Steve Gonsalves is a globally known paranormal investigator. He began his career with TAPS along side Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. The TAPS team had a successful 11 season run of the hit paranormal TV show 'Ghost Hunters'. In 2019, Gonsalves and Hawes, along with investigator Dave Tango, went on to film 'Ghost Nation' for Travel Channel. In 2021 the team announced that they would be reviving the original 'Ghost Hunters' show without Grant Wilson. 2009 & 2010 had Steve and Tango hosting the smash ‘Ghost Hunters Academy’ with regular folks learning from these two experts at famous haunted spots in America. Gonsalves is the director and executive producer of hit paranormal documentary 'The House in Between' and its sequel. Additionally, his short film with horror legend Guillermo del Toro won awards. He has written a book on the haunts most interesting to him and is currently traveling to theaters to promote its work. You can find him at Cons, or leading private haunt excursions. Steve is a vocal fan of Broadway, Halloween, Horror, and Disney.
- Steve is afraid of heights as seen in The Converted Church. He is also afraid of flying due to a traumatic experience, so much so that he had a meltdown on the plane and had to get off when the team tried to bring him to a case in Ireland. He has arachnophobia. According to himself, ghosts seem to be the only thing he isn't afraid of.
- Steve alongside Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson are the only original TAPS members stay for 12 years.
- Steve can be a bit of a goofball, especially when investigating with Tango.
- Steve eats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch every day.
- Steve penned the autobiography A Life With Ghosts in 2022. In it, he discusses his favorite haunts.
- Steve maintains a private personal life, he occasionally shares insights into his experiences and interests through social media and public appearances.
- Ghost Hunters Academy ran two seasons from 2009-2010 and let Steve & Dave Tango teach other ghost hunters their techniques with an expert flair. It was reality-based and took the students to haunts that viewers have seen before with the TAPS team.
- The Captured Bird - a film by Jovanka Vuckovic - was Executive Produced by Steve and he was also the Paranormal Expert for the film. Guillermo del Toro also Executive Produced the horror short film.