Stephen T. Blackehart is an American actor, author and producer.
Career
Blackehart began the artistic part of his education at the University of South Florida under noted actor Paul Massie, before moving overseas to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. While at LAMDA, in addition to studying and performing the works of Elizabethan, Jacobean, Restoration, and Russian playwrights, Blackehart studied swordsmanship under renowned fight masters Rodney Cottier and John Waller, and went on to attain an advanced certification from the Society of British Fight Directors. Upon returning to the US, he became an active member of Manhattan's Westside Repertory Theatre, and by day studied at HB Studio under Uta Hagen. Blackehart first became known for playing Benny Que in the cult classic film Tromeo and Juliet, though he has since acted in a mixture of B-movies and mainstream films, many of which are associated with James Gunn, whom he met while working on Tromeo. In addition to his film work, Blackehart has acted in TV series including Grey's Anatomy, , and The Orville. He was a regular on the BBC's The Tromaville Cafe, where he originated the role of Felix, the French Trickster. In 2004, Blackehart produced Jenna Fischer's mockumentary filmLolliLove. It was subsequently picked up for distribution by Troma and garnered DVD Talk's distinction as a "Collector's Series" disc immediately upon its video release. It was also voted #2 by the editors of Amazon in their list ofBest DVDs of the Year - Comedy, and completely sold out of all copies within the first day of release. In 2008 and 2009, he produced the comedy web seriesPG Porn and Humanzee! for filmmaker James Gunn. In November 2014, he published a collection of novellas entitled A Stranger to the Darklands and Other Tales.
Personal life
Blackehart is from Hell's Kitchen, New York. It has been reported that Blackehart was born as Stefano Brando and is the son of late actor Marlon Brando, though Blackehart denies that he is related.
