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Stephen Rider

Stephen Rider
(1979-09-25) September 25, 1979
Actor
2007–present
Playing DA Blake Tower in Marvel's Daredevil.
The Butler, Instinct, Luke Cage

Stephen Rider (born September 25, 1979) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Admiral Stephen W. Rochon in the film The Butler (2013), Eric Millworth in the ABC series Lucky 7 (2014), Blake Tower in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Daredevil and Luke Cage (both 2016–2018) and Hank Grogan in the HBO series IT: Welcome To Derry (2025).

Rider was discovered by Denzel Washington in a play in 2006, and Washington brought him into his 2007 biographical drama film The Great Debaters, which was Rider's feature film debut.

In 2013, Rider played the role of Seeker Reed in the science fiction film The Host and later played the role of Admiral Stephen W. Rochon in the historical drama The Butler. Rider played the role of Eric Millworth in the ABC drama series Lucky 7. He also starred in the film Alpha Alert, also known as Event 15.

In 2015, Rider appeared in the Showtime comedy series Shameless as G-Dog. He also starred as Eli Cunningham in the CBS comedy series Battle Creek.

Rider appeared in the second season of Netflix's series Daredevil based on Marvel Comics, as Blake Tower, an Assistant District Attorney for New York City.

Year	Title	Role
2007	The Great Debaters	Paul Quinn Debater #2
2012	Safe House	CIA Analyst
2013	The Host	Seeker Reed
The Butler	Admiral Stephen W. Rochon
Alpha Alert	Diego
2016	The Dog Lover	News Reporter
2018	The After Party	Rahmel
2020	Becoming	Justin Moore
It's Time	Carver Phillips
2023	What Lies Under the Tree	Detective Weeden

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	NCIS: Los Angeles	Jack Williams	Episode: "The Gold Standard"
2014	Lucky 7	Eric Millworth	3 episodes
2015	Battle Creek	Eli Cunningham	Episode: "Old Wounds"
2015–2016	Shameless	G-Dog	3 episodes
2016	Harley and the Davidsons	William B. Johnson	Miniseries; episode: "Legacy"
2016–2018	Daredevil	Blake Tower	Main role; 12 episodes
Luke Cage	Guest star; 2 episodes
2017	Elementary	Tyus Wilcox	2 episodes
2018–2019	Instinct	Zack Clark	Recurring role; 18 episodes
2020	The Good Fight	Corporal Demarcus Laney	Episode: "The Gang Goes to War"
2022	FBI: Most Wanted	Greg Galson	Episode: "El Píncho"
2025	It: Welcome to Derry	Hank Grogan	Main role

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