Steven Krueger
American actor (born 1989)
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Steven Krueger (born May 25, 1989) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Coach Ben Scott on the Showtime series Yellowjackets and as Josh Rosza on The CW's The Originals.[1]
Steven Krueger | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1989 Appleton, Wisconsin, United States |
| Education | University of Virginia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Partner(s) | Candice King (2023–present; engaged) |
Life and career
Krueger was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and grew up in Sarasota, Florida. He made his acting debut shortly after moving to Los Angeles in late 2009 in an episode of The CW's 90210. Over the next few years he made a number of guest star and recurring appearances in television shows like Pretty Little Liars, Workaholics, Parenthood and Two and a Half Men.
In 2013, Krueger was cast in a recurring role on The Originals, The CW's spinoff of The Vampire Diaries. His character, Josh, was the first gay character introduced on the series [2] and was originally slated to appear in three episodes[3] The character became a fan favorite and at the end of 2013, Krueger was named one of TV's Top Scene Stealers of the year by E! News.[4] He appeared in a recurring role through the first four seasons, and was promoted to the main cast for its final season in 2018.[5][6]
In November 2019 it was announced that Krueger was joining the cast of the Showtime pilot Yellowjackets.[7] Krueger stayed with the series as Ben Scott, the assistant coach of the high school girls' soccer team that is stranded in the mountains after surviving a plane crash 25 years ago. Yellowjackets debuted in November 2021. Also in 2021, Krueger played a recurring role as Heath on the third season of Roswell, New Mexico.[7]
Personal life
In December 2023, Krueger confirmed he was dating American actress, Candice King.[8][9] She announced their engagement on May 14, 2025.[10]
He announced that they were expecting their first child together, and her 3rd child, on December 8, 2025.[11]
Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cold Case | Debate student #6 | Episode: "Forensics" |
| 90210 | Vince – Football Buddy #2 | Episode: "Wild Alaskan Salmon" | |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Greg | Episode: "Point of View" |
| The Middle | Esteban | Episode: "Foreign Exchange" | |
| No Ordinary Family | Reynolds | Episode: "No Ordinary Vigilante" | |
| Parenthood | Brody | Episode: "What's Goin' On Down There?" | |
| Pretty Little Liars | Ben Coogan | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Madison High | Pete | Unsold TV pilot |
| Workaholics | Quaid Franklin | Episode: "Heist School" | |
| 2012–2013 | Two and a Half Men | Sean | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Anger Management | Ryan Hoggett | Episode: "Charlie and Kate Start a Sex Study" |
| Escape Plan | Gabriel | Film; uncredited[citation needed] | |
| 2013–2018 | The Originals | Joshua Rosza | Recurring role (season 1–4), main cast (season 5) |
| 2014 | A Lesson in Romance | Brady | TV movie |
| 2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Eran Dobrian | Episode: "Kahania" |
| Goosebumps | Davidson | Film[12] | |
| 2016 | Satanic | David | Film |
| 2017 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Orson | Episode: "Joel McHale Is: Ryan Hansen" |
| 2019 | NCIS | Andrew Townsley | Episode: "Crossing The Line" |
| Good Trouble | Eli | Episode: "Swipe Right" | |
| 2021–2022 | Roswell: New Mexico | Heath Tuchman | Recurring role (season 3), guest star (season 4) |
| 2021–present | Yellowjackets | Ben Scott | Main cast |
| TBA | Leaving the Light † | N/A | Director, short film, post-production[13] |
