Steven Douglas Talley (born August 12, 1981) is an American actor who grew up in

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. He is best known for his portrayal of Dwight Stifler in '' American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile '' and '' American Pie Presents: Beta House''.

Career

Talley's on-screen career began in 2002, with a minor part in the daytime soap opera ''

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''. 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 ''

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'' and on the sitcom ''

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''. In the same year, Talley portrayed Dwight Stifler in '' American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile'', the fifth installment in the ''American Pie'' film series. Released directly to video, the film earned over

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27 million worldwide. Scott Weinberg of ''

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'' wrote that Talley as Dwight "makes for one of the least appealing movie characters I've ever seen." The following year, Talley again starred as Dwight in '' American Pie Presents: Beta House'', the sixth installment in the series. Released directly to video, the film earned over US$18 million worldwide. 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 ''

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'', 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 ''

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'', 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

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. During

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, he drove a car in a

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commercial about a crazy bachelor party gone wrong. Talley is also featured in a 2010

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ad campaign. It was announced in late June 2012 that he would play Ella Montgomery's (

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) love interest on ''

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''. In 2014 he landed bigger recurring roles on two critically acclaimed TV shows:

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's 90s nostalgia dramedy ''

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'' and

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's post-apocalyptic drama ''

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''. Showrunner

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and writer

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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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talley, Steve 1981 births 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Indianapolis People from Avon, Indiana