Steven McMichael was born and raised in Aurora, Colorado. At the age of 19 he joined the US Marine Corps and graduated Platoon Honorman - yes, he was a Hollywood Marine. He was stationed in Oahu, Hawaii, where he served in the Presidential Color Guard. Steven served in Operation Desert Storm (1991) and reached the rank of Sergent. Now a landed immigrant in Canada, Steve calls Cochrane, Alberta home. Since 1995 Steve has worked internationally as a stunt performer, fight choreographer, stunt coordinator and second unit director.