Steven R. McQueen - wikipedia Steven R. McQueen Steven R. McQueen At the 2012 San Diego Comic - Con International. Steven Chadwick McQueen ( 1988 - 07 - 13 ) July 13, 1988 ( age 30 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Residence Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation Actor model Years active 2005 -- present Notable work Piranha 3D The Vampire Diaries Chicago Fire Parent ( s ) Chad McQueen Stacia Robitaille Relatives Steve McQueen ( grandfather ) Neile Adams ( grandmother ) Steven Chadwick McQueen ( born July 13, 1988 ), known professionally as Steven R. McQueen, is an American actor and model, known for his role as Jeremy Gilbert in The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries from 2009 - 2015 and in 2017. He starred as Jimmy Borelli in the NBC drama Chicago Fire from 2015 through 2016. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early life McQueen was born in Los Angeles, California, to Stacey Toten ( now Stacia Robitaille ) and actor and producer Chad McQueen. His paternal grandparents are the late actor Steve McQueen and Filipino actress Neile Adams. Neile Adams ' niece is Filipino - Spanish socialite Isabel Preysler, mother of Enrique Iglesias, Julio Iglesias, Jr. and Chabeli Iglesias, making McQueen and Enrique second cousins. His stepfather, Luc Robitaille, is a retired NHL hall of famer. McQueen is the oldest of four children with a half - brother, Chase ( b. 1995 ) and a half - sister, Madison ( b. 1997 ) from his father 's remarriage, and a half - brother, Jesse Robitaille, from his mother 's remarriage. McQueen 's stage name is `` Steven R. McQueen '', the `` R '' referring to his stepfather 's surname Robitaille. Career In 2005, McQueen made his television debut appearing in an episode of the short - lived CBS science fiction drama Threshold. He guest - starred on a number of television series including Without a Trace, CSI : Miami and Numb3rs. One of his most notable roles to date was a recurring role as Kyle Hunter for seven episodes of the fourth and final season of The WB drama Everwood from 2005 to 2006. In January 2008, he made his film debut in the Disney Channel Original Movie Minutemen where he played the villainous role of Derek Beauguard. In 2009, McQueen was cast as Jeremy Gilbert in the CW 's television adaptation of L.J. Smith 's The Vampire Diaries novels and starred for the first six seasons until 2015. Gilbert was written to have left Mystic Falls for art school when it was announced that the sixth season would be McQueen 's last. In 2015, McQueen joined the cast of the NBC drama Chicago Fire in the fourth season as Jimmy Borelli, a new candidate assigned to Firehouse 51. He was credited in the recurring cast in the first six episodes and was added to the main cast in the seventh episode. In October 2016, McQueen 's character was written out of the show during the fifth season. Filmography McQueen in July 2010 Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Club Soda The Kid Short film 2008 Minutemen Derek Beaugard Disney Channel Original Movie 2008 American Breakdown The Kid Short film Piranha 3D Jake Forester Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Threshold Jordan Peters Episode : `` Blood of the Children '' 2005 -- 2006 Everwood Kyle Hunter Recurring role, 7 episodes 2008 Numb3rs Craig Ezra Episode : `` Atomic No. 33 '' 2008 Without a Trace Will Duncan Episode : `` True / False '' 2008 CSI : Miami Keith Walsh Episode : `` Gone Baby Gone '' 2009 -- 2015, 2017 The Vampire Diaries Jeremy Gilbert Series regular ( season 1 - 6 ) Guest ( season 8 ), 100 episodes 2015 -- 2016 Chicago Fire Jimmy Borrelli Series regular, 25 episodes 2016 Chicago P.D. Jimmy Borrelli Recurring role, 3 episodes 2018 Home by Spring Wayne Hendricks Hallmark Movie 2018 Legacies Jeremy Gilbert Special Guest Awards and nominations Year Award Nominated work Result 2006 Beverly Hills Film Festival Best Male Performance Club Soda Won 2011 Youth Rock Awards Rockin TV Actor The Vampire Diaries Nominated 2013 Teen Choice Awards Scene Stealer Male The Vampire Diaries Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Steven Chadwick McQueen was born on July 13, 1988 in Los Angeles, California ''. Californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2015 - 02 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` Steven R. McQueen : Biography ''. TV Guide. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 20. Jump up ^ Bentley, Jean ( January 28, 2010 ). `` ' Vampire Diaries ' Star Steven R. McQueen Dishes On Dude - Bonding Roadtrips And Filming In Atlanta ''. