I've been following Steve's career since he starred in Reba (2001-2007) as the boyfriend of Reba's teenage daughter. It was a country-western sitcom, so I figured that "Howey" was a stage name that made him sound more countrified: "Steve Howdy, y'all!"
He went on to episodes of Psych, New Girl, Sons of Anarchy, Jennifer Falls, Workaholics (with Adam Devine), and a long run on Shameless as Kevin Ball, a bartender (and occasional stripper) who is friends with the shameless Gallagher family.
Shameless gave him many opportunities to show off his physique. Plus a dozen butt shots and at least two frontals.
Some of Steve's movie roles have been equally physique-heavy. Check out the underwear shot in Making Babies, with the conveniently placed phallic beer bottle.
As far as i can tell, Steve has only played one gay character, the terrorist in Game Over, Man, who lip-locks his boyfriend before being clobbered to death.
But in 2017, the heterosexual tweeted "I'm gay and proud," causing considerable discussion among fans aware that he has a wife and kids. He explained that he was trying to be "a champion, a supporter." I'm not sure how I feel about that. i support Black Lives Matter, but saying "I'm black" without a personal experience of racism seems a little flippant.
There are numerous nude photos of Steve on Righteous Gemstones Beefcake and Boyfriends