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Known credits:
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Birthday:
1963-01-14
Place of birth:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Steven Soderbergh

Overview

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 d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the film garnered worldwide commercial success, as well as numerous accolades. His next five films, which included King of the Hill (1993), were commercially unsuccessful. He pivoted into more mainstream fare with the crime comedy Out of Sight (1998), the biopic Erin Brockovich (2000) and the crime drama Traffic (2000). For Traffic, he won the Academy Award for Best Director.

He found further popular and critical success with the Ocean's trilogy and film franchise (2001–18); Che (2008); The Informant! (2009); Contagion (2011); Haywire (2011); Magic Mike (2012); Side Effects (2013); Logan Lucky (2017); Unsane (2018); Let Them All Talk (2020); No Sudden Move (2021); and Kimi (2022). His film career spans a multitude of genres, but his specialties are psychological, crime and heist films. His films have grossed over US$2.2 billion worldwide and garnered fourteen Academy Award nominations, winning five.

Soderbergh's films often revolve around familiar concepts which are regularly used for big-budget Hollywood movies, but he routinely employs an avant-garde arthouse approach. They center on themes of shifting personal identities, vengeance, sexuality, morality, and the human condition. His feature films are often distinctive in the realm of cinematography as a result of his having been influenced by avant-garde cinema, coupled with his use of unconventional film and camera formats. Many of Soderbergh's films are anchored by multi-dimensional storylines with plot twists, nonlinear storytelling, experimental sequencing, suspenseful soundscapes, and third-person vantage points.

