Stephens was born in
Putney,
London and was educated at Malory Comprehensive School (currently
Haberdashers' Knights Academy),
Bromley. He was four years old when picked for the part, which required him to have his blond hair dyed dark brown. In an interview with
AMC, director
Richard Donner said Stephens got the part after attacking the filmmaker (at Donner's urging), punching Donner in the testicles for good measure. It was the only major film role in Stephens' career; he would later play a small role in the 1980
TV film Gauguin the Savage. He also appears in the DVD special features section of the
2006 version of The Omen, and has a
bit part as a tabloid journalist in the film. Interview footage of Stephens from 1996 was used in the 2005
documentary The Curse of the Omen, a programme detailing the supposed eerie coincidences surrounding the making of the film. Stephens appeared on
The Howard Stern Show on
Sirius Radio on 23 April 2008 to promote a film he was working on. He said he also has started appearing at autograph signings and horror conventions "with my tricycle”. == Filmography ==