# Lee Latchford-Evans
**Lee Latchford-Evans** (born 1975) is an English singer, dancer and actor, best known as one of the five members of the British pop group Steps.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490013/) • [2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php) His birth name is Lee Latchford Evans; the middle name Latchford was taken from the footballer Bob Latchford of Everton F.C., and he began using it professionally to distinguish himself from the comedian [Lee Evans](https://www.edgepedia.org/lee-evans), later adding a hyphen.[3](https://www.racctrusted.com/c/lee-latchford-evans/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490013/) |
| Group | One of five members of Steps, formed in 1997 through an open audition advertised in The Stage[2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php) • [4](https://www.generationsteps.co.uk/steps/story.php) |
| Steps record sales | Over 20 million records worldwide; the band won a Brit Award[2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php) |
| Steps timeline | Active 1997 to 2001, reformed in 2011 and again since, with the group still touring[5](https://inview.org.uk/news/156393-where_are_the_band_memberc_from_steps_now_kids_divorces_and_teaching_careers/print) • [6](https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/4934217/lee-from-steps-panto-fife/) |
| Theatre | Teen Angel in the West End production of Grease (2002); Niko Nikovsky in Eurobeat at the Edinburgh Fringe (2016); Lance in the UK and Ireland tour of & Juliet (2025)[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490013/bio/) • [8](https://www.itv.com/lorraine/articles/lee-latchford-evans-eurobeat) • [9](https://www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/lee-latchford-evans-lance-select-performances-and-juliet-tour) |
| Film | Ten Dead Men (2008), Cash and Curry, The Rizen (2017), Paintball Massacre (2020)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490013/) |
| Fitness | Qualified personal trainer and second Dan black belt in kickboxing[2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php) |
## Early life and training
Lee was born in Chester and raised in Ellesmere Port.[2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php) He performed in nativity plays and school musicals from the age of four, and at 15 joined his school's production of Grease, where he was offered the lead role.[2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php) He worked with the [Royal Shakespeare Company](https://www.edgepedia.org/royal-shakespeare-company), was the first male to obtain a place on the dancers course at West Cheshire College of Performing Arts, graduating with A-level Dance and a B-Tech National Diploma in Performing Arts, and then trained at the Laine Theatre Arts School in musical theater and dance.[2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php) Before music, he was scouted to play for Wimbledon Football Club.[7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490013/bio/)
## Steps
Steps began in the spring of 1997, when 5,000 applicants answered a small advert in The Stage for a five-piece line-dancing pop group; Lee, who was on the road to becoming a professional footballer, was selected alongside [Claire Richards](https://www.edgepedia.org/claire-richards), Faye Tozer, Lisa Scott-Lee, and Ian "H" Watkins.[4](https://www.generationsteps.co.uk/steps/story.php) The debut single "5,6,7,8" was released on 7 November 1997.[4](https://www.generationsteps.co.uk/steps/story.php) The band topped single and album charts in the UK, Japan, Australia, Europe and South East Asia, sold over 20 million records worldwide, and won a Brit Award.[2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php)
The group split in 2001 and have reformed three times since.[5](https://inview.org.uk/news/156393-where_are_the_band_memberc_from_steps_now_kids_divorces_and_teaching_careers/print) Lee describes the band's working pattern as coming together for two or three years of projects, then taking time out before returning.[6](https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/4934217/lee-from-steps-panto-fife/) In interviews he has explained his role in the band's vocal arrangement: Steps is a predominantly girl-led band in which all five members harmonize and take lead vocals at different times, and he has said he knows what his job is within it.[10](https://www.musicweek.com/interviews/read/back-to-the-future-inside-steps-plans-to-take-things-to-the-next-level/082003)
The band's later projects include the 2020 album *What the Future Holds*, which reached number two on the official UK album chart and produced iTunes number one singles,[11](https://www.revamp-magazine.co.uk/lee-latchford-evans) and the jukebox musical *Here & Now*, featuring the band's music, which premiered at The Alexandra, Birmingham, in November 2024 after the group had discussed the idea for around ten years.[6](https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/4934217/lee-from-steps-panto-fife/) • [12](https://www.whatsonlive.co.uk/shropshire/news/steps-interview-new-musical-here-and-now-comes-to-birmingham/58373) Across their career the group has notched up 14 top five singles, four number one albums and 22 million record sales.[13](https://www.southernartsreviews.co.uk/qa-with-steps-here-now/)
## Acting and theater career
After Steps' original split, Lee turned to the stage, starring as Teen Angel in the West End production of Grease in 2002.[5](https://inview.org.uk/news/156393-where_are_the_band_memberc_from_steps_now_kids_divorces_and_teaching_careers/print) • [7](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490013/bio/) His screen credits include the British feature films *Ten Dead Men* (2008), *Cash and Curry*, the 2017 science-fiction horror *The Rizen*, and *Paintball Massacre* (2020), a comedy horror shot on a micro-budget of £100,000 in which he played the villain Nathan Brown.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490013/) • [2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php) • [14](https://moviemetropolis.net/2021/04/03/interview-with-lee-latchford-evans/)
