Stef Tovar is a native of Chicago, Illinois. His breakout on screen role was Dr. Arrington in Contagion, directed by Steven Soderbergh-where he treats Patient Zero (Gwyneth Paltrow) and must tell her husband (Matt Damon) of her death. An award-winning stage actor, Stef spent six years in Los Angeles and, after moving back to Chicago in 2006, founded Route 66 Theatre Company to keep his ties to West Coast. In its inaugural production of On an Average Day, Stef played the role of Jack in sold-runs both Los Angeles and Chicago. He remains the company's Artistic Director and was most recently seen as Nolan in No Wake in both Chicago and Los Angeles-as well as Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters. Stef created the role of Noah in the Route 66 world premiere of A Twist of Water, which has been made into the TV series Red Line for CBS starring Noah Wylie. On television, Stef was seen as Daniel Schwartz the premiere season of Chicago Fire; Boss and Empire. Film credits include Kenny in Employee of the Month directed by Mitch Rouse-with Matt Dillon, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004; Dan in the award-winning The Gymnast (and the soon to be released sequel: The Aerialist); Scott in Olympia and Finance Guy in Widows by Steve McQueen-with Colin Farrell. Stef is the proud father of Sam. www.steftovar.com - IMDb Mini Biography By: Stef Tovar
