
Perry Evans
Personal Info
Known for
Lighting
Gender
Male
Perry Evans
Biography
Perry Evans is a British gaffer. Born in West London, with early life in Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove, he attended Henry Compton School in Fulham, and he lives in Staines-upon-Thames.
He began his career in the late 1970s as an electrician apprentice at Lee Lighting. His early film credits include working as an electrician under gaffer Roy Rodhouse on Monty Python films such as Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985), and also Withnail and I (1987). Over time, he progressed to the role of gaffer on high-profile productions.
His selected filmography as gaffer (or senior lighting roles) includes Batman Begins (2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Prometheus (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Allied (2016), Rogue One (2016), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), among many others. He is known for his preference for soft lighting, making creative use of diffusion and newer LED lighting technologies, while retaining traditional craft-based techniques.
Known For
Crew
(2025)
The Woman in Cabin 10
Gaffer
(2025)
Heads of State
Chief Lighting Technician
(2024)
Here
Gaffer
(2023)
Fast X
Gaffer
(2023)
(2021)
The Last Duel
Gaffer
(2021)
F9
Gaffer
(2019)
(2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Gaffer
(2018)
Ready Player One
Gaffer
(2016)
Allied
Gaffer
(2016)
Now You See Me 2
Gaffer
(2015)
(2014)
Muppets Most Wanted
Gaffer
(2014)
The Monuments Men
Gaffer
(2013)
The Counselor
Gaffer
(2013)
World War Z
Chief Lighting Technician
(2012)
Prometheus
Gaffer
(2012)
John Carter
Gaffer
(2012)
(2012)
Zero Dark Thirty
Gaffer
(2011)
(2010)
Clash of the Titans
Gaffer
(2010)
Alice in Wonderland
Gaffer
(2008)
The Dark Knight
Chief Lighting Technician
(2006)
The Da Vinci Code
Chief Lighting Technician
(2005)
Batman Begins
Gaffer
(2004)
(2001)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Gaffer
(2000)
Shiner
Gaffer
(2000)
Love's Labour's Lost
Gaffer
(1999)
All the Little Animals
Gaffer
(1997)
Fierce Creatures
Gaffer
(1991)
Bernard and the Genie
Gaffer
(1990)
The Russia House
Gaffer
(1989)
Scandal
Gaffer
(1987)
Withnail & I
Electrician
(1985)
Brazil
Electrician