**Stage work has been a recurring thread.** In 2016 he played the lead character Niko Nikovsky in the musical *Eurobeat* at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and returned to the role at the Edinburgh Festival after recovering from a serious spinal injury that required surgery and a year in a back brace; the production marked his return to the stage.[2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php) • [8](https://www.itv.com/lorraine/articles/lee-latchford-evans-eurobeat) In 2025 he joined the UK and Ireland tour of the jukebox musical *& Juliet* as Lance, performing at select venues including Bristol, Aberdeen, Leicester, Woking, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Southend, Stoke, Newcastle and Truro, alternating the role with [Ranj Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/ranj-singh).[9](https://www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/lee-latchford-evans-lance-select-performances-and-juliet-tour) He has also worked extensively in pantomime (British family musical comedy, not silent mime); his appearance as the Prince and the Beast in *Beauty and the Beast* at the Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline, in 2024 was, by his own count, his 13th professional pantomime.[6](https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/4934217/lee-from-steps-panto-fife/) • [15](https://www.watersmeet.co.uk/lee-latchford-evans)
## Television and fitness
Lee's television appearances include *The Games*, *Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway*, *Never Mind the Buzzcocks*, *Totally Boyband*, *The Match* and *Celebrity Mastermind*, and he won the SAS-style competition show *Commando VIP*.[15](https://www.watersmeet.co.uk/lee-latchford-evans) He has also presented shows on MTV and The Vault and appeared in reality programs including *Fear Factor* and *I'm Famous and Frightened!*[2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php)
Fitness is a second profession. He is a qualified personal trainer and a second Dan black belt in kickboxing, trained in martial arts since the age of 8.[2](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php) • [11](https://www.revamp-magazine.co.uk/lee-latchford-evans) During the 2020 coronavirus lockdown he led daily fitness tutorials on Instagram,[16](https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/movie-news/steps-star-lee-latchford-evans-wants-marvel-movie-role-1237897.html) and in 2024 he launched a workout based on Steps' hits called The 5,6,7,8 Method.[5](https://inview.org.uk/news/156393-where_are_the_band_memberc_from_steps_now_kids_divorces_and_teaching_careers/print)
## Personal life and business interests
Lee is married to Kerry-Lucy, with whom he has a son and, as announced when he was 51, a second child, a daughter.[6](https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/4934217/lee-from-steps-panto-fife/) • [17](https://www.entertainmentdaily.com/steps/) UK company records list him as a designated member of the active Steps Music LLP, appointed 3 October 2011, and formerly of the dissolved Steps Live LLP, Steps Recordings LLP and his own Lee Latchford Evans Limited.[18](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Hb1dZ4-L79RLa3H94S1devcRjiA/appointments)
## References
1. [Lee Latchford-Evans, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490013/)
2. [Lee Latchford Evans, Steps profile, Generation STEPS](https://www.gensteps.co.uk/steps/biography/lee.php)
3. [Lee Latchford-Evans Autograph Profile, RACC](https://www.racctrusted.com/c/lee-latchford-evans/)
4. [The Steps story, Generation STEPS](https://www.generationsteps.co.uk/steps/story.php)
5. [Where are the band members from Steps now?, InView](https://inview.org.uk/news/156393-where_are_the_band_memberc_from_steps_now_kids_divorces_and_teaching_careers/print)
6. [Steps musical will be 'a bit like Mamma Mia', The Courier](https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/4934217/lee-from-steps-panto-fife/)
7. [Lee Latchford-Evans Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0490013/bio/)
8. [Lee Latchford-Evans on Steps reunion rumours, ITV Lorraine](https://www.itv.com/lorraine/articles/lee-latchford-evans-eurobeat)
9. [Lee Latchford-Evans to play Lance in & JULIET UK & Ireland tour, West End Best Friend](https://www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/lee-latchford-evans-lance-select-performances-and-juliet-tour)
10. [Back To The Future: Inside Steps' plans, Music Week](https://www.musicweek.com/interviews/read/back-to-the-future-inside-steps-plans-to-take-things-to-the-next-level/082003)
11. [Lee Latchford-Evans, Revamp Magazine](https://www.revamp-magazine.co.uk/lee-latchford-evans)
12. [Steps Interview: Here & Now comes to Birmingham, What's On](https://www.whatsonlive.co.uk/shropshire/news/steps-interview-new-musical-here-and-now-comes-to-birmingham/58373)
13. [Q&A with Steps – Here & Now, Southern Arts Reviews](https://www.southernartsreviews.co.uk/qa-with-steps-here-now/)
14. [Interview with Lee Latchford-Evans, Movie Metropolis](https://moviemetropolis.net/2021/04/03/interview-with-lee-latchford-evans/)
15. [Lee Latchford-Evans, Watersmeet](https://www.watersmeet.co.uk/lee-latchford-evans)
16. [Steps star Lee Latchford-Evans wants a Marvel movie role, FemaleFirst](https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/movie-news/steps-star-lee-latchford-evans-wants-marvel-movie-role-1237897.html)
17. [Steps, Entertainment Daily](https://www.entertainmentdaily.com/steps/)
18. [Lee LATCHFORD-EVANS personal appointments, Companies House](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/Hb1dZ4-L79RLa3H94S1devcRjiA/appointments)
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