Steven Chadwick McQueen (professionally known as Steven R. McQueen: born July 13, 1988) is an American actor and model known for his role as Jeremy Gilbert in The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries from 2009 until 2015. In 2015, he began starring in the NBC drama Chicago Fire as Jimmy Borelli.

Early life

McQueen was born in Los Angeles, California, to Stacey Toten (now Stacia Robitaille) and actor and producer Chad McQueen. His paternal grandparents were actor Steve McQueen and Filipina actress Neile Adams. Neile Adams' niece is Filipino-Spanish socialite Isabel Preysler, mother of Enrique Iglesias, Julio Iglesias, Jr. and Chabeli Iglesias, making McQueen and the Iglesiases second cousins. His stepfather, Luc Robitaille, is a retired NHL hall of famer. McQueen is the oldest of four children with a half-brother, Chase and a half-sister, Madison from his father's remarriage, and a half-brother, Jessarae Robitaille, from his mother's remarriage. McQueen's stage name is "Steven R. McQueen", the "R" referring to his stepfather's surname Robitaille. He was an amazing student and was crowned prom king for two consecutive years, He graduated from high school in 2005 in his home state of California and was Valedictorian.