Steve Remeika is a Yemeni/Arab and Italian-Irish American actor, writer, educator, culinary genius, lover, fighter, and native New Yorker, born and raised in Queens. He has worked as a high school English and acting teacher, as well as an Assistant Principal and Principal in the New York City Public Schools, where he has shared his love of theater, in specialized acting and creative artist programs. He holds a B.A. from Binghamton University in English/Theater and an M.A. from Columbia University in English Literature and the Teaching of English as well as an Advanced Certificate of Study in Educational Leadership and Administration from the Graduate School at the College of Saint Rose.

 

As an actor, he has trained within the M.F.A. Acting Program at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University (where he was awarded the Levin Scholarship in Acting), is a proud graduate of the professional conservatory at Atlantic Theater Company/Atlantic Acting School (where he was the recipient of the Practical Aesthetics Scholarship in Acting), and with the American Conservatory Theater. His work in film and television has been nominated and featured at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Puerto Rican Film Festival, the Golden Door International Film Festival, the Black and Brown Femme Film Festival, Off the Reel Film Festival, Cinemafest, New York True Venture Film Festival, Queens World Film Festival, LIFE! Film Festival, the Nevada Women's Film Festival, New York International Film Awards, the Australian International Film Festival, the Staten Island Film Festival, and Cinequest. 

 

During his spare time, he enjoys reading, whipping up delectable meals from scratch (without following recipes), swimming in the world's most picturesque beaches, and sipping on cold glasses of sauvignon blanc, preferably, in simultaneous fashion. He is a lover of the Oxford comma, and making bold art that asks questions, pushes boundaries, promotes empathy, and truthfully explores the human condition.