Steph Green
American film director and screenwriter
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Steph Green (born 1979)[1] is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and executive producer. Her career began with studies in Ireland and work as an assistant to director Spike Jonze on commercials. Green's breakthrough came with her short film New Boy (2007), which earned an Academy Award nomination.
- Film screenwriter
- Television director
- Film director
- Executive producer
Steph Green | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 46–47)[1] San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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Green has since directed episodes for numerous television series, including The Americans, Billions, Scandal, and Watchmen. Her work on Watchmen earned her an Emmy Award nomination in 2020. She has also directed episodes of the Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka, and the Max series Duster.
Career
Green's journey in filmmaking began with her studies in Ireland, where she pursued a master's degree in film. Her early career included working as an assistant to Spike Jonze on commercials, which led to her directing her own commercials, including the IKEA advert "Cover Up" that received recognition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2007, Green made her debut in the film industry with the short film New Boy,[2] which she both directed and wrote. This project earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film in 2009. Following this success, Green directed and co-wrote her first feature film, Run & Jump.[3][4]
Green's television career has included The Americans, Billions, Scandal, Luke Cage, The Deuce, and Watchmen. Her work on the Watchmen episode "Little Fear of Lightning" earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special in 2020.
She directed episodes of the Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett in 2022 and Ahsoka in 2023.[5] In 2025, she directed and executive produced several episodes of the series Duster.[6]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Episode(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Scandal | Yes | No | "Till Death Do Us Part" | [9] |
| "The Box" | |||||
| The Americans | Yes | No | "Munchkins" | ||
| "Dyatkovo" | |||||
| 2016 | American Gothic | Yes | No | "The Gross Clinic" | |
| 2017 | Billions | Yes | No | "Currency" | [10] |
| American Crime | Yes | No | "Season Three: Episode Four" | [11] | |
| Bates Motel | Yes | No | "Inseparable" | [12] | |
| Preacher | Yes | No | "Dirty Little Secret" | ||
| You're the Worst | Yes | No | "From the Beginning, I Was Screwed" | [13] | |
| "Like People" | |||||
| 2018 | For the People | Yes | No | "Extraordinary Circumstances" | |
| Luke Cage | Yes | No | "Straighten It Out" | ||
| Strange Angel | Yes | No | "Evocation of the Elders" | [14] | |
| The Deuce | Yes | No | "Seven-Fifty" | ||
| The Man in the High Castle | Yes | No | "Excess Animus" | ||
| 2019 | Watchmen | Yes | No | "Little Fear of Lightning" | [15] |
| The L Word: Generation Q | Yes | Yes | "Let's Do It Again" | ||
| "LA Times" | |||||
| Dare Me | Yes | Yes | "Coup d'État" | ||
| 2022 | The Book of Boba Fett | Yes | No | "Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine" | [16] |
| 2023 | Ahsoka | Yes | No | "Part Two: Toil and Trouble" | [17] |
| "Part Three: Time to Fly" | |||||
| 2025 | Duster | Yes | Yes | "Baltimore Changes Everything" | [18] |
| "Suspicious Mind" | |||||
| "Ravishing Light and Glory" | |||||
| "Meet By the Clothes" |
Accolades
In 2009, New Boy received a nomination at the 81st Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film.[19][20] The film also received nominations at the Foyle Film Festival, Irish Film & Television Academy, Tribeca Film Festival, and Vail Film Festival.[21] In 2020, the Watchmen episode "Little Fear of Lightning" received a nomination at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special.[22][23][24]