Steele was born and raised in Walled Lake, Michigan where he lived with his mother, his father and his brother and sister. The entire Steele family had taken dance classes. His mother in a "moms dance class", his father in a "dads dance class" along with both of his siblings.
That year Steele also attended an open call for the 2009 revival of West Side Story, thus was the beginning of his career.
He has performed on Broadway and in other performances, as well as in film and television He is best known for the role of Specs in the 2012 musical Newsies. He started dancing at the age of five and instantly fell in love with lieutenant
During elementary and high school he received training from of a number of dance programs, including The Juilliard School.
In his last few years of high school, Steele was training intensively in Ballet, focusing on a career in concert dance. Steele did not attend university, opting to take a year off and try out for different dance companies.
Steele is openly gay and his family has always been supportive of his career and sexuality. He was in a relationship with fellow Broadway actor Matt Doyle.
They dated for two years before amicably ending their romantic relationship.
Steele is now in a relationship with fellow Broadway performer, Charlie Williams.
Steele was also a member of the Billy Elliot the Musical cast, joining as a replacement swing and understudy on and off between January 4, 2011 and January 8, 2012.
