Steve Lightfoot (sometimes credited as Steven Lightfoot or Robert Scott Fraser) is a British television writer, producer and showrunner who worked on the NBC thriller television series Hannibal, the Netflix series The Punisher, the Netflix thriller miniseries Behind Her Eyes, Shantaram and Spider-Noir.[1]
Steve Lightfoot | |
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Lightfoot, 2014 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Television writer, producer, showrunner |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia |
| Notable works | Spider-Noir |
Education
editLightfoot graduated from the University of East Anglia with an MA in creative writing.[2]
Television career
editSince the early 2000s, Lightfoot has worked on a number of television series as a producer and writer, including Casualty, Taggart, House of Saddam, Camelot, Transporter: The Series, Hannibal, and Narcos. He also serves as showrunner for The Punisher. On 25 January 2019 it was announced that Lightfoot would be credited as an executive producer and writer in the Netflix thriller miniseries, Behind Her Eyes.[3][4]
In 2022, Steve co-created Shantaram for Apple TV+ with Eric Warren Singer which aired from 14 October 2022 and concluded on 16 December 2022. The show was canceled after one season.
Lightfoot worked, along with Oren Uziel, as co-showrunner and executive producer of the television series Spider-Noir, starring Nicolas Cage, a live-action adaptation of the superhero Spider-Man Noir.[1]
Filmography
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Casualty
Casualty@Holby City
Taggart
Camelot
Transporter: The Series
Inspector George Gently
Hannibal
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Narcos
The Punisher
Behind Her Eyes
Shantaram
Spider-Noir
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Awards and nominations
editIn 2009, Lightfoot was nominated for a BAFTA Award for producing House of Saddam.[5]
References
edit- 1 2 Otterson, Joe (14 May 2024). "Nicolas Cage to Star in Spider-Man Noir Live-Action Series at MGM+, Amazon Prime Video". Variety.
- ↑ "Steve Lightfoot". Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Netflix orders limited drama series Behind Her Eyes". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ Clarke, Stewart (25 January 2019). "'The Crown' Producers Making Psychological Thriller 'Behind Her Eyes' for Netflix". Variety. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ "House of Saddam". Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency. Retrieved 13 October 2014.