Stephen Conrad Moore
Born into a family of orators and musicians, it is no wonder that Stephen Conrad Moore honed his own ability to stand out on the stage and screen so early on. Born in Illinois but raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Moore excelled in his high school's debate and forensics teams. He went on to earn a bachelor's in English and Theater Arts from the University of Missouri before completing his MFA at Yale School of Drama in 2005. Arriving in the New York theater scene, Moore became a prolific actor, taking on roles with companies ranging from the Manhattan Theatre Works to the Virginia Stage Company, even playing Scar in Hong Kong's Festival of the Lion King. Eventually branching into on-screen acting as well, Moore memorably appeared as a background singer on a 2008 episode of "Sesame Street" (PBS, 1969-), though his big break would come in 2015 when he took on the role of Bones in a two-episode arc of the acclaimed series "Empire" (Fox, 2015-). He would memorably return to theater in 2016 in order to play Donnie in the Vineyard Theatre's original off-Broadway production of "Dot," returning to the screen that same year for a two-episode stint on "The Path" (Hulu, 2016-18). Then in 2017, Moore took on a co-starring role on the series "The Bold Type" (Freeform, 2017-).