---
name: "Barbara Stepansky"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barbara-stepansky"
fi1m_id: "barbara-stepansky"
imdb_id: "nm0826814"
tmdb_id: 95036
wikidata_id: "Q95186674"
roles: ["Second unit director"]
born: "1 January 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-23T10:51:00.126244+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Barbara Stepansky

## Identity

Barbara Stepansky

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barbara-stepansky
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** barbara-stepansky
- **IMDb ID:** nm0826814
- **TMDB ID:** 95036
- **Wikidata ID:** Q95186674
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95186674, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0826814/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/95036

Second unit director. Born 1 January 1974 in Poland.

## Details

- **Work:** Second unit director
- **Born:** 1 January 1974, Poland
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95186674, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0826814/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/95036

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Outlander*](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md) (74)

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## Biography

Barbara Stepansky is a writer, director and producer. Born in Poland, she moved with her family to Germany following her father's involvement in the Solidarity movement. She holds a degree in philosophy of science from University College London and completed further studies at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the American Film Institute.

She has written episodes of the series *Outlander* (2014), including work as story editor and co-producer, and has served as second unit director on the show. Other writing credits include the television film *Flint* (2017) and episodes of *Woman of the Dead* (2022). She has also directed feature films and short films.

Stepansky received a Nicholl Fellowship for her screenplay *Sugar in My Veins* and a Writers Guild of America Award for *Flint*.

*Sources: barbarastepansky.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Outlander* (2014), Fi1m 74, Writer, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Woman of the Dead* (2022), series, Script
- *A Small Family Affair* (2020), Producer, Writer, Director
- *Flint* (2017), Writer
- *Da Capo* (2017), Director
- *7 from Etheria* (2017), Director, Writer
- *Psychophonia* (2016), Screenplay
- *Outlander* (2014), series, Writer, Co-Producer, Second Unit Director, Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *Substance* (2014), Director, Screenstory
- *Final Recourse* (2013), Director
- *Girls! Girls! Girls!* (2011), Director, Writer
- *Fugue* (2011), Director
- *Hurt* (2009), Screenplay, Director
- *The Trojan Cow* (2006), Writer, Director
- *Faithful* (2002), Editor
- *Following* (1999), as Clapper Loader, Lighting Technician

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