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Stephen Woolfenden

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Producer
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Stephen Woolfenden was born on 25 April 1966 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. He is an assistant director and director, known for The Legend of Tarzan (2016), Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009). He has been married to Chyna Thomson since 1999. They have two children.
BornApril 25, 1966
BornApril 25, 1966
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    Known for

    Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
    The Legend of Tarzan
    6.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2016
    Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
    Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
    6.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2019
    Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    7.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2009
    Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn in A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
    A Quiet Place: Day One
    6.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(additional photography)
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • The Fantastic Four: First Steps
      • second unit director
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn in A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
      A Quiet Place: Day One
      6.3
      • second unit director: additional photography
      • 2024
    • Jude Law, James Newton Howard, Jacqueline Boatswain, Matthias Brenner, Richard Coyle, Stuart Craig, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Mark Day, Dan Fogler, Fiona Glascott, David Heyman, Manuel Klein, Steve Kloves, Neil Lamont, Tim Lewis, Ramona Kunze-Libnow, Oliver Masucci, Mads Mikkelsen, William Nadylam, Paul Parker, George Richmond, J.K. Rowling, Peter Simonischek, Alison Sudol, Lionel Wigram, David Yates, Dónal Finn, Mimi Pitakworraratana, Amore Psiche, Tony McCarthy, Stefan Race, Roy 'Tony' Pickering, David Thrower, Radha Sthanakiya, Winston Hayles, Cormac O'Shea, Emilia Karlsson, Lucy Ross, Paul Candelent, Tianyi Kiy, Jessica Cartledge, Isabelle Coverdale, Eugene Lin, Jessica Wai Sum Tong, Pippa Hurley, Eddie Redmayne, Cara Mahoney, Jessica Williams, David Bertrand, Katherine Waterston, Jan Pohl, Maja Bloom, Ezra Miller, Sean Talo, Hebe Beardsall, Richard Price, Nick Owenford, Victoria Yeates, Noor Dillan-Night, Callum Turner, Dave Wong, Martin Polak, Jeremy Azis, Martyn Mayger, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Paul Low-Hang, Sam Shoubber, Valerie Pachner, Lucas Englander, Wilf Scolding, Kazeem Tosin Amore, Nick Davison, Jag Patel, Alexander Kuznetsov, Elizabeth Back, Phil Reeve, Chris Robb, and Johnny Li Gotti in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
      Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
      6.2
      • second unit director
      • 2022
    • Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
      Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
      6.5
      • second unit director
      • 2019
    • Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Dan Fogler, William Nadylam, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Claudia Kim, Zoë Kravitz, Ezra Miller, and Callum Turner in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
      Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
      6.5
      • second unit director
      • 2018
    • Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, and Katherine Waterston in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
      Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
      7.2
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
      The Legend of Tarzan
      6.2
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer in Warm Bodies (2013)
      Warm Bodies
      6.8
      • second unit director
      • 2013
    • Jamie Bamber, Daniel MacPherson, Warren Brown, Alin Sumarwata, and Varada Sethu in Strike Back (2010)
      Strike Back
      8.1
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2012
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
      8.1
      • second unit director
      • 2011
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
      7.7
      • second unit director
      • 2010
    • Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
      Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
      7.6
      • second unit director
      • 2009
    • Echo Beach (2008)
      Echo Beach
      5.7
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2008
    • Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
      Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
      7.5
      • second unit director
      • 2007
    • David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
      Poirot
      8.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Stephen Wolfenden)
      • 2005
    • Martin Clunes and Julie Graham in William and Mary (2003)
      William and Mary
      7.6
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • first assistant director
      • 2004–2005

    Director

    • Rogue Heroes (2022)
      Rogue Heroes
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2025
    • Michael Dorman in Joe Pickett (2021)
      Joe Pickett
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Willow (2022)
      Willow
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Eliot Salt, Hannah van der Westhuysen, Elisha Applebaum, Abigail Cowen, and Precious Mustapha in Fate: The Winx Saga (2021)
      Fate: The Winx Saga
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Outlander (2014)
      Outlander
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2020
    • The Spanish Princess (2019)
      The Spanish Princess
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2019
    • Poldark (2015)
      Poldark
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Steven Mackintosh, Kara Tointon, Olivia Williams, Matt Ryan, Jamie Blackley, Sope Dirisu, and Hermione Corfield in The Halcyon (2017)
      The Halcyon
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016)
      Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Donald Sutherland, William Fichtner, Marc Lavoine, Gabriella Pession, Tom Wlaschiha, Richard Flood, and Lara Rossi in Crossing Lines (2013)
      Crossing Lines
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Caroline Catz, Andrea Lowe, and Stephen Tompkinson in DCI Banks (2010)
      DCI Banks
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Jamie Bamber, Daniel MacPherson, Warren Brown, Alin Sumarwata, and Varada Sethu in Strike Back (2010)
      Strike Back
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Clarence and the Whispermen
      Video
      • Director (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
      Doctor Who
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2013
    • Charles Dance in Trinity (2009)
      Trinity
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Willow (2022)
      Willow
      5.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2022–2023
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Stephen Wolfenden
    • Born
      • April 25, 1966
      • Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Chyna Thomson1999 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Albie Woolfenden
    • Other works
      Clarence and the Whispermen - Series 7 Finale Prequel Doctor Who - Director

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      Brother of Richard Woolfenden, son of Guy Woolfenden.

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