---
name: "Stephen L. Posey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-l-posey"
fi1m_id: "stephen-l-posey"
imdb_id: "nm0692675"
tmdb_id: 58826
wikidata_id: "Q2347243"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "16 February 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "director"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T14:45:55.589749+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 L. Posey

## Identity

Stephen L. Posey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephen-l-posey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephen-l-posey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0692675
- **TMDB ID:** 58826
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2347243
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2347243, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58826

Director. Born 16 February 1949 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 16 February 1949, United States
- **Active:** 1993–1997
- **Frequently works with:** [Bruce Seth Green](https://film.one/person/bruce-seth-green.md), [John T. Kretchmer](https://film.one/person/john-t-kretchmer.md), [Anson Williams](https://film.one/person/anson-williams.md), [Ashley Gable](https://film.one/person/ashley-gable.md), [Carl Ellsworth](https://film.one/person/carl-ellsworth.md), [D. C. Fontana](https://film.one/person/d-c-fontana.md), [Doug Lefler](https://film.one/person/doug-lefler.md), [Jane Espenson](https://film.one/person/jane-espenson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as director, over 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 4, Action & Adventure 3, Comedy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2347243, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58826

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md) (85)
- **Disney+:** [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Xena: Warrior Princess*](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Stephen L. Posey is an American cinematographer and television director. He began his career in the 1970s and 1980s working in the camera department and as director of photography on feature films including *The Slumber Party Massacre* (1982), *Bloody Birthday* (1981), *Savage Streets* (1984) and *Friday the 13th: A New Beginning* (1985).

Posey later directed episodes of numerous television series, including *Tour of Duty* (1987), *Babylon 5* (1994), *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), *Space: Above and Beyond* (1996), *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997) and *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1998–1999). He was born on 16 February 1949 in the United States.

*Sources: imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com, buffy.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)
- *Babylon 5* (1994), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Fi1m 85, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *Odessa or Bust* (2001), Cinematography
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *FX: The Series* (1996), series, Director
- *The Burning Zone* (1996), series, Director
- *Fire Co. 132* (1996), series, Director
- *Hijacked: Flight 285* (1996), Cinematography
- *Stolen Innocence* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Space: Above and Beyond* (1995), series, Director
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)
- *Deadly Whispers* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), series, Director
- *Babylon 5* (1994), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene* (1993), Director of Photography
- *The Man with Three Wives* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Island Son* (1989), series, Director
- *Tour of Duty* (1987), series, Director, Director of Photography
- *The Last Innocent Man* (1987), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Three for the Road* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Welcome to 18* (1986), Director of Photography
- *The Lone Star Kid* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Stoogemania* (1985), Additional Photography
- *American Drive-In* (1985), as Macho Driver · Director of Photography
- *Friday the 13th: A New Beginning* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Hellhole* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Savage Streets* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Maximum Security* (1984), series, Director of Photography
- *Surf 2* (1984), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *The Escapist* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Blood Song* (1982), Director of Photography
- *The Slumber Party Massacre* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Penitentiary II* (1982), Cinematography
- *Bloody Birthday* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Delusion* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Black Samurai* (1976), Electrician
- *Emma Mae* (1976), Director of Photography
- *In the Region of Ice* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Miss Nude America* (1976), Camera Operator
- *Doubletalk* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Minestrone* (1975), Dolly Grip

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