---
name: "Stephen Woolfenden"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-woolfenden"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "25 April 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T15:59:26.926274+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 Woolfenden

Director. Born 25 April 1966 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 25 April 1966, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Also known as:** Stephen Wolfenden
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 1 directing, 5 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Charles Palmer](https://film.one/person/charles-palmer.md), [Justin Molotnikov](https://film.one/person/justin-molotnikov.md), [Richard Senior](https://film.one/person/richard-senior.md), [Sallie Aprahamian](https://film.one/person/sallie-aprahamian.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 88 (1), 2010s 80 (2), 2020s 70 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Woolfenden, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16849726, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0941189/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1288950

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Poldark*](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Stephen Woolfenden is a British television director and second unit director. Born on 25 April 1966 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, he is the son of composer and conductor Guy Woolfenden.

He worked as second unit director on the Harry Potter film series (2007–2011) and later on films including *The Legend of Tarzan* (2016) and *Fantastic Beasts* entries. His television directing credits include episodes of *Doctor Who* (2013), *Poldark* (2017), *Outlander* (2019–2020), *Willow* (2022, also as producer) and *SAS: Rogue Heroes* (2025).

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

## On Fi1m (6)

### Directed (1) — the average rests on these

- *Poldark* (2015), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)

### Crew (5)

- *The Fantastic 4: First Steps* (2025), Fi1m 71, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fantastic-4-first-steps.md)
- *A Quiet Place: Day One* (2024), Fi1m 70, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place-day-one.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* (2011), Fi1m 83, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md)
- *State of Play* (2003), Fi1m 88, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/state-of-play.md)
- *Shine* (1996), Fi1m 82, Second Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/shine.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

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

- *The Family Plan 2* (2025), Second Unit Director
- *A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'* (2025), Thanks
- *The Fantastic 4: First Steps* (2025), Second Unit Director — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fantastic-4-first-steps.md)
- *A Quiet Place: Day One* (2024), Second Unit Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place-day-one.md)
- *Luther: The Fallen Sun* (2023), Thanks
- *Willow* (2022), series, Director, Producer
- *SAS Rogue Heroes* (2022), series, Director
- *Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore* (2022), Second Unit Director
- *Joe Pickett* (2021), series, Director
- *Fate: The Winx Saga* (2021), series, Director
- *The Spanish Princess* (2019), series, Director
- *Pokémon Detective Pikachu* (2019), Second Unit Director
- *Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald* (2018), Second Unit Director
- *The Halcyon* (2017), series, Director
- *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* (2016), Second Unit Director
- *The Legend of Tarzan* (2016), Second Unit Director
- *Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands* (2016), series, Director
- *Poldark* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *Outlander* (2014), series, Director
- *Crossing Lines* (2013), series, Director
- *Doctor Who: Clarence and the Whispermen* (2013), Director
- *Warm Bodies* (2013), Second Unit Director
- *DCI Banks* (2011), series, Director
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2* (2011), Second Unit Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), Second Unit Director
- *Strike Back* (2010), series, Director, Second Unit Director
- *Trinity* (2009), series, Director
- *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* (2009), Second Unit Director
- *Echo Beach* (2008), series, Director, Second Unit Director
- *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* (2007), Second Unit Director
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Director
- *Beauty* (2004), First Assistant Director
- *The Mysti Show* (2004), series, Director
- *State of Play* (2003), series, First Assistant Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/state-of-play.md)
- *William and Mary* (2003), series, First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director
- *Loving You* (2003), First Assistant Director
- *Pure* (2002), First Assistant Director
- *Miranda* (2002), First Assistant Director
- *Charlotte Gray* (2001), First Assistant Director
- *Me Without You* (2001), First Assistant Director
- *The Martins* (2001), First Assistant Director
- *Happiness* (2001), series, First Assistant Director
- *The Sleeper* (2000), First Assistant Director
- *Beautiful Mistake* (2000), First Assistant Director
- *There's Only One Jimmy Grimble* (2000), First Assistant Director
- *Janice Beard 45 WPM* (1999), First Assistant Director
- *Hope and Glory* (1999), series, First Assistant Director
- *Big Bad World* (1999), series, First Assistant Director
- *Simon Magus* (1999), First Assistant Director
- *Hideous Kinky* (1999), First Assistant Director
- *The Governess* (1998), First Assistant Director
- *Dad Savage* (1998), First Assistant Director
- *The Gift* (1998), First Assistant Director
- *Dream Team* (1997), series, Director
- *Drovers' Gold* (1997), series, First Assistant Director
- *Neverwhere* (1996), series, First Assistant Director
- *Shine* (1996), Second Assistant Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/shine.md)
- *Lord of Misrule* (1996), First Assistant Director
- *Daisies in December* (1995), First Assistant Director
- *Blue Juice* (1995), Second Assistant Director
- *The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain* (1995), Second Assistant Director
- *The Steal* (1995), Second Assistant Director
- *Wild Justice* (1994), First Assistant Director
- *The Lifeboat* (1994), series, First Assistant Director
- *Thicker Than Water* (1993), Second Assistant Director
- *Telltale* (1993), series, Second Assistant Director
- *Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors* (1992), Third Assistant Director
- *Hedd Wyn* (1992), Second Assistant Director
- *The Jazz Detective* (1992), Assistant Director
- *Richard Burton's Christmas Story* (1991), Third Assistant Director
- *Murder Most Horrid* (1991), series, First Assistant Director
- *Prime Suspect* (1991), series, First Assistant Director
- *Screen One* (1989), series, First Assistant Director
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, First Assistant Director

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