---
name: "Steven Quale"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steven-quale"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "30 November 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-21T03:26:43.201906+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 Quale

Editor. Born 30 November 1965 in Evanston, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 30 November 1965, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1989–1997
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 71 (1), 1990s 84 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Quale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3499264, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0702797/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93214

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Abyss*](https://film.one/film/the-abyss.md) (71)

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## Biography

Steven Quale is an American film director and second unit director. He began his career after making the short film *Darkness* (1988), which led to work with James Cameron. He served as editor on the special edition of *The Abyss* (1989) and later worked in various production and second unit roles on Cameron's films including *Titanic* (1997) and *Avatar* (2009).

Quale has directed the feature films *Final Destination 5* (2011), *Into the Storm* (2014), *Renegades* (2017) and *Black Box* (2026). He also directed the IMAX documentary *Aliens of the Deep* (2005) and served as second unit director on *Greyhound* (2020) and other projects.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Titanic* (1997), Fi1m 84, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)
- *The Abyss* (1989), Fi1m 71, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-abyss.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Black Box* (2026), Director, Director of Photography
- *Greyhound* (2020), Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Renegades* (2017), Director
- *Into the Storm* (2014), Director
- *Final Destination 5* (2011), Director
- *Avatar* (2009), Visual Effects Supervisor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar.md)
- *The Holiday* (2006), as News Reporter (uncredited)
- *Aliens of the Deep* (2005), Director
- *The Haunted Mansion* (2003), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Superfire* (2002), Director
- *The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle* (2000), Second Unit Director
- *Titanic* (1997), as Engine Room Crewman (uncredited) · Second Unit Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)
- *The Crude Oasis* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Abyss* (1989), Editor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-abyss.md)

## Gallery

- ![Steven Quale, Richard Armitage, Max Deacon, Jeremy Sumpter and Arlen Escarpeta speaking at the 2014 WonderCon, for "Into the Storm", at the Anaheim Convention C](https://film.one/media/person/410462/gallery-3b1f0931c513.jpg) Steven Quale, Richard Armitage, Max Deacon, Jeremy Sumpter and Arlen Escarpeta speaking at the 2014 WonderCon, for "Into the Storm", at the Anaheim Convention C — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Steven_Quale%2C_Richard_Armitage%2C_Max_Deacon%2C_Jeremy_Sumpter_%26_Arlen_Escarpeta_%2813947578325%29.jpg/1280px-Steven_Quale%2C_Richard_Armitage%2C_Max_Deacon%2C_Jeremy_Sumpter_%26_Arlen_Escarpeta_%2813947578325%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Steven Quale, Richard Armitage and Max Deacon speaking at the 2014 WonderCon, for "Into the Storm", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Ple](https://film.one/media/person/410462/gallery-3e582da44142.jpg) Steven Quale, Richard Armitage and Max Deacon speaking at the 2014 WonderCon, for "Into the Storm", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Ple — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Steven_Quale%2C_Richard_Armitage_%26_Max_Deacon_%2813947970964%29.jpg/1280px-Steven_Quale%2C_Richard_Armitage_%26_Max_Deacon_%2813947970964%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Steven Quale and Richard Armitage speaking at the 2014 WonderCon, for "Into the Storm", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribut](https://film.one/media/person/410462/gallery-fad1b75cfef0.jpg) Steven Quale and Richard Armitage speaking at the 2014 WonderCon, for "Into the Storm", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribut — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Steven_Quale_%26_Richard_Armitage_%2813924661326%29.jpg/1280px-Steven_Quale_%26_Richard_Armitage_%2813924661326%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Steven Quale speaking at the 2014 WonderCon, for "Into the Storm", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if](https://film.one/media/person/410462/gallery-c89fbed77d34.jpg) Steven Quale speaking at the 2014 WonderCon, for "Into the Storm", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if — 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_Quale_%2813924639781%29.jpg/1280px-Steven_Quale_%2813924639781%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Steven Quale](https://film.one/media/person/410462/gallery-1fecf36bff42.jpg) Steven Quale — Image via TMDB
- ![Steven Quale](https://film.one/media/person/410462/gallery-3c45b516ff24.jpg) Steven Quale — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Steven_Quale_%2813924639781%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Steven_Quale_%2813924639781%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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