Stephen Ian Lopez Veneracion (Tagalog: [ˈʔiː.ɐn bɛ.nɛ.ɾɐˈʃon]; born February 7, 1975) is a Filipino actor and singer.

He popularly appeared in the remake of 2000 drama, Pangako Sa' Yo, starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla as Eduardo Buenavista in 2015.

He appeared in the film directed by Antoinette Jadaone, The Achy Breaky Hearts, in a main role with Jodi Sta.

Primarily known as an action star, he regained fame in 2015 due to the popularity of his loveteam with Jodi Sta.

[2] He grew up in Las Piñas[3] but spent many of his childhood summers in Liloan, Cebu where his mother originally came from.