Biography

Stephen Holland is 5'11'" of American Splendor with "touchably soft" feet.

He grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania with four older sisters. The hand-me-downs were a bit of a problem. Both his parents were lawyers. They attached a rider to his birth certificate saying "This Contract Limits Our Liability. Read it!"

Enrolled as a student at the age of nine months at the Pennsylvania Academy for the Supremely Gifted and Extremely Good Looking, Stephen excelled at napping and was awarded a certificate for Perfect Attendance.

Stephen holds a degree in Communications from Boston University. His favorite part of his college experience was studying abroad in Madrid, Spain, where he learned to sing the score to Evita in Spanish.

During his college years he met James Whitmore, who told him if he wanted to act it was important to have a wide range of experiences. This motivated him to say yes when his friend asked him to accompany him to Fort Knox, KY for ROTC basic training camp. There he learned to fire M-16s, Light Anti-Tank Weapons, and other weapons. He hasn't fired a gun since.

He made his professional stage debut in End of the World, starring Ken Howard, at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA.

One of his interesting early theatrical gigs was understudying both Jamie and Edmund in Long Day's Journey Into Night at Off-Broadway's Irish Rep. The production starred Frances Sternhagen and Brian Murray.

A graduate of The Groundlings School, Stephen has worked on television on Saturday Night Live, Hot in Cleveland, How I Met Your Mother, Desperate Housewives, and many other shows. He began his comedic career doing stand-up open mics in NYC with future stars such as Jim Gaffigan.

Stephen auditioned and got a callback for the role of Mitchell Pritchett on Modern Family. When he saw Jesse Tyler Ferguson's name on the sign in sheet, his intuition was correct in knowing who would be getting the role.

Stephen lives in Los Angeles with his husband Steve. Most of their time is spent going to CVS, supermarkets, theaters, and neighborhood dining spots.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Holland