steven beale is played by edward farrell from 1989 to 1990, stuart stevens from 1992 to 1996, edward savage from 1997 to 2002, and aaron sidwell from 2007 to 2008 and 2016 to 2017. steven is born on 26 december 1989 to cindy beale and simon wicks (michelle collins and nick berry). cindy is married to ian beale (adam woodyatt), and she convinces him that he is steven's father. cindy tells ian the truth when she and simon reconcile. they leave walford with steven in december 1990; however, ian and cindy reconcile in 1992, and ian raises steven as his son, even after cindy's death in 1998. steven goes to live in new zealand with his biological father simon in 2002, but returns to walford in 2007. however steven's return has disastrous consequences for ian and his family, and he flees in 2008 after being disowned by ian. steven made his return on 27 may 2016 and was killed off on 8 september 2017 during a high-profile stunt week.