Steve Howey has made a career out of lovable lunkheads. Born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1977, and raised partly on a sailboat, he spent six seasons as good-natured jock Van Montgomery in the sitcom 'Reba' (2001-2007). His defining role came with 'Shameless' (2011-2021), where his Kevin Ball, the dim but devoted bar owner of the Gallaghers' South Side, anchored eleven seasons of chaos with unexpected sweetness. On film he has leaned into comedy with 'Bride Wars' (2009), the vampire romp 'Day Shift' (2022) and 'Game Over, Man!' (2018), plus the action series 'True Lies' (2023). Physical comedy is his native language. Read more