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Known for

Acting
2019 Alan Pakula: Going for Truth Actor Self 59
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2019 Your Life as a Spy Actor (voice) 59
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2016 X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time Actor Himself 60
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2015 The Legend of the Palme d'Or Actor Self 58
Average
2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2013 Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love Actor Himself 59
Average
2012 Radioman Actor Self 59
Average
2012 Stanley Kubrick in Focus Actor Self 59
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2012 Side by Side Actor Self 63
Fair
2012 The Men of Haywire Actor 59
Average
2012 Gina Carano in Training Actor 59
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2012 I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac Actor Self 59
Average
2011 Contagion Actor John Neal (voice, uncredited) 65
Fair
2010 The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg Actor Bryce Krinsky (voice) (uncredited) N/A
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2010 Making Che Actor Self N/A
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2009 Porn: Business of Pleasure Actor Self - Director, The Girlfriend Experience 58
Average
2009 CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution Actor Himself/Peter Andrews 59
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2004 Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers Actor Self 59
Average
2002 Full Frontal Actor Self (uncredited) 56
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2002 'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con Actor Self 59
Average
2001 Ocean's Eleven Actor Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited) 73
Good
2001 Waking Life Actor Interviewed on Television 69
Fair
2000 Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' Actor Self 59
Average
1998 Independent's Day Actor Self 59
Average
1997 Schizopolis Actor Fletcher Munson 59
Average
1993 Made in the USA Actor Self N/A
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The Making of "Once Within a Time" Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2025 Black Bag Directing Director N/A
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2025 Presence Directing Director N/A
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2023 Mr. Kneff Directing Director N/A
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2023 Magic Mike's Last Dance Directing Director 62
Fair
2022 Kimi Directing Director 60
Fair
2021 No Sudden Move Directing Director 61
Fair
2020 Let Them All Talk Directing Director 58
Average
2019 The Laundromat Directing Director 59
Average
2019 High Flying Bird Directing Director 58
Average
2019 Your Life as a Spy Directing Director 59
Average
2018 Unsane Directing Director 61
Fair
2018 Mosaic Directing Director 68
Fair
2017 Logan Lucky Directing Director 65
Fair
2013 Behind the Candelabra Directing Director 63
Fair
2013 Side Effects Directing Director 65
Fair
2012 An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road Directing Director 59
Average
2012 Magic Mike Directing Director 61
Fair
2012 The Hunger Games Directing Second Unit Director 71
Good
2011 Haywire Directing Director 57
Average
2011 Contagion Directing Director 65
Fair
2010 And Everything Is Going Fine Directing Director 59
Average
2010 The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg Directing Director N/A
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2009 The Informant! Directing Director 60
Fair
2009 The Girlfriend Experience Directing Director 55
Average
2008 Che Directing Director N/A
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2008 Che: Part Two Directing Director 63
Fair
2008 Che: Part One Directing Director 64
Fair
2007 Ocean's Thirteen Directing Director 66
Fair
2006 The Good German Directing Director 58
Average
2006 Building No. 7 Directing Director 59
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2006 Bubble Directing Director 59
Average
2004 Ocean's Twelve Directing Director 65
Fair
2004 Eros Directing Director 58
Average
2004 Equilibrium Directing Director 59
Average
2002 Solaris Directing Director 58
Average
2002 Full Frontal Directing Director 56
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2001 Ocean's Eleven Directing Director 73
Good
2000 Traffic Directing Director 68
Fair
2000 Erin Brockovich Directing Director 72
Good
1999 The Limey Directing Director 62
Fair
1998 Pleasantville Directing Second Unit Director 69
Fair
1998 Out of Sight Directing Director 64
Fair
1997 Schizopolis Directing Director 59
Average
1996 Gray's Anatomy Directing Director 59
Average
1995 The Underneath Directing Director 58
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1993 King of the Hill Directing Director 61
Fair
1991 Kafka Directing Director 60
Fair
1989 sex, lies, and videotape Directing Director 66
Fair
1987 Winston Directing Director 59
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1985 Access All Areas Directing Director N/A
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1985 Yes - 9012 Live Directing Director 59
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Sex, Lies & Videotape 2 Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2019 Your Life as a Spy Writing Writer 59
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2006 Building No. 7 Writing Writer 59
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2004 Eros Writing Writer 58
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2004 Criminal Writing Screenplay 59
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2004 Equilibrium Writing Writer 59
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2002 Solaris Writing Screenplay 58
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1997 Schizopolis Writing Screenplay 59
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1997 Nightwatch Writing Screenplay 59
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1995 The Underneath Writing Screenplay 58
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1993 King of the Hill Writing Screenplay 61
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1989 sex, lies, and videotape Writing Writer 66
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1987 Winston Writing Writer 59
Average
Sex, Lies & Videotape 2 Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2024 Calladita Production Executive Producer 59
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2023 Divinity Production Executive Producer 58
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2023 Once Within a Time Production Executive Producer 58
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2023 Full Circle Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2022 Is That Black Enough for You?!? Production Producer 59
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2022 Finding Magic Mike Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2022 The Exiles Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2020 Wireless Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2019 Leavenworth Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2019 The Report Production Producer 66
Fair
2019 Perfect Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2019 Beats Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2019 Now Apocalypse Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2019 Your Life as a Spy Production Producer 59
Average
2018 The King Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2018 Ocean's Eight Production Producer 69
Fair
2018 Mosaic Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2017 Godless Production Executive Producer 76
Good
2016 The Girlfriend Experience Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2015 Magic Mike XXL Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2014 Citizenfour Production Executive Producer 72
Good
2014 Red Oaks Production Executive Producer 71
Good
2014 The Knick Production Executive Producer 77
Good
2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin Production Executive Producer 72
Good
2011 His Way Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2010 Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs) Production Executive Producer 59
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2009 Solitary Man Production Producer 58
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2009 Playground Production Executive Producer 59
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2007 I'm Not There Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2007 Michael Clayton Production Executive Producer 65
Fair
2007 Wind Chill Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2006 Pu-239 Production Executive Producer 59
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2006 A Scanner Darkly Production Executive Producer 65
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2005 Rumor Has It... Production Executive Producer 57
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2005 Syriana Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. Production Executive Producer 66
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2005 Keane Production Executive Producer 59
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2005 The Big Empty Production Executive Producer 59
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2005 The Jacket Production Producer 66
Fair
2005 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½ Production Executive Producer 59
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2005 Unscripted Production Producer 70
Good
2004 Criminal Production Producer 59
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2004 Able Edwards Production Executive Producer 59
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2003 K Street Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Production Executive Producer 64
Fair
2002 Far from Heaven Production Executive Producer 64
Fair
2002 Naqoyqatsi Production Executive Producer 59
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2002 Insomnia Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2002 Welcome to Collinwood Production Producer 59
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2001 Tribute Production Executive Producer 59
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2001 Who Is Bernard Tapie? Production Executive Producer 59
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1998 Pleasantville Production Producer 69
Fair
1997 The Daytrippers Production Producer 59
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1993 Suture Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1987 Winston Production Producer 59
Average
Ultraluminous Production Producer N/A
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Jennifer Government Production Producer N/A
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NEOOONOWWW Production Producer N/A
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The Other Hamilton Production Executive Producer N/A
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Sound
1997 Schizopolis Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1989 sex, lies, and videotape Sound Sound Editor 66
Fair

