Biography

Stephen Manley was born in Los Angeles, California. His grandfather, Stephen Soldi ("A Night at the Opera") was an actor of the silent film era, teaching Stephen to read using film and television scripts. Stephen began attracting attention at a young age, working on shows such as "All in the Family" (1971), "Streets of San Francisco" (1972 & 1974), "Emergency" (1974), as Boy Caine in "Kung Fu" (1974), "The Love Boat" (1979), and "Little House on the Prairie" (1981). And as a lead in two television series, "The Married Machine" (1979) and "The Secrets of Midland Heights" (1981), written and produced by David Jacobs, creator of "Dallas" and "Knots Landing."

Then, as a teen, he was handpicked by Leonard Nimoy to play Young Spock in the film "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" (1984) directed by Leonard Nimoy himself. After three years of studying acting at Milton Katselas' Beverly Hills Playhouse under Bill Howey and Miguel Ferrer, he attended the Art Center College of Design and received a degree in Film & Fine Art. He directed and produced a film called "Greasepaint" which subsequently aired on Bravo.

Returning to his acting craft, he was later cast as outlaw gunslinger Charlie Bowdre in Producer Kevin Costner's "Billy the Kid: New Evidence" (2015) and as Psychiatrist Dr. Saver in Tyler Perry's television series "The Haves and Have Nots" (2017). His most recent work to be released in 2025-26 includes: "Havoc Town," a podcast directed by Nicholas Tecosky and produced by award-winning "Lore" creator Aaron Mahnke, "The Time War" series as Adolf Hitler directed by Neil Johnson, Lifetime movie "Girlfriend Missing," and the art-house film "Our Time is Up," directed by Kris Krainock.
- IMDb mini biography by: C. M.