About
Stephen Hopkins is a Jamaican-born film director and producer. He is best-known for his continuation of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and the Predator franchise with Predator 2. His highest grossing film however was the 1998 film adaption of the TV series Lost in Space. He was born in Jamaica and was raised in Australia and England. He was educated at Sutton Valence School. In 2004, Hopkins directed the controversial biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers which raised the ire of the actor's son Michael Sellers. Hopkins was a co-executive producer for the first season of the Fox action drama 24, and also directed half of the season's episodes, including the first and last episodes.
Known for
ShamelessSeries • 2011
24Series • 2001
CalifornicationSeries • 2007
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
In Plain SightSeries • 2008
House of LiesSeries • 2012
24: LegacySeries • 2017
LiaisonSeries • 2023
Predator 2Movie • 1990
HighlanderMovie • 1986
Houdini & DoyleSeries • 2016
Lost in SpaceMovie • 1998
The UnusualsSeries • 2009
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream ChildMovie • 1989
RaceMovie • 2016
Tube TalesMovie • 1999
ThorneSeries • 2010
The Ghost and the DarknessMovie • 1996
The FugitiveSeries • 2020
The ReapingMovie • 2007
Blown AwayMovie • 1994
Judgment NightMovie • 1993
Under SuspicionMovie • 2000
SebergMovie • 2019