Steve Corona is an American actor, voice actor, dubbing and dialect coach. He is known for his roles in the American films Deception (2012), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) and Army of the Dead (2021).
Wiki/Biography
Steve Corona was born in 1981 (Age 40; as of 2021), was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. In Wisconsin, he attended El Dorado High School and Wisconsin Lutheran High School. In 1999, he moved with his family to New Ulm, Minnesota, where he graduated from Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School. He received a bachelor’s degree in theater from Bethany Lutheran College. He received a master’s degree in theater and dance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. In 2008, he moved to Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA, in order to develop his acting career. In New Mexico, he attended acting workshops with Shari Rhodes, Yvette Freeman, Carla Garcia, and Faith Hibbs-Clark. He is a Christian.
appearance
Height: 5′ 9″
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: gray and white
Family and Race
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Jim Corona.
Steve Corona and his father
He is the second child of his parents’ five children; one of his brothers is Jim Corona II.
Steve Corona’s brother Tim
He has two sisters named Bess Corona and Rachel Corona.
Steve Corona’s sister Rachel
Steve Corona’s sister Beth
Wife and children
On August 10, 2002, he married Bridget Corona.
Steve Corona and his wife
He is a father of two children. He has a son and a daughter named Ava.
Steve Corona’s children
Profession
Movie
In 2008, he made his screen debut in the American film “Hamlet 2” as “Horace”.
Steve Corona, Hamlet 2 (2008)
He is known for his supporting roles in the American films Deception (2012), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), Army of the Dead (2021), Behind the Mask (2021), Deception (2021), and The Harder They Fall (2021). In 2010, he made his first appearance in the American short film The Amazing Adventures of Maximilian Gunn and Jewel Cassidy as “French the Narrator”. He then starred in the American short films Destiny Calls (2011), High Desert Low (2011), and Moses in the Mesa (2013).
television
In 2009, he made his television debut in the American television series, In Plain Sight, playing the role of “CSI Tech”.
The series aired on the USA Network.Steve starred as the lead character “John Marlin” in the USA TV movie “Georgia O’Keeffe” (2009).
He had small roles in the American TV series Breaking Bad (2010), Manhattan (2014), The Night Shift (2015), Breaking Dawn (2019), The Trial (2020), and Roswell, New Mexico (2021).
Voiceover
In 2013, he served as the narrator in the documentary “Proving Grounds”, which was set at Greg Jackson’s MMA Academy.
He voiced 12 characters on the DVD Club Heads Let’s Learn The Golf Swing. He also voiced the audiobooks The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, Being Someone by Justin C. Howard, The Gift of the Crucible by James B. Kelly, and The Mighty Hook by Mark Tarrant.
theater
In 2016, he made his stage debut in the supporting role of “Bob Cratchit” in the play “A Christmas Carol” at Elite Dance & Theatre in North Valley, New Mexico. In 2017, he made his debut in the lead role of “Dietrich Bonhoeffer” in the play “The Shoe Room” at Elite Dance & Theatre. At Elite Dance & Theatre, he played the lead roles in the plays “Sherlock Holmes Mysteries” (2018) and “Dracula” (2019).
other works
Steve Corona has worked as a dialect coach for many actors. He speaks German, Scottish, French, Irish (Dublin and Belfast), Russian, RP, Cockney, Italian, Australian, Brooklyn, Texan, Minnesotan, Pakistani, Argentinian and many other dialects. He has worked as a dialect coach for the American films The Players (2009), Love Farm (2010), Priceless (2016) and as an on-set dialect coach for the TV series The Dig (2015). Some of his clients include Helen Mirren (The Players), Gerard Butler (The Players), Jason Isaacs (The Dig), Joel Smallbone (Priceless) and Amber Midsand (Priceless).
Steve Corona directing Jason Isaacs on the set of The Dig (2005)
He is also a voice-over coach. He co-founded Voices of the Southwest with Southwestern American actress Michelle Campbell. Voices of the Southwest is a group of industry professionals that provides classes, workshops, and opportunities for aspiring actors. At the academy, he teaches dialect, improvisation, voice-over basics, audiobook narration, and audition techniques.
Southwest Voice logo
He also teaches audiobook narration and production courses at Sol Acting Studios.
sign
Steve Corona’s signature
Favorite Things
- Drinks: Hot cocoa, eggnog
Facts/Trivia
- He loves to cook in his free time and constantly posts pictures of the dishes he prepares on his Instagram account.
Steve Corona posts about his cooking on Instagram
- As a child, he wanted to be an actor and always imitated cartoon characters. He was also interested in psychology and human behavior and enjoyed acting. In an interview, he said:
For as long as I can remember, I have always enjoyed performing and wanted feedback from the audience. As I got older, I became more aware of my natural empathy, and I knew this was another tool that would come in handy at the beginning of my career.”
- In an interview, when talking about how he discovered his talent for dubbing, he said,
I had always been imitating different accents, but I naturally became interested in how to use my own voice. I went to university and stumbled upon dialect classes while studying a drama degree. I had been imitating other people’s voices my whole life, but this class really got me. So, I dove in! I took every dialect class I could (I studied dialect for a whole year).”
- In addition to acting and voice acting, he is also good at horse riding, archery, painting and bartending.
- In 2011, he won the Audience Favorite Award at the Roswell International Science Fiction Film Festival.
- He owns a Rolls-Royce.
Steve Corona talks about his cars in his Instagram post
Categories: Biography
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