---
name: "Susan Ekins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/susan-ekins"
fi1m_id: "susan-ekins"
imdb_id: "nm0252382"
tmdb_id: 57295
wikidata_id: "Q109780165"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "26 August 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T11:49:56.874433+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."
---

# Susan Ekins

## Identity

Susan Ekins

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/susan-ekins
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** susan-ekins
- **IMDb ID:** nm0252382
- **TMDB ID:** 57295
- **Wikidata ID:** Q109780165
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109780165, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252382/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57295

Producer. Born 26 August 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 26 August 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1984–2018
- **Also known as:** Susan E. Ekins
- **Frequently works with:** [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as producer, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 59 (3), 1990s 45 (1), 2000s 67 (3), 2010s 71 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 65 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 5, Crime 4, Drama 4, Thriller 4, Comedy 3, Family 2
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,871m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109780165, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252382/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57295

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Behind the Candelabra*](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md) (81), [*Ocean's Eight*](https://film.one/film/oceans-eight.md) (60)

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

## Biography

Susan Ekins is an American film and television producer. Born on 26 August 1959 in Los Angeles, California, she is the daughter of stuntman Bud Ekins. She also works under the credit Susan E. Ekins.

Ekins began her career in production support roles before advancing to associate producer and executive producer positions. She is credited as executive producer on *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), *Ocean's Twelve* (2004) and *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007), and as producer on *Ocean's Eight* (2018).

Her other credits include producer on the television film *Behind the Candelabra* (2013) and executive producer on the series *Cobra Kai* (2018–). She has received one Primetime Emmy Award.

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

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Cobra Kai* (2018), Fi1m 70, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/cobra-kai.md)
- *Ocean's Eight* (2018), Fi1m 60, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eight.md)
- *Westworld* (2016), Fi1m 74, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007), Fi1m 63, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-thirteen.md)
- *Ocean's Twelve* (2004), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-twelve.md)
- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *The Specialist* (1994), Fi1m 45, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-specialist.md)
- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), Fi1m 62, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md)
- *Cannonball Run II* (1984), Fi1m 35, Production Secretary — [page](https://film.one/film/cannonball-run-ii.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Fi1m 81, Executive Producer's Assistant — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *Ocean's Eight* (2018), Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eight.md)
- *Cobra Kai* (2018), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/cobra-kai.md)
- *Westworld* (2016), series, Co-Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *The Legend of Tarzan* (2016), Executive Producer
- *The Brink* (2015), series, Executive Producer
- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Nancy Drew* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Ocean's Thirteen* (2007), Executive Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-thirteen.md)
- *Ocean's Twelve* (2004), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-twelve.md)
- *Ocean's Eleven* (2001), Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven.md)
- *Soldier* (1998), Executive Producer
- *The Avengers* (1998), Executive Producer
- *Vegas Vacation* (1997), Executive Producer
- *The Specialist* (1994), Associate Producer — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/the-specialist.md)
- *The Next Karate Kid* (1994), Associate Producer
- *Danger Down Under* (1988), Associate Producer
- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), Associate Producer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md)
- *Cannonball Run II* (1984), as Production Secretary — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/cannonball-run-ii.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Executive Producer's Assistant — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)

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