Stephen Barrington was born in New York City to Jamaican Immigrants Lurline Archer and Lloyd Collins, he was raised on the island of Jamaica.He returned to the United States at the age of 5 where he began school in North Carolina. He realized the change in dialect and began to adapt very quickly while he spoke clear English in school. He used his families native tongue at home, He began to pick up on cultures very fast. He attended the Historic Hillside High school in Durham NC, and then went on to N.C. Central University where he received a Theater Performance degree. After over 10 years of Theater he now lives in Los Angeles pursuing a Film and Television Career.