Stephen Ellis, a Texas native, is an actor featured on Whatculture's 2015 list of "10 Rising Actors Who Could Be The Next Big Thing."The actor made his feature film debut in a supporting role opposite Vince Vaughn in 'Delivery Man' (2013). Other films include the Coen Brother's 'Hail, Caesar!' (2016) 'The Lears' (2017), 'Rehearsal' (2016) and 'As You Like It' (2015). Television roles include 'The Britishes' (DirecTV) and 'Mr. Box Office.'Stephen starred opposite John Ennis in the Award-winning short film 'A Reasonable Request', directed by Andrew Launch. Vice magazine named it one of "the best 2015 short films you can watch online" and Short of the Week described it as "the kind of film you dream of finding [. . .] a masterful high-wire act of wiring and performance." Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Seattle International Film, Providence Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival in London, UK, Portland Film Festival, and the winner of Best Comedy at Hollyshorts Film Festival in Los Angeles.He made his New York City theater debut at Lincoln Center in Nick Jones' Obie-winning comedy 'The Coward,' directed by Sam Gold. Critics remarked, "imbued with a surprising depth of emotion by Stephen Ellis." He has since performed in numerous world premieres, including Melissa Ross' 'Thinner Than Water' with the Labyrinth Theater Company, and in Los Angeles at the Kirk Douglas Theater and South Coast Repertory.Stephen studied at The National Theater Institute and is an alumnus of Kenyon College, where he won the Paul Newman Award for Acting. Show less «