Roger Deakins

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Roger Deakins

Born
(age 77)
Birthplace
Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Credits
95 titles

Biography

Sir Roger Alexander Deakins ASC, BSC (born 24 May 1949) is an English cinematographer. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from sixteen nominations. He has collaborated multiple times with directors such as the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. His best-known works include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Fargo (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Skyfall (2012), Sicario (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and 1917 (2019), the last two of which earned him Academy Awards. He is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential cinematographers in mainstream cinema.

An alumnus of the National Film and Television School, Deakins was named and serves as an Honorary Fellow of the school in recognition of his "outstanding contribution[s] to ... British film". He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers, and in 2011 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the latter organization. Deakins was bestowed a CBE by the Palace for his services to film in 2013 and was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in the 2021 New Year Honours.

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Known For

Acting credits 15

YearTitleRole
2020 Cursed Films TV Self (1 ep)
2020 Allied Forces: Making 1917 Film Self
2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV Self (1 ep)
2010 A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall Film Self
2009 The Rules of Film Noir Film Self
2006 The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird Film Self
2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light Film Self
2006 Cinematographer Style Film Self
2006 "Jarhead" Diaries Film Self
2006 Who Needs Sleep? Film Self
2002 Making "The Man Who Wasn't There" Film Self
2001 Painting with Pixels Film Self
2000 The Coen Brothers Film Self
1998 In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese Film Self
1953 The Oscars TV Self (2 ep)

Crew credits 80

YearTitleJob
2022 Empire of Light Film Director of Photography
2020 Esther's Choice Film Thanks
2019 1917 Film Director of Photography, Camera Operator
2019 The Goldfinch Film Director of Photography
2017 Blade Runner 2049 Film Director of Photography
2016 Hail, Caesar! Film Director of Photography
2015 Sicario Film "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
2014 Unbroken Film Director of Photography, Camera Operator
2013 Prisoners Film Director of Photography, Camera Operator
2012 Skyfall Film Director of Photography, Camera Operator
2011 In Time Film Director of Photography
2011 Rango Film Director of Photography
2010 True Grit Film Director of Photography, Camera Operator
2010 The Company Men Film Director of Photography
2009 A Serious Man Film Director of Photography, Camera Operator
2008 Revolutionary Road Film Director of Photography
2008 Doubt Film Director of Photography
2008 The Reader Film Director of Photography
2007 No Country for Old Men Film Director of Photography, Camera Operator
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Film Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
2007 In the Valley of Elah Film Director of Photography
2005 Jarhead Film Director of Photography
2004 The Village Film Director of Photography
2004 The Ladykillers Film Director of Photography
2003 House of Sand and Fog Film Director of Photography
2003 Intolerable Cruelty Film Director of Photography
2003 Levity Film Director of Photography
2001 A Beautiful Mind Film Director of Photography
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There Film Director of Photography
2001 Dinner with Friends Film Director of Photography
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Film Director of Photography
1999 Anywhere but Here Film Director of Photography
1999 The Hurricane Film Director of Photography
1999 Smiling Fish & Goat On Fire Film Thanks
1998 The Siege Film Director of Photography
1998 The Big Lebowski Film Director of Photography
1997 Kundun Film Director of Photography
1996 Courage Under Fire Film Director of Photography
1996 Fargo Film Director of Photography
1995 Dead Man Walking Film Director of Photography
1994 The Shawshank Redemption Film Director of Photography
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy Film Director of Photography
1993 The Secret Garden Film Director of Photography
1992 Passion Fish Film Director of Photography
1992 Thunderheart Film Director of Photography
1991 Barton Fink Film Director of Photography
1991 Homicide Film Director of Photography
1990 The Long Walk Home Film Director of Photography
1990 Air America Film Director of Photography
1990 Mountains of the Moon Film Camera Operator, Director of Photography
1988 Pascali's Island Film Director of Photography
1988 Stormy Monday Film Director of Photography
1988 The Kitchen Toto Film Director of Photography
1987 White Mischief Film Director of Photography
1987 Personal Services Film Director of Photography, Camera Operator
1986 Sid and Nancy Film Director of Photography
1986 Defence of the Realm Film Director of Photography
1985 Shadey Film Director of Photography
1985 The Innocent Film Director of Photography
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four Film Director of Photography, Camera Operator
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