---
name: "Steven Shareshian"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steven-shareshian"
fi1m_id: "steven-shareshian"
imdb_id: "nm0788737"
tmdb_id: 60246
wikidata_id: "Q95774429"
roles: ["Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T14:44:48.132608+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 Shareshian

## Identity

Steven Shareshian

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steven-shareshian
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** steven-shareshian
- **IMDb ID:** nm0788737
- **TMDB ID:** 60246
- **Wikidata ID:** Q95774429
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95774429, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788737/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/60246

Producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** Steve Shareshian
- **Frequently works with:** [Michelle Ashford](https://film.one/person/michelle-ashford.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as producer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 76 (2), 2010s 78 (3), 2020s 66 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 67 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 2, Romance 2, War & Politics 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $777m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95774429, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788737/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/60246

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*John Adams*](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md) (81), [*The Pacific*](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Steven Shareshian, also credited as Steve Shareshian, is a producer and head of production at Playtone, the film and television company founded by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman.

He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1985 with degrees in economics and mathematics. Shareshian began his career in production accounting and worked as an assistant auditor on the 1990 film *Cadillac Man*, later serving as production accountant and associate producer before advancing to executive producer roles.

He produced the HBO miniseries *John Adams* (2008) and *The Pacific* (2010). Shareshian has executive producer or co-executive producer credits on films including *My Big Fat Greek Wedding* (2002), *The Ant Bully* (2006), *Larry Crowne* (2011), *The Circle* (2017), *Greyhound* (2020), *News of the World* (2020) and *A Man Called Otto* (2022). He has won four Primetime Emmy Awards.

*Sources: televisionacademy.com, imdb.com, tvguide.com, swarthmore.edu.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Masters of the Air* (2024), Fi1m 66, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-the-air.md)
- *Greyhound* (2020), Fi1m 66, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/greyhound.md)
- *News of the World* (2020), Fi1m 65, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/news-of-the-world.md)
- *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again* (2018), Fi1m 77, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mamma-mia-here-we-go-again.md)
- *Olive Kitteridge* (2014), Fi1m 84, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/olive-kitteridge.md)
- *The Pacific* (2010), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md)
- *John Adams* (2008), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *My Big Fat Greek Wedding* (2002), Fi1m 70, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/my-big-fat-greek-wedding.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

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

- *Masters of the Air* (2024), series, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-the-air.md)
- *A Man Called Otto* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Mama's Boy* (2022), Producer
- *News of the World* (2020), Executive Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/news-of-the-world.md)
- *Greyhound* (2020), Executive Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/greyhound.md)
- *Support the Girls* (2018), Thanks
- *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again* (2018), Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/mamma-mia-here-we-go-again.md)
- *Notes from the Field* (2018), Producer
- *Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House* (2017), Executive Producer
- *The Circle* (2017), Executive Producer
- *A Hologram for the King* (2016), Executive Producer
- *My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Olive Kitteridge* (2014), series, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/olive-kitteridge.md)
- *Parkland* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Game Change* (2012), Co-Executive Producer
- *Larry Crowne* (2011), Executive Producer
- *The Pacific* (2010), series, Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pacific.md)
- *City of Ember* (2008), Producer
- *John Adams* (2008), series, Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *The Great Buck Howard* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Starter for 10* (2006), Executive Producer
- *The Ant Bully* (2006), Executive Producer
- *My Big Fat Greek Life* (2003), series, Executive Producer
- *My Big Fat Greek Wedding* (2002), Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/my-big-fat-greek-wedding.md)
- *The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute* (2002), Co-Executive Producer
- *Storefront Hitchcock* (1998), Associate Producer
- *Beloved* (1998), Associate Producer
- *Shadrach* (1998), Executive Producer
- *Bed of Roses* (1996), Production Accountant
- *Truman* (1995), Production Supervisor
- *Beautiful*, Executive Producer
- *Lincoln in the Bardo*, Executive Producer

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