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Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins

Known For Camera
Birthday May 24, 1949 (76)
Birthplace Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Oct 23, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Sir Roger Alexander Deakins ASC, BSC (born 24 May 1949) is an English cinematographer. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from sixteen nominations. He has collaborated multiple times with directors such as the Coen brothers ... , Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. 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. He is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential cinematographers in mainstream cinema. An alumnus of the National Film and Television School, Deakins was named and serves as an Honorary Fellow of the school in recognition of his "outstanding contribution[s] to ... British film". He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers, and in 2011 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the latter organization. Deakins was bestowed a CBE by the Palace for his services to film in 2013 and was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in the 2021 New Year Honours. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Deakins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Empire of Light

Empire of Light

2022

Director of Photography

Esther's Choice

Esther's Choice

2020

Thanks

1917

1917

2019

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch

2019

Director of Photography

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

2017

Director of Photography

Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

2016

Director of Photography

Sicario

Sicario

2015

Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator

Unbroken

Unbroken

2014

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Prisoners

Prisoners

2013

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Skyfall

Skyfall

2012

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

In Time

In Time

2011

Director of Photography

Rango

Rango

2011

Director of Photography

The Company Men

The Company Men

2010

Director of Photography

True Grit

True Grit

2010

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

A Serious Man

A Serious Man

2009

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Doubt

Doubt

2008

Director of Photography

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

2008

Director of Photography

The Reader

The Reader

2008

Director of Photography

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007

Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator

In the Valley of Elah

In the Valley of Elah

2007

Director of Photography

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

2007

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Jarhead

Jarhead

2005

Director of Photography

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

2004

Director of Photography

The Village

The Village

2004

Director of Photography

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

Director of Photography

House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog

2003

Director of Photography

Levity

Levity

2003

Director of Photography

The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

Director of Photography

Dinner with Friends

Dinner with Friends

2001

Director of Photography

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

2001

Director of Photography

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

Director of Photography

Anywhere but Here

Anywhere but Here

1999

Director of Photography

The Hurricane

The Hurricane

1999

Director of Photography

The Siege

The Siege

1998

Director of Photography

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

1998

Director of Photography

Kundun

Kundun

1997

Director of Photography

Fargo

Fargo

1996

Director of Photography

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

1996

Director of Photography

Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking

1995

Director of Photography

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

Director of Photography

The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

Director of Photography

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1993

Director of Photography

Passion Fish

Passion Fish

1992

Director of Photography

Thunderheart

Thunderheart

1992

Director of Photography

Barton Fink

Barton Fink

1991

Director of Photography

Homicide

Homicide

1991

Director of Photography

The Long Walk Home

The Long Walk Home

1990

Director of Photography

Air America

Air America

1990

Director of Photography

Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

1990

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

The Kitchen Toto

The Kitchen Toto

1988

Director of Photography

Pascali's Island

Pascali's Island

1988

Director of Photography

Stormy Monday

Stormy Monday

1988

Director of Photography

White Mischief

White Mischief

1987

Director of Photography

Personal Services

Personal Services

1987

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm

1986

Director of Photography

Sid and Nancy

Sid and Nancy

1986

Director of Photography

The Innocent

The Innocent

1985

Director of Photography

Shadey

Shadey

1985

Director of Photography

Return to Waterloo

Return to Waterloo

1984

Director of Photography

The Cinema of Stephen Dwoskin

The Cinema of Stephen Dwoskin

1984

Director of Photography

The House

The House

1984

Director of Photography

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Another Time, Another Place

Another Time, Another Place

1983

Director of Photography

Van Morrison in Ireland

Van Morrison in Ireland

1981

Director of Photography

Of Muppets & Men

Of Muppets & Men

1981

Camera Operator

Box On

Box On

1980

Director of Photography

Blue Suede Shoes

Blue Suede Shoes

1980

Director of Photography

Steppin' Out

Steppin' Out

1979

Director of Photography

Chimurenga - The War in Zimbabwe

Chimurenga - The War in Zimbabwe

1978

Cinematography

Around the World with Ridgway

Around the World with Ridgway

1978

Camera Operator

Cruel Passion

Cruel Passion

1977

Director of Photography

Before Hindsight

Before Hindsight

1977

Director of Photography

Empty Hand

Empty Hand

1976

Director of Photography

Welcome to Britain

Welcome to Britain

1976

Cinematography

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The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Cursed Films

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 2020

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

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