Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins Movies and TV Shows

Roger Alexander Deakins, CBE, ASC, BSC (born May 24, 1949) is an English cinematographer best known for his work on the films of the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. Deakins is a member of both the American and British Society of Cinematographers. He received the 2011 American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) Lifetime Achievement Award. Its president, Richard Crudo, called Deakins "the pre-eminent cinematographer of our time." In recognition of outstanding contribution to the British film industry, Deakins is an honorary fellow of the National Film School in Buckinghamshire of which he is an alumnus. In 2013 he received a CBE at Buckingham Palace for "services to film". A recipient of four BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, Deakins has received fourteen nominations and one win for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. His most well-known works include The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, A Beautiful Mind, Skyfall, Sicario, Blade Runner 2049 and 1917, the last two for which he won an Oscar.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 5/24/1949 (75 years old)
  • Place of birth: Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Empire of Light
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 67%
role:
Director of Photography
2022

Drama

Romance

6.7
67%
1917
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 80%
role:
Camera Operator & 1 more
2019

Action

Drama

Thriller

War & Politics

8.2
80%
The Goldfinch
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Director of Photography
2019

Drama

6.4
72%
Blade Runner 2049
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 76%
role:
Director of Photography
2017

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
76%
Hail, Caesar!
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Director of Photography
2016

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

6.3
59%
Sicario
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 74%
role:
Director of Photography
2015

Action

Crime

Thriller

7.7
74%
Unbroken
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 75%
role:
Camera Operator & 1 more
2014

Drama

War & Politics

7.2
75%
Prisoners
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 81%
role:
Camera Operator & 1 more
2013

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.2
81%
Skyfall
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 72%
role:
Camera Operator & 1 more
2012

Action

Adventure

Thriller

7.8
72%
In Time
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 70%
role:
Director of Photography
2011

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
70%
Rango
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 68%
role:
Director of Photography
2011

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Western

7.3
68%
True Grit
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 73%
role:
Camera Operator & 1 more
2010

Adventure

Drama

Western

7.6
73%
The Company Men
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Director of Photography
2010

Drama

6.7
65%
How to Train Your Dragon
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 78%
role:
Cinematography
2010

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.1
78%
A Serious Man
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Director of Photography
2009

Comedy

Drama

7.0
68%
Revolutionary Road
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Director of Photography
2008

Drama

Romance

7.3
70%
The Reader
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Director of Photography
2008

Drama

Romance

7.6
75%
Doubt
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Director of Photography
2008

Drama

7.5
72%
2007

Action

Drama

Western

7.5
71%
In the Valley of Elah
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 68%
role:
Director of Photography
2007

Crime

Drama

History

Mystery

Thriller

7.2
68%
No Country for Old Men
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 79%
role:
Camera Operator & 1 more
2007

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.2
79%
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Self
Not available
2006

Documentary

7.2
69%
Not available
2006

Documentary

6.9
68%
Jarhead
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 66%
role:
Director of Photography
2005

Drama

War & Politics

7.0
66%
The Village
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Director of Photography
2004

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.6
64%
The Ladykillers
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Director of Photography
2004

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.2
61%
House of Sand and Fog
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Director of Photography
2003

Drama

7.5
72%
Intolerable Cruelty
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Director of Photography
2003

Comedy

Crime

Romance

6.3
60%
Levity
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Director of Photography
2003

Crime

Drama

6.3
62%
A Beautiful Mind
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 79%
role:
Director of Photography
2001

Drama

Romance

8.2
79%
The Man Who Wasn't There
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 76%
role:
Director of Photography
2001

Crime

Thriller

7.5
76%
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 73%
role:
Director of Photography
2000

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

7.7
73%
Anywhere But Here
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Director of Photography
1999

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.2
61%
The Hurricane
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Director of Photography
1999

Drama

7.6
74%
The Siege
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Director of Photography
1998

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.4
63%
The Big Lebowski
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 78%
role:
Director of Photography
1998

Comedy

Crime

8.1
78%
Kundun
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 69%
role:
Director of Photography
1997

Drama

History

7.0
69%
Courage Under Fire
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Director of Photography
1996

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

War & Politics

6.6
64%
Fargo
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 79%
role:
Director of Photography
1996

Crime

Drama

Thriller

8.1
79%
Dead Man Walking
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Director of Photography
1995

Drama

7.5
74%
The Shawshank Redemption
IMDB 9.3
TMDB 87%
role:
Director of Photography
1994

Crime

Drama

9.3
87%
The Hudsucker Proxy
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Director of Photography
1994

Comedy

Drama

7.2
71%
The Secret Garden
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 74%
role:
Director of Photography
1993

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
74%
Thunderheart
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 63%
role:
Director of Photography
1992

Crime

Drama

6.8
63%
Barton Fink
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Director of Photography
1991

Comedy

Drama

7.6
75%
Homicide
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 61%
role:
Director of Photography
1991

Crime

Drama

6.9
61%
The Long Walk Home
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 74%
role:
Director of Photography
1990

Drama

History

7.3
74%
Air America
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Director of Photography
1990

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

5.8
58%
Sid & Nancy
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Director of Photography
1986

Drama

Music

Romance

7.0
68%
Nineteen Eighty-Four
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Camera Operator & 1 more
1984

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
68%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Roger Deakins are, for example, Empire of Light, 1917 and The Goldfinch.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are The Shawshank Redemption (9.0), Prisoners (8.2) and 1917 (8.1).