Born in London, Stephen Temperley first came to the U.S. as a teenager. He acted in several plays for the Public Theater in New York before returning to London. There he performed in the West End, on TV and in repertory. Since returning to the U.S., he has worked extensively in regional theaters and stock, on Broadway (the original company of Crazy For You) and off (Up Against It at the Public).

The first of his plays to be produced was Beside the Seaside at the Hudson Guild. Plays that followed include Money/Mercy at the Chelsea Theatre Center(Mercy was later seen at the first HBO New Writers Workshop in Los Angeles) and Dance With Me, first seen at the 18th Street Theatre and then at Centenary Stage. Workshops include That Kind of Woman for Dodger Productions and In the Country of the Free for the Mint Theatre.

He has just finished an appearance at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Amadeus and will commence premiering his latest play, The Pilgrim Papers, directed by Vivian Matalon in July at the same Berkshire Theatre Festival, where Souvenir debuted before it played Broadway last year.