Steph Green

Not to be confused with Stephen Green (disambiguation) or Stephanie Green.

Steph Green (born 1979)^[1] is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and executive producer born in 1979 in San Francisco. 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.

Steph Green
Born	1979 (age 45–46)[1] San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupations	Film screenwriter Television director Film director Executive producer
Years active	2007–present
Notable work	The Book of Boba Fett Watchmen Run & Jump New Boy

Green has since directed episodes for numerous television series, including The Americans, Billions, Scandal, and Watchmen. Her work on Watchmen earned her an Emmy 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

Steph Green was born in 1979 in San Francisco, California.

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

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Ref.
2007	New Boy	Yes	Yes	[7]
2013	Run & Jump	Yes	Yes	[8]

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"

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]