{{Short description|American actor (born 1979)}} {{distinguish|Steve Rider}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Stephen Rider | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|09|25}} | birth_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2007–present | known_for = Playing DA Blake Tower in Marvel's ''Daredevil''. | notable_works = ''The Butler'', ''Instinct'', ''Luke Cage'' }}
'''Stephen Rider''' (born September 25, 1979) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Admiral Stephen W. Rochon in the film ''The Butler'' (2013), Eric Millworth in the ABC series ''Lucky 7'' (2014), Blake Tower in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series ''Daredevil'' and ''Luke Cage'' (both 2016–2018) and Hank Grogan in the HBO series ''IT: Welcome To Derry'' (2025).
==Career== Rider was discovered by Denzel Washington in a play in 2006, and Washington brought him into his 2007 biographical drama film ''The Great Debaters'', which was Rider's feature film debut.<ref name="Sep2013THR" />
In 2013, Rider played the role of Seeker Reed in the science fiction film ''The Host'' and later played the role of Admiral Stephen W. Rochon in the historical drama ''The Butler''.<ref name="Sep2013THR" /> Rider played the role of Eric Millworth in the ABC drama series ''Lucky 7''.<ref name=Sep2013THR>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title=ABC's 'Lucky 7' Books 'The Butler' Actor for Recurring Role (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abcs-lucky-7-books-butler-624526|accessdate=September 4, 2015|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=September 9, 2013}}</ref> He also starred in the film ''Alpha Alert'', also known as ''Event 15''.<ref name="Sep2013THR" />
In 2015, Rider appeared in the Showtime comedy series ''Shameless'' as G-Dog.<ref>{{cite news|title=Supporting Cast: Uncle Carl – Shameless|url=http://fikklefame.com/supporting-cast-uncle-carl-shameless/|access-date=September 4, 2015|work=fikklefame.com|date=March 9, 2015}}</ref> He also starred as Eli Cunningham in the CBS comedy series ''Battle Creek''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Old Wounds on New 'Battle Creek'|url=http://www.entertainmentalley.com/home/old-wounds-on-new-battle-creek|publisher=entertainmentalley.com|accessdate=September 4, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no}}</ref>
Rider appeared in the second season of Netflix's series ''Daredevil'' based on Marvel Comics, as Blake Tower, an Assistant District Attorney for New York City.<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Marvel's 'Daredevil' Casts Stephen Rider As New Regular For Season 2|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/daredevil-stephen-rider-cast-blake-tower-season-2-marvel-netflix-1201514111/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904222604/http://deadline.com/2015/09/daredevil-stephen-rider-cast-blake-tower-season-2-marvel-netflix-1201514111/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2015|access-date=September 4, 2015|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 3, 2015}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2007 | ''The Great Debaters'' | Paul Quinn Debater #2 | |- | 2012 | ''Safe House'' | CIA Analyst | |- | rowspan="3"|2013 | ''The Host'' | Seeker Reed | |- | ''The Butler'' | Admiral Stephen W. Rochon | |- | ''Alpha Alert'' | Diego | |- | 2016 | ''The Dog Lover'' | News Reporter | |- | 2018 | ''The After Party'' | Rahmel | |- | rowspan="2"|2020 | ''Becoming'' | Justin Moore | |- | ''It's Time'' | Carver Phillips | |- | 2023 | ''What Lies Under the Tree'' | Detective Weeden | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2012 | ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' | Jack Williams | Episode: "The Gold Standard" |- | 2014 | ''Lucky 7'' | Eric Millworth | 3 episodes |- | 2015 | ''Battle Creek'' | Eli Cunningham | Episode: "Old Wounds" |- | 2015–2016 | ''Shameless'' | G-Dog | 3 episodes |- | 2016 | ''Harley and the Davidsons'' | William B. Johnson | Miniseries; episode: "Legacy" |- | rowspan=2|2016–2018 | ''Daredevil'' | rowspan=2|Blake Tower | Main role; 12 episodes |- | ''Luke Cage'' | Guest star; 2 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Elementary'' | Tyus Wilcox | 2 episodes |- | 2018–2019 | ''Instinct'' | Zack Clark | Recurring role; 18 episodes |- | 2020 | ''The Good Fight'' | Corporal Demarcus Laney | Episode: "The Gang Goes to War" |- | 2022 | ''FBI: Most Wanted'' | Greg Galson | Episode: "El Píncho" |- | 2025 | ''It: Welcome to Derry'' | Hank Grogan | Main role<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/it-prequel-series-welcome-to-derry-welcomes-madeleine-stowe-stephen-rider-1235325970/|title=Max 'It' Prequel Series 'Welcome To Derry' Welcomes Madeleine Stowe & Stephen Rider|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=April 14, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|2728757}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rider, Stephen}} Category:Living people Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:21st-century American male actors Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century African-American male actors Category:1979 births