Biography
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 D...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Dark Tower
2020
Director
Young Roland Deschain investigates a treacherous plot in the town of Mejis, far from his hometown of Gilead. Here he finds love and learns of his true...
Seberg
2019
Producer
An ambitious young FBI agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement ...
Race
2016
Director, Producer
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage ...
Beautiful People
2012
Director
TV movie from Stephen Hopkins
The Reaping
2007
Director
Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking r...
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
as Self
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of Predator 2 is a 2005 documentary that details the production of the 1990 film Predator 2. Created for the Pr...
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
Director
The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge suc...
Under Suspicion
2000
Director
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes"...
Tube Tales
1999
Director, Writer
Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins); "Grassho...
Lost in Space
1998
Director, Producer
The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other...
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
Director
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects resu...
Vault of Horror I
1994
Director
A compilation of three episodes from the Tales from the Crypt series ("Carrion Death", "None but the lonely heart" and "Abra Cadaver") with some famou...
Blown Away
1994
Director
Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove, who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force, his partner is killed by a bomb th...
Judgment Night
1993
Director
Four young friends, while taking a shortcut en route to a local boxing match, witness a brutal murder which leaves them running for their lives.
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story
1991
as Self
Freddy Krueger hosts a retrospective special/making-of "Freddy's Dead."
Predator 2
1990
Director
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next ...
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989
Director
Alice finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of her unb...
Dangerous Game
1988
Additional Writing, Director
A game becomes deadly serious! An insane cop hunts down five students in a shopping mall after closing time. His life is ruined as he was dishonorably...
John Farnham: Whispering Jack In Concert
1987
Director
Australia's most successful album ever recorded live in March 1987 at the Melbourne Sports & Entertainment Centre.
Highlander
1986
Assistant Director
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is C...