---
name: "Steven A. Adelson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steven-a-adelson"
fi1m_id: "steven-a-adelson"
imdb_id: "nm0011876"
tmdb_id: 1318219
wikidata_id: "Q21933466"
roles: ["Steadicam operator","Director"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T13:59:23.623452+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."
---

# Steven A. Adelson

## Identity

Steven A. Adelson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steven-a-adelson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** steven-a-adelson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0011876
- **TMDB ID:** 1318219
- **Wikidata ID:** Q21933466
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_A._Adelson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21933466, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011876/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1318219

Steadicam operator and director. Born 1 January 1901.

## Details

- **Work:** Steadicam operator, Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1901
- **Active:** 2005–2013
- **Also known as:** S.A. Adelson, Steve Adelson, Steven Adelson, Steven Adleson, Steve Anderson
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 directing, 1 crew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (1), 2010s 63 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_A._Adelson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21933466, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011876/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1318219

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Blacklist*](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) (63)

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

## Biography

Steven A. Adelson is an American television director. A graduate of Syracuse University’s Visual and Performing Arts school, he began his career as an A-camera and Steadicam operator on feature films and television series.

He has directed episodes of numerous series, including *The Blacklist* (2013), *Riverdale* (2017), *Scorpion* (2014), *Siren* (2018), *12 Monkeys* (2015), *Sleepy Hollow* (2013), *MacGyver* (2016), *Limitless* (2015), *Dynasty* (2017) and *The Exorcist* (2016). He has also served as producer and executive producer on shows such as *Motherland: Fort Salem*, *Beyond* and *Helix*.

Adelson is a Gemini Award nominee and has received multiple Leo Award nominations, winning in 2017 for *12 Monkeys* and in 2022 for *Devil in Ohio*.

*Sources: stevenaadelson.com, imdb.com, the-blacklist.fandom.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Directed (1)

- *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)

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

- *Batman Begins* (2005), Fi1m 81, Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)

## Complete filmography (66)

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

- *Sole Survivor of Flight 119* (2026), Director
- *The Widow's Payback* (2025), Director
- *FUBAR* (2023), series, Director
- *Devil in Ohio* (2022), series, Director
- *SkyMed* (2022), series, Director
- *Debris* (2021), series, Director
- *Motherland: Fort Salem* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Katy Keene* (2020), series, Director
- *Siren* (2018), series, Director
- *Dynasty* (2017), series, Director
- *Training Day* (2017), series, Director
- *Riverdale* (2017), series, Director
- *Beyond* (2017), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *MacGyver* (2016), series, Director
- *The Exorcist* (2016), series, Director
- *Contested Ground* (2016), Narrator, Producer, Writer
- *The Player* (2015), series, Director
- *Limitless* (2015), series, Director
- *Zoo* (2015), series, Director
- *12 Monkeys* (2015), series, Director
- *Scorpion* (2014), series, Director
- *Helix* (2014), series, Director
- *The Tomorrow People* (2013), series, Director
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Sleepy Hollow* (2013), series, Director
- *Stand Up Guys* (2012), "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *Beauty and the Beast* (2012), series, Director
- *Haven* (2010), series, Director
- *Helen* (2009), Second Unit Director
- *Sanctuary* (2008), series, Director
- *Stargate: Continuum* (2008), Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *Stargate: The Ark of Truth* (2008), Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *Good Luck Chuck* (2007), Steadicam Operator
- *Reign Over Me* (2007), Camera Operator
- *John Tucker Must Die* (2006), Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator
- *The Fog* (2005), "A" Camera Operator
- *Batman Begins* (2005), Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *The Chronicles of Riddick* (2004), Camera Operator
- *The Butterfly Effect* (2004), Camera Operator
- *House of the Dead* (2003), Camera Operator
- *Insomnia* (2002), Steadicam Operator
- *Civility* (2000), Second Unit Director of Photography, Steadicam Operator
- *The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human* (1999), Steadicam Operator
- *The Joyriders* (1999), Steadicam Operator
- *Dante's View* (1998), Director, Producer, "B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *Route 9* (1998), Steadicam Operator
- *The Alarmist* (1998), Steadicam Operator
- *Loved* (1997), "B" Camera Operator
- *Breaking Up* (1997), Steadicam Operator
- *No Strings Attached* (1997), Steadicam Operator
- *Nightwatch* (1997), Camera Operator
- *Irresistible Impulse* (1996), Steadicam Operator
- *One Good Turn* (1996), Steadicam Operator
- *Hellraiser: Bloodline* (1996), Steadicam Operator
- *Justine: Seduction of Innocence* (1996), Steadicam Operator
- *Justine: In the Heat of Passion* (1996), Steadicam Operator
- *Dillinger and Capone* (1995), Steadicam Operator
- *Ice Cream Man* (1995), Steadicam Operator
- *Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike* (1995), Steadicam Operator
- *Justine: A Private Affair* (1995), Steadicam Operator
- *Fun* (1994), Steadicam Operator
- *Zero Tolerance* (1994), Steadicam Operator
- *National Lampoon's Last Resort* (1994), Steadicam Operator
- *C.I.A. II: Target Alexa* (1993), Steadicam Operator
- *Scorned* (1993), Steadicam Operator
- *The Idaho Murders*, Director

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