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Roger Deakins

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Roger Deakins at an event for True Grit (2010)
Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford discuss the splendor of the first 'Blade Runner 2049' sets they walked on to and the artistic visions of director Denis Villeneuve and cinematographer Roger Deakins.
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Roger Deakins is an English cinematographer best known for his work on the films of the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.

He is a member of both the American and British Society of Cinematographers.

Deakins' first feature film in America as cinematographer was Mountains of the Moon (1990). He began his collaboration with the Coen brothers in 1991 on the film Barton Fink. He received his first major award from the American Society of Cinematographers for his outstanding achievement in cinematography for the internationally praised major motion picture The Shawshank Redemption (1994).

He is also known for his work in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), True Grit (2010), Skyfall (2012), Sicario (2015), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

Deakins also worked as one of the visual consultants for Pixar's animated feature WALL-E.

In 2018 he won an Oscar for best cinematographer for his work in Blade Runner 2049.
BornMay 24, 1949
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BornMay 24, 1949
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 181 wins & 174 nominations total

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    Known for

    Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
    Blade Runner 2049
    8.0
    • Cinematographer(as Roger A. Deakins)
    • 2017
    Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
    Skyfall
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2012
    Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)
    No Country for Old Men
    8.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
    George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
    1917
    8.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Cinematographer



    • Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in Empire of Light (2022)
      Empire of Light
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
      1917
      8.2
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Oakes Fegley in The Goldfinch (2019)
      The Goldfinch
      6.4
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, and Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
      Blade Runner 2049
      8.0
      • director of photography (as Roger A. Deakins)
      • 2017
    • George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, and Jonah Hill in Hail, Caesar! (2016)
      Hail, Caesar!
      6.3
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, and Emily Blunt in Sicario (2015)
      Sicario
      7.7
      • director of photography
      • 2015
    • Jack O'Connell in Unbroken (2014)
      Unbroken
      7.2
      • director of photography
      • 2014
    • Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)
      Prisoners
      8.2
      • director of photography (as Roger A. Deakins)
      • 2013
    • Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
      Skyfall
      7.8
      • director of photography
      • 2012
    • Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried in In Time (2011)
      In Time
      6.7
      • director of photography
      • 2011
    • Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Ian Abercrombie, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Gil Birmingham, James Ward Byrkit, Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Root, Ray Winstone, and Abigail Breslin in Rango (2011)
      Rango
      7.3
      • Cinematographer (cinematography consultant)
      • 2011
    • Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)
      True Grit
      7.6
      • director of photography
      • 2010
    • Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Affleck, Maria Bello, and Chris Cooper in The Company Men (2010)
      The Company Men
      6.7
      • director of photography
      • 2010
    • Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (2009)
      A Serious Man
      7.0
      • director of photography
      • 2009
    • Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008)
      Revolutionary Road
      7.3
      • director of photography
      • 2008

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman in 1917 (2019)
      1917
      8.2
      • camera operator: "a" camera
      • 2019
    • Oakes Fegley in The Goldfinch (2019)
      The Goldfinch
      6.4
      • camera operator: "a" camera
      • 2019
    • George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, and Jonah Hill in Hail, Caesar! (2016)
      Hail, Caesar!
      6.3
      • camera operator
      • 2016
    • Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, and Emily Blunt in Sicario (2015)
      Sicario
      7.7
      • a camera operator
      • 2015
    • Jack O'Connell in Unbroken (2014)
      Unbroken
      7.2
      • a camera operator
      • 2014
    • Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)
      Prisoners
      8.2
      • camera operator: "a" camera (as Roger A. Deakins)
      • 2013
    • Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
      Skyfall
      7.8
      • camera operator: "a" camera
      • 2012
    • Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)
      True Grit
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • 2010
    • Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (2009)
      A Serious Man
      7.0
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, and David Kross in The Reader (2008)
      The Reader
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Amy Adams in Doubt (2008)
      Doubt
      7.5
      • camera operator: "a" camera
      • 2008
    • Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
      The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
      7.5
      • camera operator: "a" camera
      • 2007
    • Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)
      No Country for Old Men
      8.2
      • camera operator
      • 2007
    • Morgan Freeman, Kirsten Dunst, Holly Hunter, and Billy Bob Thornton in Levity (2003)
      Levity
      6.3
      • camera operator
      • 2003
    • Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. in Air America (1990)
      Air America
      5.8
      • camera operator
      • 1990

    Additional Crew



    • Gloria Estefan, Juan de Marcos González, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brian Tyree Henry, Nicole Byer, and Ynairaly Simo in Vivo (2021)
      Vivo
      6.7
      • visual consultant
      • 2021
    • Jay Baruchel in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
      How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
      7.4
      • visual consultant
      • 2019
    • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
      How to Train Your Dragon 2
      7.8
      • visual consultant
      • 2014
    • Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, and Chris Pine in Rise of the Guardians (2012)
      Rise of the Guardians
      7.2
      • visual consultant
      • 2012
    • Puss in Boots (2011)
      Puss in Boots
      6.6
      • visual consultant
      • 2011
    • Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Ian Abercrombie, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Gil Birmingham, James Ward Byrkit, Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Root, Ray Winstone, and Abigail Breslin in Rango (2011)
      Rango
      7.3
      • visual consultant (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Jay Baruchel and Randy Thom in How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
      How to Train Your Dragon
      8.1
      • visual consultant
      • 2010
    • WALL·E (2008)
      WALL·E
      8.4
      • visual consultant
      • 2008

    Videos3

    Roger Deakins | Art of the Crew
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    Roger Deakins | Art of the Crew
    Roger Deakins Thinks You Don't Know Where the Cuts Are in '1917'
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    Roger Deakins Thinks You Don't Know Where the Cuts Are in '1917'
    Roger Deakins Thinks You Don't Know Where the Cuts Are in '1917'
    Clip 1:18
    Roger Deakins Thinks You Don't Know Where the Cuts Are in '1917'
    Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford on the Artistic Vision of 'Blade Runner 2049'
    Interview 1:31
    Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford on the Artistic Vision of 'Blade Runner 2049'

    Personal details

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    • Official site
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    • Alternative name
      • Roger A. Deakins
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • May 24, 1949
      • Torquay, Devon, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • James Ellis DeakinsDecember 11, 1991 - present
    • Parents
        Josephine Deakins
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 4 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Despite his reputation among cinematographers, he has never once shot a film with anamorphic lenses. When he shoots for 2.35:1, he either shoots with Super 35 film stock or crops it in post. This is because he prefers working with Spherical Lenses for the look of his films, and anamorphic lenses are slower with processing light, and can give unwanted blemishes such as lens flares.
    • Quotes
      Things usually work out better than you plan. When you're shooting a film you're so close to it, it rarely lives up to your expectations while you're there. You always want it to be better, more perfect. When you see a cut, maybe two or three months later, you come to it fresh. It's generally much better than you thought it would be.
    • Trademarks
        Frequently works with the Coen Brothers
    • Salary
      • The Village
        (2004)
        $384,750

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