Steven Caple Jr. is a Cleveland-born filmmaker and commercial director on Prettybird’s US/UK roster. A USC School of Cinematic Arts MFA graduate, he won the DGA Jury Prize and NBC Shortcuts Audience Choice for the short A Different Tree (HBO/ABFF recognition) before expanding The Land of Misfits into his Sundance 2016 feature debut The Land (Nas/Mass Appeal; IFC theatrical). He directed Creed II (2018; Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone; $200M+ worldwide) and became the first Black director on a Transformers feature with Rise of the Beasts. Television includes Freeform’s grown-ish and Netflix’s Rapture. Forbes 30 Under 30 (2018); co-founder of youth mentorship nonprofit Engage the Vision. First U.S. commercial representation came via DECON in 2016 after The Land. His clearest brand credit is Coca-Cola’s 2023 holiday short Ho Ho Heist (Prettybird, Imagine Entertainment, WPP Open X/VML)—a heist-thriller Santa Stories film starring Octavia Spencer and Scoot McNairy. IMDb also cites commercial work with Google, Delta, and the NFL. Talent representation via CAA; publicity ID PR.