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David B. Nowell

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
  • Cinematographer
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On the mountain top for Top Gun Maverick
David B. Nowell was born on 4 December 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Jurassic World (2015) and Kong: Skull Island (2017).
BornDecember 4, 1948
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BornDecember 4, 1948
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins total

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“Top Gun Maverick”
David B. Nowell
“Top Gun Maverick”
Original control tower fly by from first Top Gun.
David B. Nowell

Known for

Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Hannah John-Kamen in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp
7.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as David Nowell)
  • 2018
Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic World
6.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2015
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Kong: Skull Island
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2017
Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now
8.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as David Nowell)
  • 1979

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in Ghosted (2023)
    Ghosted
    • aerial director of photography: second unit, New Mexico Unit/Atlanta
    • 2023
  • Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
    Murder Mystery 2
    • director of photography: aerial unit
    • 2023
  • Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Kathryn Newton, Evangeline Lilly, and Jonathan Majors in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
    • aerial camera operator: San Francisco Plate Unit
    • aerial director of photography: San Francisco Plate Unit
    • 2023
  • Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel in Shotgun Wedding (2022)
    Shotgun Wedding
    • aerial unit director of photography
    • 2022
  • Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
    Top Gun: Maverick
    • director of photography: Aerial Unit
    • 2022
  • Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Ambulance (2022)
    Ambulance
    • aerial unit director of photography
    • 2022
  • Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Radcliffe, Oscar Nuñez, Channing Tatum, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Lost City (2022)
    The Lost City
    • director of photography: aerial unit
    • 2022
  • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
    Jungle Cruise
    • aerial director of photography: Hawaii Unit
    • 2021
  • Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in The Tomorrow War (2021)
    The Tomorrow War
    • aerial unit director of photography (uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, and Nathalie Emmanuel in F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
    F9: The Fast Saga
    • aerial director of photography: second unit
    • 2021
  • Michael B. Jordan in Without Remorse (2021)
    Without Remorse
    • aerial director of photography (as David Nowell)
    • 2021
  • Shun Oguri in Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
    Godzilla vs. Kong
    • aerial director of photography: Australia Unit (as David Nowell)
    • 2021
  • Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
    Zack Snyder's Justice League
    • aerial director of photography
    • 2021
  • Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel in News of the World (2020)
    News of the World
    • aerial director of photography
    • 2020
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Keri Russell, J.J. Abrams, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Hassan Taj, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Robin Guiver, Daisy Ridley, Lee Towersey, Joonas Suotamo, and Naomi Ackie in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
    Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
    • aerial unit director of photography: location units
    • 2019

Additional Crew

  • Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
    Unstoppable
    • helicopter co-pilot
    • 2010
  • Nick Russell in Signs (2008)
    Signs
    • extras (as David Nowell)
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Brenden Jefferson, Shia LaBeouf, Miguel Castro, Byron Cotton, Khleo Thomas, and Jake M. Smith in Holes (2003)
    Holes
    • aerial coordinator (uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Publicity Poster
    Pearl Harbor
    • aerial unit director
    • 2001
  • Harrison Ford in Air Force One (1997)
    Air Force One
    • aerial unit director
    • 1997
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park
    • aerial unit director
    • 1997
  • Turbulence (1997)
    Turbulence
    • aerial unit director (as David Nowell)
    • 1997
  • Älskar älskar inte (1995)
    Älskar älskar inte
    • director: air-to-air (as David Nowell)
    • 1995
  • Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rene Russo in Outbreak (1995)
    Outbreak
    • aerial sequences director
    • 1995
  • Tony Todd in Candyman (1992)
    Candyman
    • gyrosphere operator (as David Nowel)
    • 1992
  • Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
    Top Gun
    • astrovision operator (as David Knoll)
    • 1986

Cinematographer

  • Pilots (2006)
    Pilots
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Highway
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2002
  • Panorama Tour
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Daytona Dream Laps
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Wings: Thrill of Flight
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Shannon Whirry in Exit (1996)
    Exit
    • director of photography
    • Video
    • 1996
  • Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker in Perfect Strangers (1986)
    Perfect Strangers
    • director of photography (as David Nowell)
    • TV Series
    • 1990

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • David Knoll
  • Born
    • December 4, 1948
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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    Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

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