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Florian Ballhaus

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Florian Ballhaus
Florian Ballhaus was born in 1965 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a cinematographer, known for Men in Black (1997), Godzilla (1998) and Allegiant (2016).
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
    Men in Black
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department(New York)
    • 1997
    Godzilla (1998)
    Godzilla
    5.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1998
    Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Nadia Hilker, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort in Allegiant (2016)
    Allegiant
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
    Shailene Woodley and Theo James in Insurgent (2015)
    Insurgent
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015

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    Cinematographer

    • Susan Sarandon, Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, and Brenda Vaccaro in Nonnas (2025)
      Nonnas
      7.0
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Sofia Carson in The Life List (2025)
      The Life List
      6.8
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024)
      The Spiderwick Chronicles
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher in Your Place or Mine (2023)
      Your Place or Mine
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Tatiana Maslany and Malia Arrayah in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
      She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
      5.2
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, and Maluma in Marry Me (2022)
      Marry Me
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Danny DeVito, Sam Rockwell, Chaka Khan, Phillipa Soo, and Brooklynn Prince in The One and Only Ivan (2020)
      The One and Only Ivan
      6.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Victor Rasuk and Nathalie Kelley in The Baker and the Beauty (2020)
      The Baker and the Beauty
      7.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Amy Schumer in Amy Schumer: Growing (2019)
      Amy Schumer: Growing
      5.4
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Amy Schumer in I Feel Pretty (2018)
      I Feel Pretty
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Max Hubacher in The Captain (2017)
      The Captain
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer in Snatched (2017)
      Snatched
      4.7
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Nadia Hilker, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort in Allegiant (2016)
      Allegiant
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Shailene Woodley and Theo James in Insurgent (2015)
      Insurgent
      6.2
      • director of photography
      • 2015
    • The Novice
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Susan Sarandon, Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, and Brenda Vaccaro in Nonnas (2025)
      Nonnas
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Mortdecai (2015)
      Mortdecai
      5.5
      • director of photography: additional photography
      • 2015
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)
      Gangs of New York
      7.5
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2002
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
      Men in Black II
      6.2
      • director of photography: New York second unit
      • 2002
    • The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
      The Legend of Bagger Vance
      6.7
      • camera operator
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2000
    • Poster
      What Planet Are You From?
      5.6
      • cinematographer: second unit
      • 2000
    • Godzilla (1998)
      Godzilla
      5.5
      • camera operator
      • 1998
    • Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd in The Object of My Affection (1998)
      The Object of My Affection
      6.0
      • camera operator
      • 1998
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
      Men in Black
      7.3
      • camera operator: New York
      • 1997
    • George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer in One Fine Day (1996)
      One Fine Day
      6.5
      • camera operator
      • 1996
    • Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)
      Sleepers
      7.5
      • camera operator: "a" camera
      • 1996
    • Kirstie Alley, Steve Guttenberg, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Jane Sibbett in It Takes Two (1995)
      It Takes Two
      6.0
      • camera operator: "b" camera, New York
      • 1995
    • Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rene Russo in Outbreak (1995)
      Outbreak
      6.6
      • camera operator: "a" camera
      • 1995
    • Ralph Fiennes in Quiz Show (1994)
      Quiz Show
      7.5
      • camera operator
      • 1994
    • I'll Do Anything (1994)
      I'll Do Anything
      5.5
      • first assistant camera
      • 1994

    Additional Crew

    • Kelly McGillis and Jeff Daniels in The House on Carroll Street (1988)
      The House on Carroll Street
      6.1
      • production assistant
      • 1988

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Florian Balhaus
    • Born
      • 1965
      • Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    • Spouse
      • Pamela KatzFebruary 7, 1988 - ?

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      Son of cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and Helga Ballhaus.

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