Biography
John Toll, ASC (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer and television producer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart, respectively, and has also won numerous BAFTA, ASC, and Satellite Awards. He has collaborated with such directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, Cameron Crowe, the Wachowskis, and Ang Lee.
Outside of film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of the Emmy Award-winning drama series Breaking Bad, and has served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix original series Sense8 by the Wachowskis, on which he also got executive producing credit in its second season.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Toll began work on his first film, Norma Rae, in 1978 as a camera operator. He won back-to-back Academy Awards for Best Cinematography in 1994 and 1995 for the movies Legends of the Fall and Braveheart. He is also only 1 of 4 cinematographers to win back-to-back Oscars.
He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his work on The Thin Red Line and won an Honourable Mention at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the pilot of Breaking Bad.
He has been a regular collaborator for acclaimed filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Cameron Crowe, and The Wachowskis. He was presented with the ASC's Lifetime Achievement Award on February 14, 2016.
Toll is married to Lois Burwell, who also worked on Braveheart as the make-up artist (for which she also won an Oscar).
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Filmography
all 56
Movies 51
Director 30
TV Shows 5
self 5
Producer 1
80 for Brady (2023)
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Harriet (2019)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
Sense8 (2015)
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
The 'E.T.' Journals (2012)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
It's Complicated (2009)
Gimme Shelter (2008)
The Burning Plain (2008)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Wanted (2008)
Shine a Light (2008)
Breaking Bad (2008)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
Seraphim Falls (2007)
Elizabethtown (2005)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Orange County (2002)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
Almost Famous (2000)
Simpatico (1999)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Rainmaker (1997)
Jack (1996)
Braveheart (1995)
Legends of the Fall (1994)
Wind (1992)
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990)
Always (1989)
Blaze (1989)
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Hiroshima Maiden (1988)
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun (1987)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985)
Sweet Dreams (1985)
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981)
Bustin' Loose (1981)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
FM (1978)
The Hoax (1972)
The Young Graduates (1971)
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GenderMale
Birthday1952-06-15 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceCleveland, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsBAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
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