Steve Anderson (director)

This article is about film writer/director. For the Disney Animation director, see Stephen J. Anderson.
Steve Anderson
Man with beard and glasses wearing dress shirt and jacket
Anderson in 2013
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNazareth College
OccupationFilm director
Years active1987–present
Known forThe Big Empty
Fuck
The River Murders

Steve Anderson is an American film director, writer, and producer. After graduating with an undergraduate degree from Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, he gained experience as a television cameraman. He made documentary films for PBS, and won a Peabody Award for Safe Haven in 1987. He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1989 and worked for CNN.

Anderson made his feature film directorial debut in 2003 with The Big Empty starring Daryl Hannah and Jon Favreau. He directed the documentary film Fuck, which features commentary by a variety of individuals, including Kevin Smith, Steven Bochco, Janeane Garofalo, Bill Maher, Drew Carey, and Alanis Morissette.