About Me

Wayne T. Stevens (Jr.), born and raised in Hempstead, Long Island, began acting at the age of 12, when he landed the role of Tin Man in the play “The Wizard of Oz” for his school’s annual production. After watching the previous year’s production, which was “Rags To Riches,” Wayne absolutely fell in love with performing and prepared himself for the next year’s auditions by mimicking his favorite television characters in the mirror on a daily basis. A couple of years later, after relocating to Jamaica, NY, Wayne began playing high school football, which is often referred to as his ‘mistress,’ and continued playing thru his sophomore year in college (St. John’s University). One day Wayne had an epiphany and realized that he had lost touch with his love for acting while playing football, and realized that it was time to get back to it. Without any training or representation, and while continuing as a full-time college student, Wayne went out and booked several background jobs. For the last two years of his college days and post-graduation, Wayne continued to work and pursue principal roles, but was unsuccessful in satisfying his high expectations, and subsequently returned to his mistress and began a long-term affair with semi-pro football. Wayne had also began a professional working career and fathered a child. His love had once again been shelved for his mistress, and more importantly, his parental responsibility. In 2008 Wayne joined the US Army and was deployed to serve overseas from 2013-2014. At this time Wayne had now been married, and the father of seven kids. Fast forward to March of 2017, Wayne was in church with his family, and was speaking about his regrets about losing his 'love' due to his infatuation with football. It was in that very moment that the youth pastor, who is also a very dear friend, told him that it’s never too late, and that he needed to do something about it rather than living in regret. That was a very pivotal moment in Wayne’s life, prompting him to go home and do just that. Later that same day, Wayne filled out an application for enrollment into the Theatre MFA program at Long Island University (LIU). In June of 2017, Wayne auditioned for and was accepted into the program, where he completed one year, totaling 24 credits and one Broadway play (Twelfth Night), giving him his first professional credit. With the complex level of training received, as well as blessings from all of his professors, Wayne decided to forgo his last year of school to begin making up for years of lost time . On July 3, 2019, Wayne became a member of the SAG-AFTRA union. Wayne's rekindled obsession with his craft is a fire that can never again be extinguished. And as for football — he’s passed that along to his sons, for good! Wayne, along with his wife and now eight kids, currently reside in Long Island, and he is diligently working on a daily basis toward becoming a professional actor. Stay tuned...