Steven Bauer was born on December 2, 1956 in Havana, Cuba. He is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor.

His first substantial role was in the PBS bilingual sitcom ¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? He also appeared in the 1980 TV miniseries From Here to Eternity. Bauer was given the substantial role of Manolo Ribera in the 1983 movie Scarface.

He also appeared in Primal Fear (1996), Traffic (2000), The Lost City (2005) and Venus & Vegas (2007).

Bauer married actress Melanie Griffith in May 1982; the couple divorced in 1987 after having son Alexander Bauer in 1985. He remarried in 1989, this time to Ingrid Anderson, and this marriage also ended in divorce as well.

Filmography

• A Happy Death (2008)
• Silicon Valley (2008)
• Mutants (2008)
• Session (2008)
• Dark World (2007)
• From Mexico with Love (2007)
• Zenitram (2008)
• Boyle Heights (2007)
• "Burn Notice" (1 episode, 2007)
• Planet Raptor: Raptor Island 2 (2007)
• Bulletface (2007)
• The Last Sentinel (2007)
• Natural Born Komics (2007)
• Kings of South Beach (2007)
• Venus & Vegas (2007)
• Toxic (2007)
• Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006)
• Ladrones y mentirosos (2006)
• "South Beach" (3 episodes, 2006)
• Dead Lenny (2006)
• Fiesta del chivo, La (2005)
• The Lost City (2005)
• Pit Fighter (2005)
• Hitters Anonymous (2005)
• Keeper of the Past (2005)
• How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005)
• The Nowhere Man (2005)
• Doing Hard Time (2004)
• Raptor Island (2004)
• Nola (2003)
• Masked and Anonymous (2003)
• Malevolent (2002)
• King of Texas (2002)
• "UC: Undercover" (3 episodes, 2001)
• The Learning Curve (2001)
• Boss of Bosses (2001)
• "Nash Bridges" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Relic Hunter" (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
• Speed Limit (2001)
• Traffic (2000)
• For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
• Rave (2000)
• Forever Lulu (2000)
• Warm Texas Rain (2000)
• Grito, El (2000)
• Glory Glory (2000)
• "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1 episode, 1999)
• Naked Lies (1998)
• "Welcome to Paradox" (1 episode, 1998)
• "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1998)
• The Versace Murder (1998)
• Star Portal (1998)
• Plato's Run (1997)
• The Blackout (1997)
• Sisters and Other Strangers (1997)
• Miami (1997)
• Kickboxing Academy (1997)
• Navajo Blues (1996)
• Primal Fear (1996)
• Wild Side (1995)
• Codename: Silencer (1995)
• Stranger by Night (1994)
• Terminal Voyage (1994)
• Improper Conduct (1994)
• Red Shoe Diaries 2: Double Dare (1993)
• Snapdragon (1993)
• Woman of Desire (1993)
• Raising Cain (1992)
• "Red Shoe Diaries" (1 episode, 1992)
• Drive Like Lightning (1992)
• False Arrest (1991)
• Sweet Poison (1991)
• A Climate for Killing (1991)
• "Wiseguy" (4 episodes, 1990)
• "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" (1990)
• Gleaming the Cube (1989)
• The Beast of War (1988)
• Wildfire (1988)
• Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987)
• Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (1987)
• Running Scared (1986)
• Sword of Gideon (1986)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
• Body Double (1984)
• Thief of Hearts (1984)
• Scarface (1983)
• An Innocent Love (1982)
• She's in the Army Now (1981)
• "Hill Street Blues" (1 episode, 1981)
• "From Here to Eternity" (1980)
• "The Rockford Files" (1 episode, 1978)
• "¿Qué pasa, U.S.A.?" (19 episodes, 1977-1978)

Awards

• The Actor Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture "Traffic" 2000