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Ali Asad(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Ali Asad
Ali Asad was born on 11 October 1961 in Salamiah, Syria. He is a cinematographer, known for Doctor Who (2005), Mad to Be Normal (2017) and A Lonely Place to Die (2011).
BornOctober 11, 1961
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BornOctober 11, 1961
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination

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Ali Asad, Julian Bleach, and Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who (2005)
Ali Asad, Peter Capaldi, Michelle Gomez, and Jenna Coleman in Doctor Who (2005)
Ali Asad and Jenna Coleman in Doctor Who (2005)
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Ali Asad and Nicola Walker
Sean Bean and Ali Asad
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Ali Asad on set in This Weekend Will Change Your Life
Gabriel Byrne in Mad To Be Normal
David Tennant & Elisabeth Moss in Mad To Be Normal

Known for

Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
Doctor Who
8.6
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Gabriel Byrne, Michael Gambon, Elisabeth Moss, and David Tennant in Mad to Be Normal (2017)
Mad to Be Normal
6.0
  • Cinematographer(cinematography)
  • 2017
Melissa George in A Lonely Place to Die (2011)
A Lonely Place to Die
6.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 2011
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: The Videos (1998)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: The Videos
8.4
Video
  • Cinematographer(video "Where the wild roses grow")
  • 1998

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Cinematographer

  • Miss the Kiss
    • director of photography
    • Post-production
  • Compulsion
    • director of photography
    • Post-production
  • James and Lucia
    • Cinematographer
    • Pre-production
  • Marriage (2022)
    Marriage
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Colm Meaney and Hannah Chinn in There's Always Hope (2021)
    There's Always Hope
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
  • Leslie Ash, Trevor Laird, Eddie Webber, Toyah Willcox, Mark Wingett, Laura McMonagle, and Sam Gittins in To Be Someone (2020)
    To Be Someone
    • Cinematographer
    • 2020
  • Chain (2019)
    Chain
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Russell Bishop in Babes in the Wood (2019)
    Babes in the Wood
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Killer Retreat (2018)
    Killer Retreat
    • director of photography
    • 2018
  • Through Lotte's Lens (2018)
    Through Lotte's Lens
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • Gabriel Byrne, Michael Gambon, Elisabeth Moss, and David Tennant in Mad to Be Normal (2017)
    Mad to Be Normal
    • Cinematographer (cinematography)
    • 2017
  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • John Hannah and Jenn Murray in Angel (2015)
    Angel
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • The Engagement (2014)
    The Engagement
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Girl Power (2014)
    Girl Power
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Pudsey in Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014)
    Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
  • The Hooligan Factory (2014)
    The Hooligan Factory
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
  • The Wee Man (2013)
    The Wee Man
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
    • additional photography
    • additional photographer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Irrfan Khan in The Warrior (2001)
    The Warrior
    • additional photographer
    • 2001
  • Unter den Palmen (1999)
    Unter den Palmen
    • director of photography: additional photography
    • 1999
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • London's Burning (1988)
    London's Burning
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1996
  • Peter Gabriel's Secret World (1994)
    Peter Gabriel's Secret World
    • camera operator
    • TV Special
    • 1994
  • Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery (1993)
    Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery
    • focus puller: second unit
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow (1992)
    For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow
    • camera operator
    • 1992
  • Madonna in Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
    Madonna: Truth or Dare
    • camera operator
    • 1991
  • Teaser, 1 sheet movie poster
    Batman
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • The Kitchen Toto (1987)
    The Kitchen Toto
    • second assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Bonded By Blood - uncut trailer
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Bonded By Blood - uncut trailer

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    • October 11, 1961
    • Salamiah, Syria
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    • 4 Articles

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