Steven Krueger

Steven Krueger (born May 25, 1989) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Coach Ben Scott on the Showtime series Yellowjackets and as Josh Rosza on The CW's The Originals.

Life and career Krueger was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, and grew up in Sarasota, Florida. He made his acting debut shortly after moving to Los Angeles in late 2009 in an episode of The CW's 90210. Over the next few years he made a number of guest star and recurring appearances in television shows like Pretty Little Liars, Workaholics, Parenthood and Two and a Half Men.

In 2013, Krueger was cast in a recurring role on The Originals, The CW's spinoff of The Vampire Diaries. His character, Josh, was the first gay character introduced on the series and was originally slated to appear in three episodes The character became a fan favorite and at the end of 2013, Krueger was named one of TV's Top Scene Stealers of the year by E! News. He appeared in a recurring role through the first four seasons, and was promoted to the main cast for its final season in 2018.

In November 2019 it was announced that Krueger was joining the cast of the Showtime pilot Yellowjackets. Krueger stayed with the series as Ben Scott, the assistant coach of the high school girls' soccer team that is stranded in the mountains after surviving a plane crash 25 years ago. Yellowjackets debuted in November 2021. Also in 2021, Krueger played a recurring role as Heath on the third season of Roswell, New Mexico. They married in a private ceremony in 2026.

In May 2026, Krueger and King welcomed their first child, a son.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 2009 Cold Case Debate student #6 Episode: "Forensics" 90210 Vince – Football Buddy #2 Episode: "Wild Alaskan Salmon" 2010 CSI: NY Greg Episode: "Point of View" The Middle Esteban Episode: "Foreign Exchange" No Ordinary Family Reynolds Episode: "No Ordinary Vigilante" Parenthood Brody Episode: "What's Goin' On Down There?" Pretty Little Liars Ben Coogan 3 episodes 2011 Madison High Pete Unsold TV pilot Workaholics Quaid Franklin Episode: "Heist School" 2012–2013 Two and a Half Men Sean 3 episodes 2013 Anger Management Ryan Hoggett Episode: "Charlie and Kate Start a Sex Study" Escape Plan Gabriel Film; uncredited 2013–2018 The Originals Joshua Rosza Recurring role (season 1–4), main cast (season 5) 2014A Lesson in Romance Brady TV movie 2015 Hawaii Five-0 Eran Dobrian Episode: "Kahania" Goosebumps Davidson Film 2016 Satanic David Film 2017 Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Orson Episode: "Joel McHale Is: Ryan Hansen" 2019 NCIS Andrew Townsley Episode: "Crossing The Line" Good Trouble Eli Episode: "Swipe Right" 2021–2022 Roswell: New Mexico Heath Tuchman Recurring role (season 3), guest star (season 4) 2021–present Yellowjackets Ben Scott Main castTBAN/ADirector, short film, post-production