Camera
2025 Black Bag Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2025 Presence Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2023 Command Z Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2023 Full Circle Camera Director of Photography 67
Fair
2023 Magic Mike's Last Dance Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
2022 Kimi Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2021 No Sudden Move Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2020 Let Them All Talk Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2019 The Laundromat Camera Director of Photography 59
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2019 High Flying Bird Camera Director of Photography 58
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2018 Unsane Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2018 Mosaic Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
2017 Logan Lucky Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
2015 Magic Mike XXL Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2014 The Knick Camera Director of Photography 77
Good
2013 Behind the Candelabra Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
2013 Side Effects Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
2012 Magic Mike Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2011 Haywire Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
2011 Contagion Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
2010 The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2009 The Informant! Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2009 The Girlfriend Experience Camera Director of Photography 55
Average
2008 Che: Part Two Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
2008 Che Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2008 Che: Part One Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
2007 Ocean's Thirteen Camera Director of Photography 66
Fair
2006 The Good German Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2006 Building No. 7 Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2006 Bubble Camera Director of Photography 59
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2004 Ocean's Twelve Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
2004 Eros Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2003 K Street Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
2002 Solaris Camera Director of Photography 58
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2002 Full Frontal Camera Director of Photography 56
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2001 Ocean's Eleven Camera Director of Photography 73
Good
2000 Traffic Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
1997 Schizopolis Camera Director of Photography 59
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1985 Access All Areas Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2024 Heretic Crew Thanks 60
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2021 The Vandal Crew Thanks 59
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2019 Your Life as a Spy Crew Cinematography 59
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2014 21 Years: Richard Linklater Crew Thanks 59
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2014 The One I Love Crew Thanks 64
Fair
2013 Visitors Crew Presenter 59
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2012 Julian Crew Thanks 59
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2009 Where the Wild Things Are Crew Thanks 63
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2005 The Brothers Grimm Crew Thanks 58
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2004 Equilibrium Crew Cinematography 59
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1999 Stir of Echoes Crew Thanks 64
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1987 Winston Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
2025 Black Bag Editing Editor N/A
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2025 Presence Editing Editor N/A
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2023 Mr. Kneff Editing Editor N/A
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2023 Full Circle Editing Editor 67
Fair
2023 Magic Mike's Last Dance Editing Editor 62
Fair
2022 Kimi Editing Editor 60
Fair
2021 No Sudden Move Editing Editor 61
Fair
2020 Let Them All Talk Editing Editor 58
Average
2019 The Laundromat Editing Editor 59
Average
2019 High Flying Bird Editing Editor 58
Average
2019 Your Life as a Spy Editing Editor 59
Average
2018 Unsane Editing Editor 61
Fair
2018 Mosaic Editing Editor 68
Fair
2017 Logan Lucky Editing Editor 65
Fair
2015 Magic Mike XXL Editing Editor 61
Fair
2014 The Knick Editing Editor 77
Good
2013 Behind the Candelabra Editing Editor 63
Fair
2013 Side Effects Editing Editor 65
Fair
2012 Magic Mike Editing Editor 61
Fair
2011 Haywire Editing Editor 57
Average
2010 The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg Editing Editor N/A
N/A
2009 The Girlfriend Experience Editing Editor 55
Average
2006 The Good German Editing Editor 58
Average
2006 Building No. 7 Editing Editor 59
Average
2006 Bubble Editing Editor 59
Average
2004 Eros Editing Editor 58
Average
2004 Equilibrium Editing Editor 59
Average
2003 K Street Editing Editor 69
Fair
2002 Solaris Editing Editor 58
Average
1993 King of the Hill Editing Editor 61
Fair
1991 Kafka Editing Editor 60
Fair
1989 sex, lies, and videotape Editing Editor 66
Fair
1985 Yes - 9012 Live Editing Editor 59
Average