As an actor Steve is known for roles in the western mini TV series The English (2022); Ridley Scott's Raised by Wolves (2020); The Witcher (2020); Vikings; Moone Boy; The South Westerlies (2020); and also Rebellion (2016).

He played the jazz musician Chet Baker in My Foolish Heart (2018), a Dutch feature film about the trumpeter's last days in Amsterdam.

His mother's family home was full of records and sing-songs were regular, with uncles and aunts singing everything from Cole Porter to The Beatles and Ella Fitzgerald.

[7][13] He landed the role of Chet Baker in the Dutch arthouse feature film My Foolish Heart about the jazz legend's final days in Amsterdam where he died in 1988.

[21] Steve was offered the role of Pats Bocock in the Gaiety Theatre's production of the John B. Keane play Sive.

[28][29] They released three albums on their own label -  Hi-Lo (2000),[29] New Dawn Breaking (2005), Stop the Lights (2012) as well as EP's and singles including the top ten hit "To the Bright and Shining Sun" and "Drowning Pool",[30][25] which featured in the movie Begin Again.

[31] The band toured extensively and opened for acts such as U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Dylan, Crowded House.

[28][25] In 2003 The Stunning reformed in order to promote the re-issue of the band's debut album Paradise in the Picturehouse on their own Dirtbird Records label.