---
name: "Stephen Lee Davis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-lee-davis"
fi1m_id: "stephen-lee-davis"
imdb_id: "nm0205502"
tmdb_id: 1077813
wikidata_id: "Q10374172"
roles: ["First assistant director","Director"]
born: "15 December 1955"
died: "18 January 2017"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-01T19:26:39.001576+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 Lee Davis

## Identity

Stephen Lee Davis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephen-lee-davis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephen-lee-davis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0205502
- **TMDB ID:** 1077813
- **Wikidata ID:** Q10374172
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10374172, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1077813

First assistant director and director. Born 15 December 1955 in Maryville, Tennessee, USA. Died 18 January 2017.

## Details

- **Work:** First assistant director, Director
- **Born:** 15 December 1955, Maryville, Tennessee, USA
- **Died:** 18 January 2017
- **Active:** 1993–2006
- **Also known as:** Stephen L. Davis, Dawg Davis, Stephen Davis, Steve Davis, Stephen Davis 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 directing, 2 crew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (1), 2000s 78 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10374172, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1077813

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86)

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## Biography

Stephen Lee Davis (1955–2017) was an American assistant director and director. Born in Maryville, Tennessee, he died in New York City. He worked extensively as a first or second assistant director on numerous films and television series.

Davis is best known for his long association with the comedy series *30 Rock* (2006–2013), on which he served as first assistant director for 61 episodes and directed three episodes between 2010 and 2012. He received a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for his work on the show. His other assistant director credits include the films *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), *The Hunger Games* (2012) and *Collateral Beauty* (2016), as well as series such as *Sex and the City* and *Gotham*.

*Sources: imdb.com, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Directed (1)

- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)

### Crew (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), Fi1m 70, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md)
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), Fi1m 74, Second Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

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

- *Collateral Beauty* (2016), First Assistant Director
- *This Is Where I Leave You* (2014), First Assistant Director
- *Hope Springs* (2012), as Steve, The Grocery Shopper
- *Marley & Me* (2008), as Neighbor Steve
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *The Devil Wears Prada* (2006), First Assistant Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-devil-wears-prada.md)
- *Just My Luck* (2006), Second Unit First Assistant Director
- *A Mighty Wind* (2003), Second Unit First Assistant Director
- *Swimfan* (2002), First Assistant Director
- *American Outlaws* (2001), Second Assistant Director
- *Keeping the Faith* (2000), Second Assistant Director
- *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1999), Second Assistant Director
- *Money Train* (1995), Assistant Director
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), Second Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)
- *The Good Son* (1993), Second Second Assistant Director
- *Sonny Boy* (1989), as Bart
- *Heartbreak Hotel* (1988), as George Klein

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