---
name: "Steve Lightfoot"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steve-lightfoot"
fi1m_id: "steve-lightfoot"
imdb_id: "nm1208415"
tmdb_id: 1240816
wikidata_id: "Q18385505"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T15:50:51.616317+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."
---

# Steve Lightfoot

## Identity

Steve Lightfoot

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steve-lightfoot
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** steve-lightfoot
- **IMDb ID:** nm1208415
- **TMDB ID:** 1240816
- **Wikidata ID:** Q18385505
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Lightfoot, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18385505, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1208415/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1240816

Writer and producer. Born in United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 3 writing, 3 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Black](https://film.one/person/andrew-black.md), [Chris Brancato](https://film.one/person/chris-brancato.md), [Gillian Anderson](https://film.one/person/gillian-anderson.md), [Guillermo Navarro](https://film.one/person/guillermo-navarro.md), [Marc Jobst](https://film.one/person/marc-jobst.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (2), 2010s 75 (3), 2020s 67 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Lightfoot, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18385505, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1208415/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1240816

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Hannibal*](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md) (81), [*Narcos*](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md) (76)
- **Tubi:** [*Criminal Justice*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md) (85)
- **AMC+:** [*The Crimson Petal and the White*](https://film.one/tv/the-crimson-petal-and-the-white.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Spider-Noir*](https://film.one/tv/spider-noir.md) (67)
- **HBO Max:** [*House of Saddam*](https://film.one/tv/house-of-saddam.md) (60)

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

## Biography

Steve Lightfoot is a British television writer and producer. He graduated from the University of East Anglia with an MA in creative writing.

Lightfoot has written episodes of *Hannibal* (2013–2015), on which he also served as executive producer, and *Narcos* (2016). He created and served as showrunner on *The Punisher* (2017–2019). He co-created *Shantaram* (2022) for Apple TV+ and is co-showrunner on the upcoming series *Spider-Noir* (2026).

In 2009 he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for producing the miniseries *House of Saddam* (2008).

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

## On Fi1m (6)

### Wrote (3) — the average rests on these

- *Spider-Noir* (2026), Fi1m 67, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/spider-noir.md)
- *Narcos* (2015), Fi1m 76, Story, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md)
- *Hannibal* (2013), Fi1m 81, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)

### Produced (3)

- *The Crimson Petal and the White* (2011), Fi1m 68, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crimson-petal-and-the-white.md)
- *Criminal Justice* (2008), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md)
- *House of Saddam* (2008), Fi1m 60, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-saddam.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Spider-Noir* (2026), series, Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/spider-noir.md)
- *Shantaram* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Behind Her Eyes* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Creator
- *Marvel's The Punisher* (2017), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Narcos* (2015), series, Writer, Story — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md)
- *Hannibal* (2013), series, Writer, Teleplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)
- *Transporter: The Series* (2013), series, Writer
- *The Crimson Petal and the White* (2011), series, Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crimson-petal-and-the-white.md)
- *House of Saddam* (2008), series, Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-saddam.md)
- *Criminal Justice* (2008), series, Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md)
- *Empathy* (2007), Writer
- *Sorted* (2006), series, Producer, Writer
- *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*, series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Parallel*, Screenplay

## Gallery

- ![Steven Lightfoot and David Slade speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Hannibal", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califo](https://film.one/media/person/22087/gallery-905d1cc6c0be.jpg) Steven Lightfoot and David Slade speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Hannibal", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califo — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/David_Slade_2014_Comic_Con_1.jpg/1280px-David_Slade_2014_Comic_Con_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Raúl Esparza, Scott Thompson, Caroline Dhavernas, Steven Lightfoot, David Slade, Martha De Laurentiis and Bryan Fuller speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con ](https://film.one/media/person/22087/gallery-74561b595f77.jpg) Raúl Esparza, Scott Thompson, Caroline Dhavernas, Steven Lightfoot, David Slade, Martha De Laurentiis and Bryan Fuller speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Ra%C3%BAl_Esparza%2C_Scott_Thompson%2C_Caroline_Dhavernas%2C_Steven_Lightfoot%2C_David_Slade%2C_Martha_De_Laurentiis_%26_Bryan_Fuller_%2814769458711%29.jpg/1280px-Ra%C3%BAl_Esparza%2C_Scott_Thompson%2C_Caroline_Dhavernas%2C_Steven_Lightfoot%2C_David_Slade%2C_Martha_De_Laurentiis_%26_Bryan_Fuller_%2814769458711%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Raúl Esparza, Scott Thompson, Caroline Dhavernas, Steven Lightfoot, David Slade and Martha De Laurentiis speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International,](https://film.one/media/person/22087/gallery-23702515ff1f.jpg) Raúl Esparza, Scott Thompson, Caroline Dhavernas, Steven Lightfoot, David Slade and Martha De Laurentiis speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Ra%C3%BAl_Esparza%2C_Scott_Thompson%2C_Caroline_Dhavernas%2C_Steven_Lightfoot%2C_David_Slade_%26_Martha_De_Laurentiis_%2814772276472%29.jpg/1280px-Ra%C3%BAl_Esparza%2C_Scott_Thompson%2C_Caroline_Dhavernas%2C_Steven_Lightfoot%2C_David_Slade_%26_Martha_De_Laurentiis_%2814772276472%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Steven Lightfoot and David Slade speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Hannibal", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califo](https://film.one/media/person/22087/gallery-6070b969639f.jpg) Steven Lightfoot and David Slade speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Hannibal", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califo — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Steven_Lightfoot_%26_David_Slade_%2814792488683%29.jpg/1280px-Steven_Lightfoot_%26_David_Slade_%2814792488683%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Steve Lightfoot](https://film.one/media/person/22087/gallery-1a0e241eb981.jpg) Steve Lightfoot — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Steven_Lightfoot_%2814585947630%29.jpg/1280px-Steven_Lightfoot_%2814585947630%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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