<Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> Chad McQueen Stacia Robitaille </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Steve McQueen (grandfather) Neile Adams (grandmother) </Td> </Tr> <P> Steven Chadwick McQueen (born July 13, 1988), known professionally as Steven R. McQueen, is an American actor and model, known for his role as Jeremy Gilbert in The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries from 2009 - 2015 and in 2017 . He starred as Jimmy Borelli in the NBC drama Chicago Fire from 2015 through 2016 . </P> <P> McQueen was born in Los Angeles, California, to Stacey Toten (now Stacia Robitaille) and actor and producer Chad McQueen . His paternal grandparents are the late actor Steve McQueen and Filipino actress Neile Adams . Neile Adams' niece is Filipino - Spanish socialite Isabel Preysler, mother of Enrique Iglesias, Julio Iglesias, Jr. and Chabeli Iglesias, making McQueen and Enrique second cousins . His stepfather, Luc Robitaille, is a retired NHL hall of famer . McQueen is the oldest of four children with a half - brother, Chase (b . 1995) and a half - sister, Madison (b . 1997) from his father's remarriage, and a half - brother, Jesse Robitaille, from his mother's remarriage . McQueen's stage name is "Steven R. McQueen", the "R" referring to his stepfather's surname Robitaille . </P>

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