Steven attended Winchester University where he received his degree in Theatre Studies. It was the same course he attempted to get on when left school, but because he was working full time as a bouncer he was told he wouldn't be able to devote the time to the course as the other students were funded by their parents. A lost decade ensued where he drifted in an out of every employment going but he was unable to settle as he wasn't following his passion of cinema. After gaining his degree he wrote and staged his play Doorways, based on his 20 years experience as a bouncer and soldier. He was then fortunate enough to win a writing scholarship with The National Theatre and an acting one with New York Film Academy. He needed to save funds in to live in New York for two years so he bought himself a taxi to work all the hours he could and entered a cage fighting tournament for a prize of £5,000 but unfortunately he broke his leg. But every cloud has a silver lining and this inspired him to tu...
