---
name: "Steven V. Silver"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steven-v-silver"
fi1m_id: "steven-v-silver"
imdb_id: "nm0798799"
tmdb_id: 1480292
wikidata_id: "Q78597243"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T11:51:16.514431+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 V. Silver

## Identity

Steven V. Silver

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steven-v-silver
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** steven-v-silver
- **IMDb ID:** nm0798799
- **TMDB ID:** 1480292
- **Wikidata ID:** Q78597243
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78597243, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798799/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1480292

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2003–2007
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew D. Weyman](https://film.one/person/andrew-d-weyman.md), [Chuck Lorre](https://film.one/person/chuck-lorre.md), [Eddie Gorodetsky](https://film.one/person/eddie-gorodetsky.md), [James Burrows](https://film.one/person/james-burrows.md), [Lee Aronsohn](https://film.one/person/lee-aronsohn.md), [Saladin K. Patterson](https://film.one/person/saladin-k-patterson.md), [Ted Wass](https://film.one/person/ted-wass.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78597243, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798799/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1480292

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Big Bang Theory*](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md) (68)
- **Peacock:** [*Two and a Half Men*](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md) (55)

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

## Biography

Steven V. Silver is an American television cinematographer specialising in multi-camera comedy series. He has served as director of photography on *Two and a Half Men* (2003–2013), *The Big Bang Theory* (2007–2019) and *Mom* (2013–2021).

Earlier credits include *Dharma & Greg* (1997–2002). He began his career in the camera department as an assistant and operator before moving into cinematography. Silver has also directed one episode of *Dharma & Greg*.

He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. Silver won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series, all for episodes of *Two and a Half Men*, and has received numerous further nominations for his work on that series and others.

*Sources: imdb.com, bigbangtheory.fandom.com, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), Fi1m 68, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Fi1m 55, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

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

- *Leanne* (2025), series, Director of Photography
- *B Positive* (2020), series, Director of Photography
- *Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"* (2019), Director of Photography, Lighting Design
- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md)
- *Center of the Universe* (2004), series, Director of Photography
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *The Pitts* (2003), series, Director of Photography

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