Steven Chadwick McQueen was born on 13 July 1988, in Los Angeles, California USA, to Stacy Toten and Chad McQueen and is probably best known as the actor who portrayed Jake Forester in ‘‘Piranha 3D’’, and Jeremy Gilbert in the worldwide hit series ‘‘The Vampire Diaries’’.
So just how rich is Steven R. McQueen as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this actor has a net worth of over $3 million, accumulated from his over a decade long career in the mentioned field.
Steven R. McQueen Net Worth $3 Million
McQueen’s father is an actor, so it was only natural for him to pursue that career as well. He made his acting debut with the guest-starring role of Jordan Peters in an episode of ‘‘Threshold’’, a critically acclaimed drama television series. During the same year, Steven had a more prominent gig, being cast to play Kyle Hunter in seven episodes of ‘‘Everwood’’, a drama television series nominated for two Primetime Emmys, and he remained in the mentioned series for the next year, finishing with this project in 2006. He then went on to work on smaller projects, and most importantly in 2008 he landed the role of Derek Beaugard in ‘‘Minutemen’’, Disney’s comedy movie in which he worked alongside Jason Dolley and Luke Benward. During the same year, Steven had several more projects, including ‘‘Numb3rs’’ and ‘‘CSI:Miami’’, portraying Craig Ezra in the former and Keith Walsh in the latter, adding steadily to his net worth.
In 2009 McQueen was cast to play Jeremy Gilbert, one of the main characters of ‘‘The Vampire Diaries’’, based on the books of the same title; the series follows the story of a teenage girl who struggles to choose between two vampire brothers. ‘‘The Vampire Diaries’’ achieved vast success worldwide, and was rewarded with awards such as ASCAP for the Top Television Series, GMS, IGN and People’s Choice Awards. Additionally, the series earned 60 nominations including for Saturn, ALMA and Nexty. Working on such a prominent project gained Steven worldwide recognition with audiences, especially remaining in the series throughout the next eight years, appearing in the total of 133 episodes. In 2010, McQueen joined the cast of ‘‘Piranha 3D’’, in which he played Jake Foster; the movie gained a lot of attention and grossed $83.1 million at the box office, despite getting mediocre reviews. Subsequently, McQueen has mostly focused on television and went on to portray Jimmy Borelli in ‘‘Chicago Fire’’ in 2015, which follows the lives of firefighters, and earned mostly positive reviews with McQueen collaborating with actors such as Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney and Monica Raymund. Additionally, McQueen played the same character in four episodes of ‘‘Chicago P.D.’’ in 2016. To conclude, this actor has had 12 acting gigs so far.
In 2014, he appeared in the documentary movie about his famous actor grandfather, entitled ‘‘I Am Steve McQueen’’, and in 2017 appeared in ‘‘The Vampire Diaries: Forever Yours’’, television special.
When it comes to his private life, Steven is the oldest of four children and has a step-brother and a half-sister from his father’s second marriage. From his mother’s remarriage, McQueen has a half-brother. The ‘‘R’’ in his stage name stands for the last name of his stepfather. His grandparents were Steve McQueen and Neile Adams, who were both actors. Speaking about his relationship status, Steven is engaged to Alexandra Silva. He’s active on social media such as Instagram, and is followed by 1.3 million people on that website.
