Don Burgess

Biography

Don Michael Burgess, ASC, (born May 28, 1956) is an American cinematographer who was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Forrest Gump (1994), directed by frequent collaborator Robert Zemeckis. Burgess was Director of Photography for films including Cast Away (2000), Spider-Man (2002), The Polar Express (2004) Enchanted (2007), Source Code (2011), The Muppets (2011), The Conjuring 2 (2016), and Aquaman (2018). He studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles.

Most Famous Work

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Pinocchio

(2022) Director of Photography

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The Polar Express

(2004) Director of Photography

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The Avengers

(2012) Additional Photography

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

(2014) Camera Operator

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Spider-Man

(2002) Director of Photography

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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

(2020) Cinematography

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The Conjuring 2

(2016) Director of Photography

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Forrest Gump

(1994) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2015	Himself	Skateboarding's First Wave 2015-04-13 Movie
2002	Himself	Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' 2002-04-20 Movie
1996	Stage Manager	The Evening Star 1996-12-25 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director of Photography	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 2023-12-20 Movie
2022	Director of Photography	Pinocchio 2022-09-07 Movie
2020	Director of Photography	Roald Dahl's The Witches 2020-10-25 Movie
2019	Director of Photography	Sextuplets 2019-08-16 Movie
2018	Director of Photography	Aquaman 2018-12-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Christmas Chronicles 2018-11-22 Movie
2017	Director of Photography	Wonder 2017-11-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Same Kind of Different as Me 2017-10-20 Movie
2016	Director of Photography	Monster Trucks 2016-12-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Allied 2016-11-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Conjuring 2 2016-06-08 Movie
2014	Camera Operator	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 2014-11-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	Muppets Most Wanted 2014-03-20 Movie
	Camera Operator	Divergent 2014-03-14 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	42 2013-04-12 Movie
2012	Director of Photography	Flight 2012-11-02 Movie
	Additional Photography	The Avengers 2012-04-25 Movie
2011	Director of Photography	The Muppets 2011-11-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Priest 2011-05-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Source Code 2011-03-30 Movie
2010	Director of Photography	The Book of Eli 2010-01-11 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	Aliens in the Attic 2009-07-31 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	Fool's Gold 2008-02-07 Movie
2007	Director of Photography	Enchanted 2007-11-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Trap 2007-10-09 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	My Super Ex-Girlfriend 2006-07-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Eight Below 2006-02-17 Movie
2004	Director of Photography	Christmas with the Kranks 2004-11-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Polar Express 2004-11-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	13 Going on 30 2004-04-13 Movie
2003	Director of Photography	Radio 2003-10-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003-07-02 Movie
2002	Additional Photography	The Bourne Identity 2002-06-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	Spider-Man 2002-05-01 Movie
2000	Director of Photography	Cast Away 2000-12-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	What Lies Beneath 2000-07-21 Movie
1998	Additional Camera	Deep Impact 1998-05-08 Movie
1997	Director of Photography	Contact 1997-07-11 Movie
1996	Director of Photography	The Evening Star 1996-12-25 Movie
	Additional Photography	Executive Decision 1996-03-15 Movie
1995	Director of Photography	Forget Paris 1995-05-19 Movie
1994	Director of Photography	Ri¢hie Ri¢h 1994-12-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	Forrest Gump 1994-06-23 Movie
1993	Director of Photography	Josh and S.A.M. 1993-11-24 Movie
1992	Second Unit Director of Photography	Death Becomes Her 1992-07-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mo' Money 1992-07-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Two-Fisted Tales 1992-01-18 Movie
1989	Director of Photography	Breaking Point 1989-08-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Blind Fury 1989-08-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	Under the Boardwalk 1989-04-14 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	World Gone Wild 1987-10-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Summer Camp Nightmare 1987-04-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	Death Before Dishonor 1987-02-20 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	The Night Stalker 1986-09-01 Movie
1981	Camera Operator	Happy Birthday to Me 1981-05-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Ruckus 1981-03-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Cinematography	The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020-11-18 Movie
2018	Cinematography	Night Trap 2018-07-06 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Director	Skateboarding's First Wave 2015-04-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv