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Steve Shill Biography

Birth Name:Steve Shill

Birth Place:United Kingdom

Profession Director, Producer, Actor, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Shill joined the HBO western drama Deadwood as a director for the first season in 2004
  • Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Leeds University in 1980
  • Immediately after finishing college, he joined the Impact Theatre Cooperative and toured with the group all over Europe in 13 different shows until 1986
  • Began to show an interest directing by the early '90s and was soon admitted into the BBC Drama Director's Course in '93

Awards

  • 2006WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: winner
  • 2014OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Comedy Series: nominated