Michael Steger

For the professor of psychology, see Michael F. Steger.

Michael Steger
Steger at the 90210 premiere party on August 23, 2008
Born
Michael Mateus Steger[1]

(1980-05-27) May 27, 1980 (age 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1994-present
Children2[2]

Michael Mateus Steger (born May 27, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Navid Shirazi on The CW's teen drama series 90210.

Early life

In an interview, Steger revealed he was bullied during his childhood in the fourth grade until the sixth grade.[3] He was later transferred to another school when the bullying got too serious.

Career

Steger started his career appearing in several commercials and guest starred in VR Troopers in 1994. After appearing as Mohamed Esfiri on NCIS in 2005, he had a recurring role on The Winner in 2007. He was also cast as the lead role by Tim Burton in The Killers' music video "Bones" in 2006.[4]

As of 2007, Steger has appeared in several Disney Channel productions. He has guest starred on the Hannah Montana episode titled "Everybody Was Best-Friend Fighting", the Cory in the House episode titled "Macho Libre", and had a co-starring role in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls: One World, which was released on August 22, 2008. He also guest starred on Criminal Minds in 2008.

From 2008 to 2013, Steger played the role of Navid Shirazi on The CW's 90210.[5] He directed and produced a one-woman show called Brandee Built on Crazee starring his wife Brandee Tucker.[3]

Personal life

Steger has two children.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 3 Girls and the Golden Cocoon Travis
2007 The Man Under the Tree Guido Short film
2007 Meg Bob Short film
2013 Farah Goes Bang Waseem
2015 Ana Maria in Novela Land Tony/Armando
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994 VR Troopers Josh Episode: "Oh Brother!"
2005 NCIS Mohamed Esfiri (uncredited) Episode: "Kill Ari (Part I)"
2007 The Winner Miguel 4 episodes
2007 Hannah Montana Guillermo Montoya Episode: "Everybody Was Best-Friend Fighting"
2008 Cory in the House Juan Carlos Episode: "Macho Libre"
2008 Criminal Minds Sam Episode: "Mayhem"
2008 The Cheetah Girls: One World Vikram Television film
2008–2013 90210 Navid Shirazi Main cast
2010 Covert Affairs Diego Suarez Episode: "South Bound Suarez"
2010 True Blood Tony Episode: "I Smell a Rat"
2013 Blast Vegas Oren Television film
2015 Fatal Flip Jeff Television film
2020 Christmas on the Menu Stu Television film
2023 Grey's Anatomy Will Episode: "I'll Follow The Sun"
Music Videos
Year Title Artist Notes
2006 "Bones" The Killers
2013 "Just Another Girl"

References

  1. ^ "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "x.com". twitter.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Hernandez, Lee (May 15, 2012). "'90210' Star Michael Steger Opens Up About Childhood Bullying: 'You Feel Like You're Going To Die' (EXCLUSIVE)". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "90210 - We're Not in Kansas Anymore". Archived from the original on October 30, 2008 – via www.cwtv.com.
  5. ^ "Movieweb Steger joins Beverly Hills, 90210 Spinoff". Archived from the original on May 2, 2008.
  6. ^ "Michael Steger (@MichaelSteger11) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.