Birthday

1972-04-21

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Best known for playing the role of Archie “Snake” Simpson on the hit show Degrassi, Stefan has also directed over 60 episodes of the iconic series. Known for his visual style and character driven storytelling, Stefan has directed shows for TheCW, Netflix, Hulu, Lifetime and most recently for the streamer, Tubi. Stefan is also an accomplished Producer. He has received 4 Primetime Emmy nominations for his producing work within the Degrassi franchise. Stefan’s directing has been nominated 4 times, with two wins at the Canadian Screen Awards for “Best Direction in a Youth Program or Series”. Including his 2021 nomination for Holly Hobbie. He won a Directors Guild of Canada Award in 2015 for the series Open Heart and received his fourth DGC nomination in 2017 for Degrassi: Next Class.