Roger Deakins

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.

Most Famous Work

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Blade Runner 2049

(2017) Director of Photography

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The Shawshank Redemption

(1994) Director of Photography

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Sicario

(2015) "A" Camera Operator

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Rango

(2011) Director of Photography

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A Beautiful Mind

(2001) Director of Photography

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Prisoners

(2013) Camera Operator

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In Time

(2011) Director of Photography

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Skyfall

(2012) Camera Operator

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Self	Cursed Films 2020-04-02 TV Show
	Self	Allied Forces: Making 1917 2020-03-24 Movie
2015	Self	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2015-08-02 TV Show
2010	Himself	A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall 2010-08-03 Movie
2009	Himself	The Rules of Film Noir 2009-08-22 Movie
2006	Self	The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird 2006-10-03 Movie
	Self	Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light 2006-07-18 Movie
	Self	Cinematographer Style 2006-06-25 Movie
	Self	Who Needs Sleep? 2006-01-01 Movie
2000	Self	The Coen Brothers 2000-11-01 Movie
1998	Self	In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese 1998-10-07 Movie
1953	Self	The Oscars 1953-03-19 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Director of Photography	Empire of Light 2022-12-09 Movie
2019	Director of Photography	1917 2019-12-25 Movie
	Camera Operator	1917 2019-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Goldfinch 2019-09-12 Movie
2017	Director of Photography	Blade Runner 2049 2017-10-04 Movie
2016	Director of Photography	Hail, Caesar! 2016-02-05 Movie
2015	Director of Photography	Sicario 2015-09-17 Movie
	"A" Camera Operator	Sicario 2015-09-17 Movie
2014	Director of Photography	Unbroken 2014-12-25 Movie
	Camera Operator	Unbroken 2014-12-25 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	Prisoners 2013-09-19 Movie
	Camera Operator	Prisoners 2013-09-19 Movie
2012	Director of Photography	Skyfall 2012-10-24 Movie
	Camera Operator	Skyfall 2012-10-24 Movie
2011	Director of Photography	In Time 2011-10-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	Rango 2011-03-02 Movie
2010	Director of Photography	True Grit 2010-12-22 Movie
	Camera Operator	True Grit 2010-12-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Company Men 2010-10-21 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	A Serious Man 2009-09-30 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	Revolutionary Road 2008-12-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Reader 2008-12-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Doubt 2008-02-27 Movie
2007	Director of Photography	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007-09-20 Movie
	"A" Camera Operator	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007-09-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	In the Valley of Elah 2007-09-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	No Country for Old Men 2007-06-13 Movie
	Camera Operator	No Country for Old Men 2007-06-13 Movie
2005	Director of Photography	Jarhead 2005-11-04 Movie
2004	Director of Photography	The Village 2004-07-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Ladykillers 2004-03-25 Movie
2003	Director of Photography	House of Sand and Fog 2003-12-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	Intolerable Cruelty 2003-09-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Levity 2003-03-16 Movie
2001	Director of Photography	A Beautiful Mind 2001-12-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Man Who Wasn't There 2001-10-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Dinner with Friends 2001-08-11 Movie
2000	Director of Photography	O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000-08-30 Movie
1999	Director of Photography	Anywhere but Here 1999-11-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Hurricane 1999-09-17 Movie
1998	Director of Photography	The Siege 1998-11-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Big Lebowski 1998-03-06 Movie
1997	Director of Photography	Kundun 1997-12-25 Movie
1996	Director of Photography	Courage Under Fire 1996-07-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Fargo 1996-03-08 Movie
1995	Director of Photography	Dead Man Walking 1995-12-29 Movie
1994	Director of Photography	The Shawshank Redemption 1994-09-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Hudsucker Proxy 1994-03-11 Movie
1993	Director of Photography	The Secret Garden 1993-08-13 Movie
1992	Director of Photography	Passion Fish 1992-12-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	Thunderheart 1992-04-03 Movie
1991	Director of Photography	Barton Fink 1991-08-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Homicide 1991-05-28 Movie
1990	Director of Photography	The Long Walk Home 1990-12-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Air America 1990-08-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mountains of the Moon 1990-02-16 Movie
	Camera Operator	Mountains of the Moon 1990-02-16 Movie
1988	Director of Photography	Pascali's Island 1988-07-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Stormy Monday 1988-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Kitchen Toto 1988-04-29 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	White Mischief 1987-11-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Personal Services 1987-02-12 Movie
	Camera Operator	Personal Services 1987-02-12 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	Sid and Nancy 1986-10-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Defence of the Realm 1986-09-06 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	Shadey 1985-05-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Innocent 1985-03-18 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984-11-09 Movie
	Camera Operator	Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984-11-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Return to Waterloo 1984-11-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The House 1984-09-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Cinema of Stephen Dwoskin 1984-04-02 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	Another Time, Another Place 1983-05-13 Movie
1981	Camera Operator	Of Muppets & Men 1981-10-31 Movie
	Camera Operator	Towers of Babel 1981-07-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Van Morrison in Ireland 1981-03-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	Wolcott 1981-01-13 TV Show
1980	Director of Photography	Box On 1980-10-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Blue Suede Shoes 1980-09-08 Movie
1979	Director of Photography	Steppin' Out 1979-01-01 Movie
1978	Camera Operator	Around the World with Ridgway 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Director of Photography	Before Hindsight 1977-08-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Cruel Passion 1977-01-01 Movie
1976	Director of Photography	Empty Hand 1976-01-01 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Thanks	Esther's Choice 2020-10-15 Movie
1983	Cinematography	Alan Bush: A Life 1983-01-01 Movie
1978	Cinematography	Chimurenga - The War in Zimbabwe 1978-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv