James Friend

Biography

James Friend is a British cinematographer best known for his work on Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front, which earned him the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. In 2024, Friend received an Honorary Fellowship from The Royal Photographic Society. Friend grew up in Maidstone, Kent, where he attended Sutton Valence School. He was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society for his film work in 2020. Friend's television credits include Patrick Melrose and Your Honor, in which he collaborated with Berger. Additionally, Friend worked on the 2024 Disney+ series The Acolyte, an instalment in the Star Wars franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Friend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Acolyte

(2024) Director of Photography

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All Quiet on the Western Front

(2022) Director of Photography

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Victoria

(2016) Director of Photography

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Truth or Dare

(2012) Director of Photography

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The War of the Worlds

(2019) Director of Photography

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Patrick Melrose

(2018) Director of Photography

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Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist

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The Guvnors

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Self	Making All Quiet on the Western Front 2022-11-16 Movie
1953	Self	The Oscars 1953-03-19 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Director of Photography	The Acolyte 2024-06-04 TV Show
2022	Director of Photography	All Quiet on the Western Front 2022-10-07 Movie
2019	Director of Photography	The War of the Worlds 2019-11-17 TV Show
	Director of Photography	MotherFatherSon 2019-03-06 TV Show
2018	Director of Photography	Patrick Melrose 2018-05-12 TV Show
2016	Director of Photography	Victoria 2016-08-28 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Breakdown 2016-01-15 Movie
	Camera Operator	Breakdown 2016-01-15 Movie
2014	Director of Photography	The Guvnors 2014-06-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist 2014-05-23 TV Show
2012	Director of Photography	Papadopoulos & Sons 2012-12-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Truth or Dare 2012-08-05 Movie
2011	Director of Photography	Turnout 2011-09-16 Movie
2010	Director of Photography	Stalker 2010-10-17 Movie
	Camera Operator	Stalker 2010-10-17 Movie
	Second Unit Director of Photography	Baseline 2010-06-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Carmen's Kiss 2010-01-01 Movie
2008	Camera Operator	Macbeth's Disciple 2008-12-10 Movie
2007	Camera Operator	Wishbaby 2007-10-07 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	The Man Who Sold The World 2006-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2017	Cinematography	Lady M 2017-08-07 Movie
2016	Cinematography	Rillington Place 2016-11-29 TV Show
2014	Cinematography	Lords of London 2014-01-06 Movie
2013	Cinematography	Robbie Williams: One Night at the Palladium 2013-12-06 Movie
	Cinematography	Little Favour 2013-11-05 Movie
2012	Cinematography	Piggy 2012-05-03 Movie
2011	Cinematography	A Vampire's Tale 2011-10-17 Movie
	Cinematography	The Hike 2011-09-30 Movie
	Cinematography	7lives 2011-09-18 Movie
	Cinematography	Ghosted 2011-06-24 Movie
2010	Cinematography	Dead Cert 2010-08-26 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Producer	Ghosted 2011-06-24 Movie
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