2016 Fuller House DarrenEpisode: "The Not-So-Great Escape"
The Mindy Project JonahEpisode: "The Greatest Date in the World"
Young & Hungry KendrickEpisode: "Young & Sofia"
The Great Indoors DevinEpisode: "Going Deep"
12 Deadly Days KrisEpisode: "Elves Ascending"
2017 Workaholics CarsonEpisode: "Monstalibooyah"
2017–2018 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce TonyGuest (season 4), recurring (season 5)
7 episodes
2018 The Guest Book ScottEpisode: "Tonight You Become a Man"
2019–2021 American Dad! Cowboy / Improv Actor / Francis Mallmann (voice)4 episodes
2019 Mr. Mom Episode: "Crickets"
2019–2020 Perfect Harmony Karl2 episodes
2020 Outmatched DougEpisode: "Dating"
2021 Country Comfort JimmyEpisode: "Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign"

References

  1. Local actor's movie premiering here
  2. Buchanan, Jason (2006). "Overview of Overview of American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile". Allmovie . Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  3. "American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile - DVD Sales". The Numbers. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  4. Weinberg, Scott (26 December 2006). "American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile". DVD Talk . Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  5. Buchanan, Jason (2007). "Overview of American Pie Presents: Beta House". Allmovie . Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  6. "American Pie Presents - Beta House - DVD Sales". The Numbers. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  7. "Interview with Steve Talley on The 100 and Hindsight". myFanbase. March 18, 2015.