Steve Barnes
Steve Barnes (actor)
Born/Date of Birth: May 5, 1967
Place of Birth: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Alma mater: Mary Carroll High School, University of Texas at Austin
Occupation: Actor, producer, radio personality
Spouse: Heather Searing Cook (m. 2012), Stacey Sward (m. 1998–2008)
Books: Convenience Retailing 2004, The Category Management Revolution
Website: www.stevebarnes.net
Steve Barnes (born May 5, 1967, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American television and film actor, television host, television and film producer, radio personality, and digital and social media executive. He is president of Barnes Creative Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, which specializes in digital marketing and social media strategy.
His acting career, which began in 1991, has comprised lead and supporting roles in several films, including The Joneses, Sex & Consequences, and No Witness. He has performed guest-starring and recurring roles in several television shows, including Drop Dead Diva, One Tree Hill, Prison Break, Matchpoint, Men On Pause, MTV’s Road Rules, Guiding Light, Ned & Stacey, As the World Turns, and The Young and the Restless. In 2009, Barnes created, starred in, and produced the television series High Rise. In 2012 he was cast as the recurring character “Flip” on the Discovery Science TV Series Stuff You Should Know, which will debut in January 2013.
From 1994 to 2003, Barnes co-hosted the Atlanta morning radio show “The Morning X with Barnes, Leslie & Jimmy” on 99X WNNX with Leslie Fram and Jimmy Baron, earning Billboard Magazine’s National Major Market Morning Show Award in 1996 and Radio and Records’s National Major Market Morning Show of 1999. On September 30, 2013, Barnes returned to the radio on Clear Channel's Radio 105.7 (WRDA) in Atlanta in a part-time capacity.
Early and personal life
Barnes grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, and graduated from Mary Carroll High School in 1985. From 1998 to 2008 he was married to Stacey Sward and has 2 children from that marriage. In 2012, Barnes married Heather Searing Cook.
Credits
Radio
- KEXX, Corpus Christi, TX, 6-10 pm, 1984-1985
- KPEZ, Austin, TX, Swing Shift, 1986-1987
- KBTS, Austin, TX, Swing Shift, 1987-1990
- KISQ, Corpus Christi, TX, 6-10 am, 1989-1990
- KBEQ, Kansas City, MO, 6-10 pm, 1990-1992
- WNNX, Atlanta, GA, 6-10 am, The Morning X with Barnes, Leslie & Jimmy, 1992-2003
- WZGC, Atlanta, GA, 6-10 am, All Access with Barnes & Firfer, 2004-2006
- WRDA - weekends, Sept 2013–Present
Film
- The Joneses: Guy
- Sex & Consequences: Rev. Jim
- No Witness (feature): Paul Arkadian
- No Witness (short): Leiter
- Insanity: Tad Logan
- The Number: Chip Harding
- Losing Grace: Jeff
- Remember the Titans: Titan Supporter
Television
- Stuff You Should Know (recurring): Flip Stormison
- High Rise: Series creator, executive producer, series regular “Austin Prescott”
- Drop Dead Diva: Gary Monroe
- One Tree Hill: Starter
- Prison Break (recurring): Agent Drucker
- Matchpoint: Himself
- Men on Pause: Douglas
- MTV’s Road Rules: Himself
- Guiding Light: Fireman
- Ned & Stacey: Customer
- As The World Turns: Perp
- The Young & The Restless: Business Man
Awards
- Favorite Radio DJ – Creative Loafing Magazine, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000
- Best Radio Voice – Creative Loafing Magazine, 1996, 1997
- Best Morning Show – Atlanta Magazine, 1996
- National Major Market Morning Show - Billboard Magazine, 1996
- Best Morning Show - Atlanta AIR Awards, 1996
- Best Morning Show – Atlanta Press, 1999
- National Major Market Morning Show Award – Radio & Records, 1999
