Bio
Steve Markle is a Canadian actor and comedian best known for his role as Peter Cooper in the television comedy series Testees, in 2008.
A native of Toronto, Markle got his start in show business at age 10 telling jokes as Steve the Rock & Roll Kid on radio station Q107. He graduated from the filmmaking program at Ryerson University and was the recipient of the annual Norman Jewison Award.
Signed to production house Steam Films, Markle began directing TV commercials for major brands including Pizza Hut, Advil and Saturn cars.
At 25, Markle made headlines by running for Mayor of Toronto. He pledged to administer parking tickets in origami shapes and employ magical elves to handle road construction.
Stepping down from politics, Markle took a position with Alliance Atlantis as Creative Director of Showcase where he oversaw the on-air branding of the television network.
As his persona Slim Mackerel, a '70s rock legend on the comeback trail, Markle has performed everywhere from the Playboy Mansion to the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Markle spent two years in LA where he was a regular comic at the Hollywood Improv and star of the MTV series You've Got A Friend, a hidden camera show produced by Ashton Kutcher.
Markle wrote and directed the Gemini Award-winning documentary Camp Hollywood. A revealing look at struggling artists residing at a seedy Hollywood hotel, the doc aired on Bravo and IFC in Canada and The Sundance Channel in the U.S.