Steven Daniel Neely
- Actor
Actor Steven Daniel Neely hails from Nashville, Tennessee, a town known
for artists. In his younger years, Steven saw himself as the next
lead-off, starting centerfield for a MLB team. Dubbed as the best
outfielder to come out of his high school by his baseball coach, Steven
entered the next level of collegiate baseball; His desire to play
coupled by a back injury and his parents separating, Steven decided to
move close to home to watch after his younger brother. Steven gave up
the college-athlete experience and focused his attention on the field
of psychology. Steven earned his Bachelors degree in Psychology and
after a short stint in the corporate world, Steven found himself drawn
to learn more about the field of Counseling Psychology, where he
enrolled in a small school in North Carolina. After 2 intense years of
study, Steven graduated with a Masters in Counseling and moved back to
Nashville. Steven began working with people of all ages and issues.
Through a process of over 7 plus years of providing counseling/therapy
to individuals, couples, and families, he found a need to take a step
back and see what else was out in the world that provided him an
avenue, an outlet to share the multitude of emotions he's experienced
in being with others. Although sports provided a physical outlet, it
was acting that Steven found that was the emotional outlet he was
looking for. Steven found joy and freedom in taking classes from his
acting coach, Alan Dysert, and others such as actor, David Keith, and
Robert Duvall's manager turned producer, Brad Wilson. Steven first
found acting to be a hobby, but soon learned that the dedication he had
once made to baseball and counseling would be needed to come into his
own as an actor. Through his constant effort and study, Steven has
found himself working in a recent pilot Trade Trade, directed by Gavin
Hood and upcoming movie, Country Strong. In his spare time, Steven
enjoys giving back in supporting non-profit organizations such as
Global Support Mission, a movement of compassion to wipe out hunger,
disease, and extreme poverty, and Young Life, where adults build
bridges of authentic friendships with kids through patience, trust, and
consistency. You can find Steven spending time mentoring kids in
Nashville's roughest project area, James Cayce Homes.