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.
Filmography
all 95
Movies 91
Director 46
self 17
TV Shows 4
Director of Photography
Empire of Light (2022)
Movie
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
1917 (2019)
Movie
6.2
Director of Photography
The Goldfinch (2019)
Movie
6.79
Director of Photography
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Movie
8.13
Director of Photography
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Movie
5.5
'A' Camera Operator / Director of Photography
Sicario (2015)
Movie
6.79
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
Unbroken (2014)
Movie
4.83
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
Prisoners (2013)
Movie
8.08
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
Skyfall (2012)
Movie
5.94
Director of Photography
In Time (2011)
Movie
8.5
Director of Photography
Rango (2011)
Movie
7.81
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
True Grit (2010)
Movie
6.57
Cinematographer
The Company Men (2010)
Movie
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
A Serious Man (2009)
Movie
5.05
Director of Photography
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Movie
7.29
Director of Photography
Doubt (2008)
Movie
5.63
Director of Photography
The Reader (2008)
Movie
4.8
Director of Photography / 'A' Camera Operator
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Movie
7.33
Cinematographer
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Movie
4
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Movie
7.83
Director of Photography
Jarhead (2005)
Movie
4.9
Director of Photography
The Village (2004)
Movie
6
Director of Photography
The Ladykillers (2004)
Movie
8
Director of Photography
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
Movie
1.33
Director of Photography
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Movie
10
Director of Photography
Levity (2003)
Movie
Director of Photography
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Movie
6.97
Director of Photography
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Movie
5.8
Cinematographer
Dinner with Friends (2001)
Movie
Director of Photography
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Movie
5
Director of Photography
Anywhere but Here (1999)
Movie
6
Director of Photography
The Hurricane (1999)
Movie
2.67
Director of Photography
The Siege (1998)
Movie
5.79
Director of Photography
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Movie
5.8
Director of Photography
Kundun (1997)
Movie
Director of Photography
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Movie
5.5
Director of Photography
Fargo (1996)
Movie
6.91
Director of Photography
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Movie
7.5
Director of Photography
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Movie
8.11
Director of Photography
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Movie
5.81
Director of Photography
The Secret Garden (1993)
Movie
9
Director of Photography
Passion Fish (1992)
Movie
Director of Photography
Thunderheart (1992)
Movie
4
Director of Photography
Barton Fink (1991)
Movie
6.19
Cinematographer
Homicide (1991)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Long Walk Home (1990)
Movie
Director of Photography
Air America (1990)
Movie
5.5
Cinematographer
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Movie
Cinematographer
Pascali's Island (1988)
Movie
Cinematographer
Stormy Monday (1988)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Kitchen Toto (1988)
Movie
Cinematographer
Woman in the Moon (1988)
Movie
Cinematographer
White Mischief (1987)
Movie
Cinematographer
Personal Services (1987)
Movie
Director of Photography
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Movie
10
Director of Photography
Defence of the Realm (1986)
Movie
Cinematographer
Shadey (1985)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Innocent (1985)
Movie
Director of Photography / Camera Operator
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Movie
9
Cinematographer
Return to Waterloo (1984)
Movie
Cinematographer
The House (1984)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Cinema of Stephen Dwoskin (1984)
Movie
Cinematographer
Another Time, Another Place (1983)
Movie
Cinematographer
Alan Bush: A Life (1983)
Movie
Camera Operator
Of Muppets & Men (1981)
Movie
Camera Operator
Towers of Babel (1981)
Movie
Cinematographer
Van Morrison in Ireland (1981)
Movie
Director of Photography
Wolcott (1981)
TV
Cinematographer
Box On (1980)
Movie
Cinematographer
Blue Suede Shoes (1980)
Movie
Cinematographer
Steppin' Out (1979)
Movie
Cinematographer
Chimurenga - The War in Zimbabwe (1978)
Movie
Camera Operator
Around the World with Ridgway (1978)
Movie
Cinematographer
Before Hindsight (1977)
Movie
Cinematographer
Cruel Passion (1977)
Movie
Cinematographer
Welcome to Britain (1976)
Movie
Cinematographer
Empty Hand (1976)
Movie
Self - Director of Photography
Skyfall: Shooting Bond
Movie
Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1949-05-24 (75 years old)
Birth NameRoger Alexander Deakins
Birth PlaceTorquay, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsSir Roger Deakins, Roger A. Deakins
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Bronze Frog
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