Biography

Brooklyn born and bred, Stephen Cofield Jr. is the consummate entertainer. With an academic background, innate sense of humor, and a passion for the business, he brings a variety of skills to the table.

Stephen began his career as a dancer, traveling throughout the New York Tri-state area on several college tours and performing on Brooklyn Community Access Television (fka BCAT). Towering at a fit and slender six-foot-three frame, modeling was an easy transition for him, as dance taught him much about angles, his body positioning and working the space he's given. In addition to dancer and model, Stephen added college graduate to his resume, completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Intent on creating an opportunity to make a larger impact through art, Stephen forayed his natural sense of humor and his uncanny ability to tap into the human experience into award-winning acting accolades. Stephen studied the Stanislavsky method with Maria Riboli Acting School and has taken countless improvisation courses and workshops. Ever growing and improving, he continues to be a student of the craft, which has paid off for him by way of several roles in independent short and feature films that have shown at Oscar qualifying film festivals such as the Sundance, UrbanWorld, Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, Rhode Island International and the Festival International Du Film Panafricain Cannes in France to name a few. He has also done commercial work for major brands like Spectrum Business, Target, NHL, Smirnoff, Heineken, Pella Windows & Doors and Indeed, print work with top companies such as T-Mobile, Dutch Master, Budweiser, and the NFL. Along with theatrical work in the genres of both drama & comedy, he's credited for television work with NBC, SyFy, Prime Video, Paramount+, HBO Max & Netflix.
- IMDb mini biography by: Okema T. Moore