Stephen Royal Phillips was born in New Jersey and currently resides in the Florence/Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina. Besides being an actor, he served as a military police soldier in the U.S. Army National Guard reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant and is a Veteran of Iraqi Freedom. He is currently a police investigator and has been a police officer, detective, and sergeant spanning over 18 years. He is a lifelong martial artist who has Black Belts in a few different styles of martial arts. He has studied Japanese Karate, the Superfoot Wallace Kickboxing System, Gracie Jiu-jitsu, and Okinawan Weapons. He has competed in point fighting, jiu-jitsu tournaments, and fought in the cage. Besides acting and martial arts, he does enjoy writing, performing stunt work, fight choreography, and being a police technical advisor for movies. He is looking forward to his directorial debut with a film short titled "The Game". He is a happily married man and has three children.