Steven Soderbergh

DirectorCinematographerEditorActorProducer Jan 14 (age 63) Atlanta, Georgia, USA 1982–2026 (44 year career)

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Biography

Steven Andrew Soderbergh (born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh later drew acclaim for formally inventive films made within the studio system. Soderbergh's directorial breakthrough, the indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in the film industry. At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the Palme…

Known For

Film

The Hunger Games

Second Unit Director

Film

Ocean's Eleven

Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited)

Film

Ocean's Eight

Producer

Film

Erin Brockovich

Director

Film

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Executive Producer

Film

Insomnia

Executive Producer

Film

Ocean's Thirteen

Director

Film

Ocean's Twelve

Director

Filmography

Acting (36)

Movies (33)

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

2025

as Self

7.4

Presence

2025

as The Presence (Uncredited)

6.1

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

2025

Your Life as a Spy

2019

as (voice)

6.0

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019

as Self

6.5

X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time

2016

as Self

6.7

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

2015

as Self

6.0

Raiders

2014

Unstarted Symphony No. 1

2014

as Shadow (Uncredited)

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

2013

as Self

9.0

Gina Carano in Training

Side by Side

as Self

Radioman

as Self

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

2012

as Self

6.0

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

2012

as Self

8.1

Contagion

2011

as John Neal (voice, uncredited)

6.6

Making Che

2010

as Self

Porn: Business of Pleasure

2009

as Self - Director, The Girlfriend Experience

4.0

CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution

2009

as Himself/Peter Andrews

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

as Self

Full Frontal

as Self (uncredited)

Naqoyqatsi

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.1

'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con

2002

as Self

7.6

Ocean's Eleven

2001

as Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited)

7.5

Waking Life

2001

as Interviewed on Television

7.5

Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'

as Self

Independent's Day

as Self

Inside 'Out of Sight'

1998

as Himself

Schizopolis

as Fletcher Munson

Made in the USA

as Self

Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell

1991

as Self - Director, 'Sex, Lies & Videotape'

Rapid Eye Movement

1982

as Steven Soderbergh

The Making of "Once Within a Time"

as Self

Television (3)

Independent Focus

as Self

Taff

as self

The Oscars

as Self

Crew (220)

Movies (192)

The Christophers

2026 Upcoming

Director

Apr 10

The Christophers

2026 Upcoming

Director of Photography

Apr 10

The Christophers

2026 Upcoming

Editor

Apr 10

Black Bag

2025

Director

6.3

Black Bag

2025

Director of Photography

Black Bag

Editor

Presence

Camera Operator

Presence

Director

Presence

Director of Photography

Presence

Editor

Love, Brooklyn

Executive Producer

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

Executive Producer

Heretic

Thanks

Memories of Love Returned

2024

Executive Producer

Megalopolis

Thanks

Calladita

Executive Producer

Magic Mike's Last Dance

2023

Director

6.4

Magic Mike's Last Dance

2023

Director of Photography

6.4

Magic Mike's Last Dance

Editor

Divinity

Executive Producer

Once Within a Time

Executive Producer

Accidentally Brave

Producer

Kimi

2022

Director

6.2

Kimi

2022

Director of Photography

6.2

Kimi

2022

Editor

6.2

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Producer

The Exiles

Executive Producer

No Sudden Move

Director

No Sudden Move

Director of Photography

No Sudden Move

Editor

The Vandal

Thanks

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Executive Producer

Let Them All Talk

Director

Let Them All Talk

Director of Photography

Let Them All Talk

Editor

The Laundromat

Director

The Laundromat

Director of Photography

The Laundromat

Editor

The Report

Producer

Beats

Executive Producer

High Flying Bird

Director

High Flying Bird

Director of Photography

High Flying Bird

Editor

Your Life as a Spy

Cinematography

Your Life as a Spy

Director

Your Life as a Spy

Editor

Your Life as a Spy

Producer

Your Life as a Spy

Writer

Perfect

Executive Producer

Ocean's Eight

Producer

Unsane

Director

Unsane

Director of Photography

Unsane

Editor

The King

Executive Producer

Logan Lucky

Director

Logan Lucky

Director of Photography

Logan Lucky

Editor

Magic Mike XXL

Director of Photography

Magic Mike XXL

Editor

Magic Mike XXL

Executive Producer

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

Associate Producer

The One I Love

Thanks

Citizenfour

Executive Producer

21 Years: Richard Linklater

2014

Thanks

6.3

Unstarted Symphony No. 1

2014

Director

Unstarted Symphony No. 1

2014

Director of Photography

Unstarted Symphony No. 1

2014

Editor

Behind the Candelabra

2013

Director

6.6

Behind the Candelabra

2013

Director of Photography

6.6

Behind the Candelabra

Editor

Side Effects

Director

Side Effects

Director of Photography

Side Effects

Editor

Visitors

Presenter

The Hunger Games

Second Unit Director

Magic Mike

Director

Magic Mike

Director of Photography

Magic Mike

Editor

Julian

Thanks

An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

2012

Director

6.0

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Executive Producer

Haywire

Director

Haywire

Director of Photography

Haywire

Editor

Contagion

Director

Contagion

Director of Photography

6.6

His Way

2011

Executive Producer

6.4

And Everything Is Going Fine

2010

Director

6.4

Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs)

