---
name: "Stephen Cragg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-cragg"
fi1m_id: "stephen-cragg"
imdb_id: "nm0185734"
tmdb_id: 108250
wikidata_id: "Q7608964"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "22 May 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "director"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-09-24T02:40:50.898163+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."
---

# Stephen Cragg

## Identity

Stephen Cragg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephen-cragg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephen-cragg
- **IMDb ID:** nm0185734
- **TMDB ID:** 108250
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7608964
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7608964, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185734/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/108250

Director. Born 22 May 1950 in Pasadena, California, United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 22 May 1950, Pasadena, California, United States
- **Active:** 1988–2012
- **Frequently works with:** [Arlene Sanford](https://film.one/person/arlene-sanford.md), [Bethany Rooney](https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney.md), [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Dan Lerner](https://film.one/person/dan-lerner.md), [Oz Scott](https://film.one/person/oz-scott.md), [Ron Underwood](https://film.one/person/ron-underwood.md), [Adam Arkin](https://film.one/person/adam-arkin.md), [Alan J. Levi](https://film.one/person/alan-j-levi.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as director, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 81 (4), 2000s 72 (4), 2010s 74 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Comedy 5, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, Family 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7608964, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185734/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/108250

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*ER*](https://film.one/tv/er.md) (88), [*The Wonder Years*](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md) (82), [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80), [*Desperate Housewives*](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) (78), [*Boston Legal*](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md) (76), [*Grey's Anatomy*](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) (68)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Nashville*](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md) (74)
- **Tubi:** [*Party of Five*](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md) (73)
- **Apple TV:** [*NCIS*](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Stephen Cragg is an American television director and producer. He directed the episode 'The Witch' of *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* in 1997, and has directed episodes of series including *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), *NCIS* (2003), *Chicago Fire* (2012), *Desperate Housewives* (2004), *Monk* (2002) and *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014).

Cragg was born on 22 May 1950 in Pasadena, California. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. His producing credits include the miniseries *A Year in the Life* (1987), for which he shared a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as work on *Doogie Howser, M.D.* and *The Byrds of Paradise*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmreference.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Nashville* (2012), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *NCIS* (2003), Fi1m 66, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Party of Five* (1994), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)
- *The Wonder Years* (1988), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

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

- *Chicago Med* (2015), series, Director
- *Marvel's Agent Carter* (2015), series, Director
- *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Resurrection* (2014), series, Director
- *Betrayal* (2013), series, Director
- *Lucky 7* (2013), series, Director
- *Chicago Fire* (2012), series, Director
- *Nashville* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *Scandal* (2012), series, Director
- *Body of Proof* (2011), series, Director
- *Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior* (2011), series, Director
- *Harry's Law* (2011), series, Director
- *Detroit 1-8-7* (2010), series, Director
- *Circle of Eight* (2009), Director
- *Warehouse 13* (2009), series, Director
- *Easy Money* (2008), series, Director
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, Director
- *Reaper* (2007), series, Director
- *Smith* (2006), series, Director
- *Vanished* (2006), series, Director
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *NCIS* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Monk* (2002), series, Director
- *Scrubs* (2001), series, Writer
- *The District* (2000), series, Director
- *FreakyLinks* (2000), series, Director
- *Jack & Jill* (1999), series, Director
- *Now and Again* (1999), series, Director
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, Director
- *Get Real* (1999), series, Director
- *Fantasy Island* (1998), series, Director
- *Cupid* (1998), series, Director
- *Prey* (1998), series, Director
- *Cracker* (1997), series, Director
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *The Practice* (1997), series, Director
- *Early Edition* (1996), series, Director
- *Space: Above and Beyond* (1995), series, Director
- *JAG* (1995), series, Director
- *ER* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, Director
- *Party of Five* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *The Byrds of Paradise* (1994), series, Director
- *Shangri-La Plaza* (1990), Supervising Producer
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)
- *Doogie Howser, M.D.* (1989), series, Director
- *The Wonder Years* (1988), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)
- *A Year in the Life* (1987), series, Producer, Director
- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1982), series, Producer
- *America 2100* (1979), Associate Producer

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