STEPHEN WOOLFENDEN
Stephen Woolfenden is a freelance film and television director working worldwide.
Stephen’s current project is SAS Rogue Heroes Series 2 for Kudos, BBC & MGM+. He is directing all six episodes of the second series. Filming took place in Croatia, Italy, England & Scotland between May & September 2023. Post-production continues into 2024.
Stephen was in Calgary, Canada for April - June 2022 to direct the opening block of series 2 of Joe Pickett for Paramount+
2021 was spent almost entirely in Wales as Producing Director on Willow for LucasFilm/Disney+. Stephen directed the pilot block of episodes 1 & 2.
At the moment of Covid lockdown, Stephen was in prep with Warner Bros. as 2nd Unit Director on Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them Part 3. Production resumed in August 2020 and continued through to February 2021.
2019 was a busy year. Stephen was invited back to Outlander as lead director on Series 5, directing episodes 1, 2, 7 & 8 in Scotland. He then went to Dublin to direct the finale of Fate: The Winx Saga for Netflix & Archery Pictures.
Between August & December 2018, he directed the final block of The Spanish Princess for Amazon/Starz/New Pictures.
In July 2018, he completed directing the series finale of the fourth season of Outlander for Amazon/Starz/Sony/Left Bank.
In April 2018 Stephen completed work as 2nd Unit Director on Detective Pikachu for Legendary Pictures.
Stephen's ongoing relationship with Warner Bros. and David Yates has seen him return regularly to Leavesden Studios to work as 2nd Unit Director on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pts 1 & 2, The Legend of Tarzan and, most recently, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them Parts 1 & 2 .
Stephen was also hired by Summit Entertainment as 2nd Unit Director on Warm Bodies in Montreal, Canada.
Stephen continues to work as a director on high-end television drama such as: Poldark Series 3 (Mammoth Pictures and the BBC), The Halcyon (Left Bank/Sony), Beowulf (ITV), Doctor Who (BBC), Strike Back (Left Bank/Cinemax/HBO), DCI Banks (ITV) and Crossing Lines (NBC).
An award-winning film graduate, Stephen was an assistant director for almost twenty years working with directors Tom Hooper, Hettie MacDonald, Sandra Goldbacher, Gillies MacKinnon, Herbie Wise and David Yates. Highlights include: Shine, Hideous Kinky, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, State of Play, The Governess and Prime Suspect.
Stephen is an active member of BAFTA and a member of the DGA Safety Committee in the USA and a member of the DGA London Co-ordinating Committee.
He is represented by Sara Putt Associates in the UK and The Gersh Agency in the USA.
Memberships: BAFTA, DGA, Directors UK.