Occupation: Front of House Manager at Corso

Relationships: Natalie Weir

Appearances: Seasons 1-Current

Who’d Play Him: Adam DiMarco

The Best Friend Who Crossed the Line: Steve was Riley Weir’s best friend and one of the people closest to him during his early struggles in Los Angeles. As Riley and his wife, Natalie, chased acting careers and fought to stay afloat financially, Steve remained part of their intimate circle, close enough to witness the strain that ambition, rejection, and secrecy were placing on their marriage.

Steve became especially protective of Natalie after photographer Lucas Briggs attempted to assault her. His anger over what happened led him to attack Lucas, and his role as Natalie’s defender quickly drew them closer. What began as emotional support gradually became an affair, turning Steve from Riley’s loyal friend into the man helping destroy his marriage.

At a party for the Miranda Blackthorne Agency, Steve exposed both his affair with Natalie and Riley’s secret past as an escort. The revelation humiliated Riley publicly, ended the marriage, and sent Riley’s escort history viral just as his acting career was beginning to take off.

Steve and Natalie moved in together afterward, but the relationship soon proved far less romantic than the betrayal that had created it. Natalie found Steve controlling and immature, and the fantasy of their connection quickly collapsed once they were no longer united by secrecy and guilt.

His downward spiral became unmistakable at Corso, where Natalie discovered him in a drug-fueled threesome with Nico Bravetti and a red-haired woman. The scene ended whatever future he and Natalie might have had and pushed her to admit that she had never truly stopped loving Riley.