
Russell Carpenter
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-12-09 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Van Nuys, California, USA
Russell Carpenter
Biography
Russell Paul Carpenter, ASC (born December 9, 1950) is an American cinematographer and photographer, known for collaborating with directors James Cameron, Robert Luketic, and McG. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1997 Best Picture-winning film Titanic.
Much of his work has been in blockbuster films, including Hard Target (1993), True Lies (1994), Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Ant-Man (2015), and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). His documentary cinematography includes George Harrison: Living in the Material World, directed by Martin Scorsese. It earned six nominations at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming for the cinematography team.
In 2018, Carpenter received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Acting
(1997)
Crew
The Last Resort
Director of Photography
The Lemon Grove Incident
Cinematography
(2025)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Director of Photography
(2022)
Avatar: The Way of Water
Director of Photography
(2019)
Noelle
Director of Photography
(2017)
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Director of Photography
(2016)
Better Off Single
Executive Producer
(2015)
Return to Sender
Director of Photography
(2015)
Ant-Man
Director of Photography
(2015)
Parched
Director of Photography
(2014)
Beyond the Reach
Director of Photography
(2013)
Jobs
Director of Photography
(2012)
This Means War
Director of Photography
(2011)
A Little Bit of Heaven
Director of Photography
(2010)
Killers
Director of Photography
(2009)
The Ugly Truth
Director of Photography
(2008)
21
Director of Photography
(2007)
Awake
Director of Photography
(2007)
Lucifer
Director of Photography
(2005)
Monster-in-Law
Director of Photography
(2004)
Noel
Director of Photography
(2003)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Director of Photography
(2001)
Shallow Hal
Director of Photography
(2000)
Charlie's Angels
Director of Photography
(1998)
The Negotiator
Director of Photography
(1997)
Titanic
Director of Photography
(1997)
Ghosts
Director of Photography
(1997)
Money Talks
Director of Photography
(1995)
The Indian in the Cupboard
Director of Photography
(1994)
True Lies
Director of Photography
(1994)
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Director of Photography
(1993)
Hard Target
Director of Photography
(1992)
Solar Crisis
Director of Photography
(1992)
The Lawnmower Man
Director of Photography
(1992)
Pet Sematary II
Director of Photography
(1991)
The Perfect Weapon
Director of Photography
(1990)
Death Warrant
Director of Photography
(1989)
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Director of Photography
(1989)
Puppet Master
Additional Photography
(1988)
Cameron's Closet
Director of Photography
(1988)
Lady in White
Director of Photography
(1988)
Critters 2
Director of Photography
(1986)
Critters
Second Unit Director of Photography
(1984)
Sole Survivor
Director of Photography