Steph Green

Steph Green 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, which earned an Academy Award nomination.
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

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, 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.
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. In 2025, she directed and executive produced several episodes of the series Duster''.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Ref.
2007	New Boy
2013	Run & Jump

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Episode	Ref.
2016-17	Scandal	rowspan=2	rowspan=2	"Till Death Do Us Part"
2016-17	Scandal	"The Box"	-	-
2016-17	The Americans	rowspan=2	rowspan=2	"Munchkins"
2016-17	The Americans	"Dyatkovo"	-	-
2016	American Gothic			"The Gross Clinic"
2017	Billions			"Currency"
2017	American Crime			"Season Three: Episode Four"
2017	Bates Motel			"Inseparable"
2017	Preacher			"Dirty Little Secret"
2017	You're the Worst	rowspan=2	rowspan=2	"From the Beginning, I Was Screwed"
2017	You're the Worst	"Like People"	-	-
2018	For the People			"Extraordinary Circumstances"
2018	Luke Cage			"Straighten It Out"
2018	Strange Angel			"Evocation of the Elders"
2018	The Deuce			"Seven-Fifty"
2018	The Man in the High Castle			"Excess Animus"
2019	Watchmen			"Little Fear of Lightning"
2019	The L Word: Generation Q	rowspan=2	rowspan=2	"Let's Do It Again"
2019	The L Word: Generation Q	"LA Times"	-	-
2019	Dare Me			"Coup d'État"
2022	The Book of Boba Fett			"Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine"
2023	Ahsoka	rowspan=2	rowspan=2	"Part Two: Toil and Trouble"
2023	Ahsoka	"Part Three: Time to Fly"	-	-
2025	Duster	rowspan=4	rowspan=4	"Baltimore Changes Everything"
2025	Duster	"Suspicious Mind"	-	-
2025	Duster	"Ravishing Light and Glory"	-	-
2025	Duster	"Meet By the Clothes"	-	-

Accolades

In 2009, New Boy received a nomination at the 81st Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film. The film also received nominations at the Foyle Film Festival, Irish Film & Television Academy, Tribeca Film Festival, and Vail Film Festival. 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.