# Rick Stevenson

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American writer, director and producer

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**Rick Stevenson** is a writer, director, and producer from [Seattle, Washington](/source/Seattle%2C_Washington).

## Early life

Stevenson holds a [DPhil](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) from [Oxford University](/source/Oxford_University), a master's degree from the [London School of Economics](/source/London_School_of_Economics) and a bachelor's degree in history from [Whitman College](/source/Whitman_College) in Washington State.

## Career

In 2001, he founded “The 5000 Days Project” a global organization dedicated to understanding the journey of becoming an adult and developing [emotional intelligence](/source/Emotional_intelligence) in youth. As of 2019, Stevenson has conducted over 5500 in-depth, personal interviews with kids.

Some of Stevenson's films include: *[Privileged](/source/Privileged_(1982_film))* (1982) starring Hugh Grant, *Restless Natives* (1985) starring Ned Beatty,[1] *Promised Land* (1987) starring Meg Ryan and Kiefer Sutherland, *Some Girls* (1988) starring Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly and Andre Gregory, and *Crooked Smiles* starring Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Noah Wylie, Juliette Lewis and Peter Coyote. In 2006, his film *[Expiration Date](/source/Expiration_Date_(film))* won both Audience and Jury Award for Best Film at the [Omaha](/source/Omaha) Film Festival, the Best Drama Film award at the 2007 [Byron Bay International Film Festival](/source/Byron_Bay_International_Film_Festival) and took Best Film honors at the [American Indian Film Festival](/source/American_Indian_Film_Festival). Stevenson has directed many programs for television, including ED for NBC, and he has been awarded for his work as a director of television commercials.[2]

In 2004, Stevenson founded [TheFilmSchool](/source/TheFilmSchool) with [Tom Skerritt](/source/Tom_Skerritt) and [Stewart Stern](/source/Stewart_Stern). In 2019, he released his audiobook “21 Things You Forgot About Being A Kid”.

## Personal life

Stevenson has lived his whole life in [Richmond Beach, Washington](/source/Richmond_Beach%2C_Washington), except for five years in [England](/source/England) and four in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), for school.[3] He is married with four children.

## Select filmography

- *[Privileged](/source/Privileged_(1982_film))* (1982)

- *[Restless Natives](/source/Restless_Natives)* (1985)

- *[Promised Land](/source/Promised_Land_(1987_film))* (1987)

- *[Some Girls](/source/Some_Girls_(film))* (1988)

- *[Magic in the Water](/source/Magic_in_the_Water)* (1995)

- *[Question of Privilege](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Question_of_Privilege&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1999)

- *[The Dinosaur Hunter](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Dinosaur_Hunter&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2000)

- *Anthrax* (2001)

- *[Expiration Date](/source/Expiration_Date_(film))* (2006)

- *5000 Days Project* (ongoing)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ver_1-0)** Vagg, Stephen (4 November 2025). ["Forgotten British Moguls: Verity Lambert at Thorn-EMI Films"](https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-moguls-verity-lambert-at-thorn-emi-films/). *Filmink*. Retrieved 4 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Rick Stevenson"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829037/awards). *IMDb*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Axmaker, Sean [Rick Stevenson: "I love Seattle"](http://www.greencine.com/article?action=view&articleID=329) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130420113623/http://www.greencine.com/article?action=view&articleID=329) 2013-04-20 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *Green Cine* (8 September 2006)

## External links

- [Official website](https://rickstevenson.com/)

- [Rick Stevenson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829037/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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