Executive Producer

Solitary Man

Producer

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

Thanks

6.5

The Girlfriend Experience

2009

Director

5.1

The Girlfriend Experience

2009

Director of Photography

5.1

The Girlfriend Experience

Editor

The Informant!

Director

The Informant!

Director of Photography

Playground

Executive Producer

Che: Part One

Director

Che: Part One

Director of Photography

Che: Part Two

Director

Che: Part Two

Director of Photography

Wind Chill

Executive Producer

Ocean's Thirteen

Director

Ocean's Thirteen

Director of Photography

Michael Clayton

Executive Producer

I'm Not There

Executive Producer

A Scanner Darkly

Executive Producer

The Good German

Director

The Good German

Director of Photography

The Good German

Editor

Bubble

Director

Bubble

Director of Photography

Bubble

Editor

Building No. 7

Director

Building No. 7

Director of Photography

Building No. 7

Editor

Building No. 7

Writer

Pu-239

Executive Producer

The Brothers Grimm

Thanks

Rumor Has It...

Executive Producer

The Jacket

Producer

Syriana

Executive Producer

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Executive Producer

The Big Empty

Executive Producer

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

Executive Producer

Ocean's Twelve

Director

Ocean's Twelve

Director of Photography

Keane

Executive Producer

Eros

Director

Eros

Director of Photography

Eros

Editor

Eros

Writer

Criminal

Producer

Criminal

Screenplay

Able Edwards

Executive Producer

Insomnia

Executive Producer

Solaris

Director

Solaris

Director of Photography

Solaris

Editor

Solaris

Screenplay

Far from Heaven

Executive Producer

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Executive Producer

Full Frontal

Director

Full Frontal

Director of Photography

4.6

Welcome to Collinwood

Producer

Naqoyqatsi

Executive Producer

Ocean's Eleven

Director

Ocean's Eleven

Director of Photography

7.5

Tribute

2001

Executive Producer

6.4

Who Is Bernard Tapie?

Executive Producer

Traffic

Director

Traffic

Director of Photography

Erin Brockovich

Director

Stir of Echoes

Thanks

The Limey

Director

Out of Sight

Director

Pleasantville

Producer

Pleasantville

Second Unit Director

Nightwatch

Screenplay

Schizopolis

Director

Schizopolis

Director of Photography

6.1

Schizopolis

1997

Original Music Composer

Schizopolis

Screenplay

The Daytrippers

Producer

Gray's Anatomy

Director

The Underneath

Director

The Underneath

Screenplay

King of the Hill

Director

King of the Hill

Editor

King of the Hill

Screenplay

Suture

Executive Producer

Kafka

Director

Kafka

Editor

sex, lies, and videotape

1989

Director

6.9

sex, lies, and videotape

1989

Editor

6.9

sex, lies, and videotape

1989

Sound Editor

6.9

sex, lies, and videotape

Writer

Winston

Cinematography

Winston

Director

Winston

Producer

Winston

Writer

Access All Areas

Director

Access All Areas

1985

Director of Photography

Access All Areas

1985

Editor

Yes - 90125 Live

Director

Yes - 90125 Live

Editor

Rapid Eye Movement

Director

John Lennon: The Last Interview

Director

John Lennon: The Last Interview

Executive Producer

The Return of Stanley Atwell

Executive Producer

The Return of Stanley Atwell

Original Story

Ultraluminous

Producer

Television (28)

Full Circle

2023

Director

6.4

Full Circle

2023

Director of Photography

Full Circle

Editor

Full Circle

Executive Producer

Command Z

Director

Command Z

Director of Photography

Finding Magic Mike

Executive Producer

Wireless

Executive Producer

Now Apocalypse

Executive Producer

Leavenworth

Executive Producer

Mosaic

Director

Mosaic

Director of Photography

Mosaic

Editor

Mosaic

Executive Producer

Godless

Executive Producer

The Girlfriend Experience

Executive Producer

The Knick

Director

The Knick

Director of Photography

The Knick

Editor

The Knick

Executive Producer

Red Oaks

Executive Producer

Unscripted

Producer

K Street

Director

K Street

Director of Photography

K Street

Editor

K Street

Executive Producer

Fallen Angels

Director

The Oscars

Producer