Stephen Sean Ford (''

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'' Lunsford; born November 25, 1989) is an American

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and internet content producer. He played the titular character in

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's '' Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight''.

Early life

Ford was born in

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. His parents sent him to acting class in elementary school to keep him out of trouble.

Career

Ford participated in ''Looking Ahead'', a youth program sponsored by the

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, as a teen. He was a member of the Leadership Council from 2006 to 2007. He began producing his own independent videos on

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in 2006. His content consisted of parodies of blockbuster films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, E ...

''. Ford's early roles included minor characters in ''

Zoey 101 ''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother Dustin (Paul Butcher (act ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

Victorious ''Victorious'' (stylized as ''VICTORiOUS'') is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider (TV producer), Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon, debuting on March 27, 2010, and concluding on February 2, 2013 after four seasons. Th ...

''. In 2009, he was cast in the main role for the kids' TV show '' Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight''. Ford co-starred in the horror films '' Maneater'' and ''

Beneath the Darkness ''Beneath the Darkness'' is a 2011 American teen thriller black comedy film directed by Martin Guigui and starring Dennis Quaid, Tony Oller and Aimee Teegarden. Plot Vaughn Ely is a beloved native of the small town of Smithville, TX with a dark ...

''. In 2012, he was cast as Matt Daehler in a recurring role on ''

Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is chang ...

''. Ford appeared in the psychological thriller film ''Homecoming'', released on December 31, 2013. In 2014, shortly after his role on '' Switched at Birth'', he took a hiatus from acting. In 2016, he started working for YouTube gaming channel

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as a host, editor, and producer for a variety of content. This sub-channel, Ascender, focused on live action adaptations of video games, starting with SIXERS, based on Ubisoft's Rainbow Six: Siege. Ford parted ways with the company, taking the Ascender channel with him, using it to rebrand his own production company.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Stephen Sean 1989 births American male television actors Living people Male actors from Sacramento, California American male film actors 21st-century American male actors