Roger Deakins

Personal Info

Known For
Camera
Born
May 24, 1949 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Popular Genres
Documentary
Career Span
1998 – 2020

Roger Deakins

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.

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Personal Info

Born
May 24, 1949
From
Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Known For
Camera
Career
1998 – 2020

Known For

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
as Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
as Self
Who Needs Sleep?
Who Needs Sleep?
2006
as Self
The Coen Brothers
2000
as Self
Allied Forces: Making 1917
Allied Forces: Making 1917
2020
as Self
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
as Self
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
1998
as Self
The Rules of Film Noir
The Rules of Film Noir
2009
as Self
Cinematographer Style
Cinematographer Style
2006
as Self
Making " The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002
as Self

Frequent Collaborators

Christopher McQuarrie
Christopher McQuarrie
2 shared projects
in "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"
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Frank Miller
Frank Miller
2 shared projects
in "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"
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Michael Madsen
Michael Madsen
2 shared projects
in "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"
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Eddie Muller
Eddie Muller
2 shared projects
in "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"
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Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins
2 shared projects
in "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"
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Newton Thomas Sigel
Newton Thomas Sigel
2 shared projects
in "Who Needs Sleep?"
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Carol Littleton
Carol Littleton
2 shared projects
in "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"
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Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes
2 shared projects
in "Allied Forces: Making 1917"
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John Alton
John Alton
1 shared project
in "Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light"
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Drew Casper
1 shared project
in "Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light"
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John Debney
John Debney
1 shared project
in "Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light"
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Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk
1 shared project
in "Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light"
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Who Needs Sleep?

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