Stephen Rider is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing

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in the Marvel series '' Daredevil'', Admiral Stephen W. Rochon in the film ''

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'', and Eric Millworth in the ABC series '' Lucky 7''.

Career

Rider was discovered by

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in a play in 2006, and Washington brought him into his 2007 biographical drama film ''

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'', which was Rider's feature film debut. In 2013, Rider played the role of Seeker Reed in the science fiction film '' The Host'' and later played the role of Admiral Stephen W. Rochon in the historical drama ''

''. Rider played the role of Eric Millworth in the

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's drama series '' Lucky 7''. He also starred in the film ''Alpha Alert'', also known as ''Event 15''. In 2015, Rider appeared in the

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's comedy series '' Shameless'' as G-Dog. He also starred as Eli Cunningham in the

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' comedy series ''

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''. Rider appeared in the 2nd season of

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's series '' Daredevil'' based on

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, as

, an Assistant District Attorney for New York City.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rider, Stephen Living people African-American male actors American male film actors American male television actors 21st-century American male actors Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American people 1979 births