Steven Michael Robert Howey (born July 12, 1977) is an American film and television

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. He is known for his roles as Van Montgomery on

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/ CW television series '' Reba'', and Kevin Ball on the Showtime series '' Shameless.'' Howey has also appeared in the films ''

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'', '' DOA: Dead or Alive'', '' Bride Wars'', ''

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'', and ''

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Early life and education

Howey was born in

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. He has Scottish ancestry. He graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in

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and attended

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, for two years on a

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scholarship. He later attended his father’s acting workshop where he decided he wanted to become an actor.

Career

Howey has guest-starred on various TV shows including '' ER'' (1994) and ''

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''.He also starred in and produced the independent film ''Class'' (1998), which was written and directed by his father and was accepted into the

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. In 2001, Howey got his first starring role in a series when he was cast as Van Montgomery in the show '' Reba''. Howey stayed with the show until it ended in 2007. He also appeared in

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" with his ''Reba'' co-star Joanna García. In 2005, he starred in the action film ''

'' as K.C. Carlyle, an MX racer. Howey also played Weatherby in the movie '' DOA: Dead or Alive'', alongside Jaime Pressly and

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. In 2009, he starred in '' Bride Wars'', with

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and

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(with whom he also starred in the 2011 movie ''

'', once again as her love interest). Howey also portrayed the

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in the 2009 film, ''

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''. That same year, Howey also appeared in the web series ''

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'' playing Ben Piller. He has also appeared on the show ''

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''. In summer 2010, Howey joined the cast of the Showtime

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'' Shameless'', as Kevin Ball, a series regular. Season 2 premiered January 8, 2012, with Howey remaining a main cast member. He then continued to play character Kevin Ball through the end of the show. In 2013, Howey guest starred on an episode of Fox's ''

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'' entitled "TinFinity" as Jax, a professional football player and love interest of Jess (

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). In 2017, he guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the episode "Intent" as Andy "The Monster" McPherson.

Personal life

Howey was married to actress and model

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. The two became engaged in June 2007, while vacationing in Hawaii and married on February 7, 2009, in

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. In July 2009, they had their first child, a son. Shahi had an at-home water birth. In March 2015, Shahi again home birthed their twins, a daughter and son. Howey and Shahi filed for divorce in May 2020. Their divorce was finalized in January 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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at the

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