Steven Krueger (born May 25, 1989) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Coach Ben Scott on the Showtime series Yellowjackets and as Josh Rosza on The CW's The Originals.

Life and career

Krueger was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and grew up in Sarasota, Florida. He made his acting debut shortly after moving to Los Angeles in late 2009 in an episode of The CW's 90210. Over the next few years he made a number of guest star and recurring appearances in television shows like Pretty Little Liars, Workaholics, Parenthood and Two and a Half Men.

In 2013, Krueger was cast in a recurring role on The Originals, The CW's spinoff of The Vampire Diaries. His character, Josh, was the first gay character introduced on the series and was originally slated to appear in three episodes The character became a fan favorite and at the end of 2013, Krueger was named one of TV's Top Scene Stealers of the year by E! News. He appeared in a recurring role through the first four seasons, and was promoted to the main cast for its final season in 2018.

In November 2019 it was announced that Krueger was joining the cast of the Showtime pilot Yellowjackets. Krueger stayed with the series as Ben Scott, the assistant coach of the high school girls' soccer team that is stranded in the mountains after surviving a plane crash 25 years ago. Yellowjackets debuted in November 2021. Also in 2021, Krueger played a recurring role as Heath on the third season of Roswell, New Mexico.

Personal life

In December 2023, Krueger confirmed he was dating American actress, Candice King. They married in a private ceremony in 2026.

He announced that they were expecting their first child together, and her 3rd child, on December 8, 2025.

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Cold CaseDebate student #6Episode: "Forensics"
90210Vince – Football Buddy #2Episode: "Wild Alaskan Salmon"
2010CSI: NYGregEpisode: "Point of View"
The MiddleEstebanEpisode: "Foreign Exchange"
No Ordinary FamilyReynoldsEpisode: "No Ordinary Vigilante"
ParenthoodBrodyEpisode: "What's Goin' On Down There?"
Pretty Little LiarsBen Coogan3 episodes
2011Madison HighPeteUnsold TV pilot
WorkaholicsQuaid FranklinEpisode: "Heist School"
2012–2013Two and a Half MenSean3 episodes
2013Anger ManagementRyan HoggettEpisode: "Charlie and Kate Start a Sex Study"
Escape PlanGabrielFilm; uncredited[citation needed]
2013–2018The OriginalsJoshua RoszaRecurring role (season 1–4), main cast (season 5)
2014A Lesson in RomanceBradyTV movie
2015Hawaii Five-0Eran DobrianEpisode: "Kahania"
GoosebumpsDavidsonFilm
2016SatanicDavidFilm
2017Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on TelevisionOrsonEpisode: "Joel McHale Is: Ryan Hansen"
2019NCISAndrew TownsleyEpisode: "Crossing The Line"
Good TroubleEliEpisode: "Swipe Right"
2021–2022Roswell: New MexicoHeath TuchmanRecurring role (season 3), guest star (season 4)
2021–presentYellowjacketsBen ScottMain cast
TBALeaving the LightN/ADirector, short film, post-production
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  • Gomez, Adrian (August 12, 2021). . Albuquerque Journal.

External links

  • at IMDb
  • at the TCM Movie Database (archived)