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010. Jump up ^ `` Enrique Iglesias and Steven R. McQueen are second cousins ''. geni.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013. Jump up ^ Schneider, Michael ( February 27, 2009 ). `` CW casts ' Melrose Place, ' ' Vampire ' ''. Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Why Steven R. McQueen 's The Vampire Diaries Goodbye `` Feels Like a Victory '' ``. E !. February 12, 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' The Vampire Diaries ' Alum Steven R. McQueen Joins Cast of ' Chicago Fire ' ''. Variety. July 21, 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' Chicago Fire ' season 4 : Steven R. McQueen now a series regular ''. cartermatt. January 7, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Chicago Fire Boss Talks ( Spoiler ) 's Exit Following Jimmy vs. Boden Battle ''. TVLine. October 18, 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Steven R. McQueen. Steven R. McQueen on IMDb Steven R. McQueen on Instagram The Vampire Diaries Episodes Season 1 `` Pilot '' `` The Night of the Comet '' `` Friday Night Bites '' `` Family Ties '' `` You 're Undead to Me '' `` Lost Girls '' `` Haunted '' `` 162 Candles '' `` History Repeating '' `` The Turning Point '' `` Bloodlines '' `` Unpleasantville '' `` Children of the Damned '' `` Fool Me Once '' `` A Few Good Men '' `` There Goes the Neighborhood '' `` Let the Right One In '' `` Under Control '' `` Miss Mystic Falls '' `` Blood Brothers '' `` Isobel '' `` Founder 's Day '' Season 2 `` The Return '' `` Brave New World '' `` Bad Moon Rising '' `` Memory Lane '' `` Kill or Be Killed '' `` Plan B '' `` Masquerade '' `` Rose '' `` Katerina '' `` The Sacrifice '' `` By the Light of the Moon '' `` The Descent '' `` Daddy Issues '' `` Crying Wolf '' `` The Dinner Party '' `` The House Guest '' `` Know Thy Enemy '' `` The Last Dance '' `` Klaus '' `` The Last Day '' `` The Sun Also Rises '' `` As I Lay Dying '' Season 3 `` The Birthday '' `` The Hybrid '' `` The End of the Affair '' `` Disturbing Behavior '' `` The Reckoning '' `` Smells Like Teen Spirit '' `` Ghost World '' `` Ordinary People '' `` Homecoming '' `` The New Deal '' `` Our Town '' `` The Ties That Bind '' `` Bringing Out the Dead '' `` Dangerous Liaisons '' `` All My Children '' `` The Departed '' Season 4 `` Growing Pains '' `` Memorial '' `` The Rager '' `` The Five '' `` The Killer '' `` We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes '' `` My Brother 's Keeper '' `` We 'll Always Have Bourbon Street '' `` O Come, All Ye Faithful '' `` After School Special '' `` Catch Me If You Can '' `` A View to a Kill '' Season 5 `` I Know What You Did Last Summer '' `` True Lies '' `` Original Sin '' `` For Whom the Bell Tolls '' `` Monster 's Ball '' `` Handle with Care '' `` Death and the Maiden '' `` Dead Man on Campus '' `` The Cell '' `` Fifty Shades of Grayson '' `` 500 Years of Solitude '' `` The Devil Inside '' `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' `` No Exit '' `` Gone Girl '' `` While You Were Sleeping '' `` Rescue Me '' `` Resident Evil '' `` Man on Fire '' `` What Lies Beneath '' `` Promised Land '' `` Home '' Season 6 `` I 'll Remember '' `` Yellow Ledbetter '' `` Welcome to Paradise '' `` Black Hole Sun '' `` The World Has Turned and Left Me Here '' `` The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get '' `` Do You Remember the First Time ? '' `` Fade Into You '' `` I Alone '' Season 7 `` Gods and Monsters '' Season 8 `` I Was Feeling Epic '' Characters Elena Gilbert Katherine Pierce Stefan Salvatore Damon Salvatore Related Awards and nominations Novel series L.J. Smith Original Vampires The Originals episodes season 1 5 characters Legacies WorldCat Identities GND : 1034997432 LCCN : no2011015680 VIAF : 229213906 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steven_R._McQueen&oldid=861023730 '' Categories : 1988 births American people of Scottish descent American male actors of Filipino descent American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Los Angeles 21st - century American male actors Male models from California Living people Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans تۆرکجه Български Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Kurdî Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenčina Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 22 more Edit links This page was last edited on 24 September 2018, at 17 : 19 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays jeremy gilbert on the vampire diaries
Answer: Steven R. McQueen