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16 Facts About Steve Shill

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Stephen A Shill was born on 1957 and is a British television and film director, actor, screenwriter and television producer.

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Steve Shill attended Keswick Grammar School in Keswick, Cumbria, England in the 1970s.

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Steve Shill studied Fine Art at Leeds University, was a member of Impact Theatre Co-operative, and, after they disbanded, made theatre work under his own name.

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Steve Shill created the idea for Granada TV's Ted and Alice starring Dawn French.

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Steve Shill moved to the United States and worked on many successful shows produced by premium cable network HBO, including The Sopranos, The Wire, Rome, Carnivale, Deadwood and Big Love.

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Steve Shill directed the pilot episode of Showtime's The Tudors and served as a regular director and executive producer throughout the first season.

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Steve Shill has directed episodes of Showtime's Brotherhood and Dexter.

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Steve Shill directed all eight episodes of Spike TV's The Kill Point mini-series and served as an executive producer.

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Steve Shill directed and co-executive produced the 2008 Knight Rider TV movie that served as a pilot for the 2008 follow-up series.

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Steve Shill joined the HBO western drama Deadwood as a director for the first season in 2004.

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Steve Shill directed the episode "Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking".

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Steve Shill returned as a director for the second season in 2005 and wrote an episode.

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Steve Shill directed the episode "New Money" and wrote and directed the episode "Something Very Expensive".

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Steve Shill directed the theatrical feature Obsessed starring Idris Elba, Beyonce Knowles, and Ali Larter.

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In 2010, Steve Shill directed the miniseries Ben Hur and the first-season episode "Painkiller" for the legal drama series The Good Wife.

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Steve Shill had acting roles in the films The Last Temptation of Christ, The Missing Reel, Kinsey and Being Human.