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name: "Stephen Hopkins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-hopkins"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 November 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
updated: "2026-09-17T00:55:01.314794+00:00"
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# Stephen Hopkins

Director. Born 1 November 1958 in Jamaica.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 November 1958, Jamaica
- **Active:** 1986–2011

## Biography

Stephen Hopkins is a Jamaican-born British film and television director and producer. Born in 1958, he was raised in Australia and England and educated at Sutton Valence School. He began his career in music videos and second-unit work before directing features.

His film credits include *A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child* (1989), *Predator 2* (1990), *The Ghost and the Darkness* (1996), *Lost in Space* (1998) and *Race* (2016). In television, he directed multiple episodes of *24* (2001), serving as co-executive producer on the first season, and an episode of *Shameless* (2011). He also directed *The Life and Death of Peter Sellers* (2004), for which he won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Shameless* (2011), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *Highlander* (1986), Fi1m 75, Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/highlander.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *24* (2001), Director

## Also known for

- *Predator 2* (1990), Director
- *Race* (2016), Director
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child* (1989), Director
- *Californication* (2007), Director
- *Lost in Space* (1998), Director
- *The Ghost and the Darkness* (1996), Director
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), Director
- *The Reaping* (2007), Director

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