Roger Deakins
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-05-24 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Roger Deakins
Biography
Roger Alexander Deakins, CBE, ASC, BSC (born May 24, 1949) is an English cinematographer. Often cited as one of the greatest and most influential cinematographers of all time, he is known for his work on the films of the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from sixteen nominations. 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.
Acting
(2020)
Allied Forces: Making 1917
as Self
(2010)
(2009)
The Rules of Film Noir
as Self
(2006)
Who Needs Sleep?
as Self
(2006)
Cinematographer Style
as Self
(2006)
(2006)
(2002)
(2000)
The Coen Brothers
as Self
(1998)
Crew
(2022)
Empire of Light
Director of Photography
(2020)
Esther's Choice
Thanks
(2019)
The Goldfinch
Director of Photography
(2019)
1917
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(2017)
Blade Runner 2049
Director of Photography
(2016)
Hail, Caesar!
Director of Photography
(2015)
Sicario
"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
(2014)
Unbroken
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(2013)
Prisoners
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(2012)
Skyfall
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(2011)
In Time
Director of Photography
(2011)
Rango
Director of Photography
(2010)
True Grit
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(2010)
The Company Men
Director of Photography
(2009)
A Serious Man
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(2008)
Revolutionary Road
Director of Photography
(2008)
The Reader
Director of Photography
(2008)
Doubt
Director of Photography
(2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
(2007)
In the Valley of Elah
Director of Photography
(2007)
No Country for Old Men
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(2005)
Jarhead
Director of Photography
(2004)
The Ladykillers
Director of Photography
(2004)
The Village
Director of Photography
(2003)
Levity
Director of Photography
(2003)
House of Sand and Fog
Director of Photography
(2003)
Intolerable Cruelty
Director of Photography
(2001)
A Beautiful Mind
Director of Photography
(2001)
The Man Who Wasn't There
Director of Photography
(2001)
Dinner with Friends
Director of Photography
(2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Director of Photography
(1999)
The Hurricane
Director of Photography
(1999)
Anywhere but Here
Director of Photography
(1998)
The Big Lebowski
Director of Photography
(1998)
The Siege
Director of Photography
(1997)
Kundun
Director of Photography
(1996)
Fargo
Director of Photography
(1996)
Courage Under Fire
Director of Photography
(1995)
Dead Man Walking
Director of Photography
(1994)
The Shawshank Redemption
Director of Photography
(1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy
Director of Photography
(1993)
The Secret Garden
Director of Photography
(1992)
Thunderheart
Director of Photography
(1992)
Passion Fish
Director of Photography
(1991)
Barton Fink
Director of Photography
(1991)
Homicide
Director of Photography
(1990)
Air America
Director of Photography
(1990)
Mountains of the Moon
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
(1990)
The Long Walk Home
Director of Photography
(1988)
Pascali's Island
Director of Photography
(1988)
Stormy Monday
Director of Photography
(1988)
The Kitchen Toto
Director of Photography
(1987)
White Mischief
Director of Photography
(1987)
Personal Services
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(1986)
Sid and Nancy
Director of Photography
(1986)
Defence of the Realm
Director of Photography
(1985)
Shadey
Director of Photography
(1985)
The Innocent
Director of Photography
(1984)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(1984)
The House
Director of Photography
(1984)
Return to Waterloo
Director of Photography
(1984)
The Cinema of Stephen Dwoskin
Director of Photography
(1983)
Another Time, Another Place
Director of Photography
(1983)
Alan Bush: A Life
Director of Photography
(1981)
Towers of Babel
Camera Operator
(1981)
Of Muppets & Men
Camera Operator
(1981)
Van Morrison in Ireland
Director of Photography
(1980)
Blue Suede Shoes
Director of Photography
(1980)
Box On
Director of Photography
(1979)
Steppin' Out
Director of Photography
(1978)
Around the World with Ridgway
Camera Operator
(1978)
Chimurenga - The War in Zimbabwe
Director of Photography
(1977)
Before Hindsight
Director of Photography
(1977)
Cruel Passion
Director of Photography
(1976)
Empty Hand
Director of Photography
(1976)
Welcome to Britain
Director of Photography