Born in Dublin, Steve Barron began in films as a camera assistant on the classic movies Richard Donner's Superman (1978), Richard Attenborough's A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Ridley Scott’s first movie The Duellists. He began directing music videos in the early eighties for The Jam, Human League, and Adam & the Ants, with his work helping to inspire the formation of MTV. In 1982 he conceived and directed the award winning Billie-Jean, the first single from Michael Jackson's incredible Thriller album. More seminal videos followed, and at the 1986 MTV Awards Dire Straits' Money for Nothing won Best Video, with A-Ha's Take On Me awarded Best Director. His second movie as director, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), stunned the industry by becoming the first independent feature to break the $100 million theatrical mark.
Steve would go on to direct more features, including Coneheads, Rat, Mike Bassett: England Manager, and TV network mega-series Merlin, Arabian Nights, Dreamkeeper, and Treasure Island, all garnering him a slew of awards including 27 Emmy nominations, 5 Gold Globe nominations, and a DGA nod.