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Mike Brewster(I)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Michael Brewster born in England, UK, has been part of the British film industry for over 40 years. He made his name as a camera operator working on films such as Batman (1989), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). Since then, he has worked as a director of photography on a fantastic catalog of films which include Lost in Space (1998), Eragon (2006), The Bank Job (2008), the Harry Potter film series (2002-2011), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and Interlude in Prague (2017).
BornMarch 21, 1947
BornMarch 21, 1947
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    Gary Oldman, Mimi Rogers, Lacey Chabert, William Hurt, Heather Graham, Matt LeBlanc, and Jack Johnson in Lost in Space (1998)
    Lost in Space
    5.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
    • 1998
    Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
    • 1991
    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
    Guardians of the Galaxy
    8.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
    • 2014
    Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    8.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
    • 1980

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    • Olwen Catherine Kelly in The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
      The Autopsy of Jane Doe
      6.8
      • dop second unit
      • 2016
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
      Guardians of the Galaxy
      8.0
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2014
    • Nicholas Hoult and Bill Nighy in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
      Jack the Giant Slayer
      6.3
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2013
    • Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Paul Bailey, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
      8.1
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2011
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
      7.7
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2010
    • Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
      Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
      7.6
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2009
    • Jason Statham in The Bank Job (2008)
      The Bank Job
      7.2
      • camera operator: second unit
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2008
    • Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
      Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
      7.5
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2007
    • Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyle, Rachel Weisz, Sienna Guillory, and Ed Speleers in Eragon (2006)
      Eragon
      5.1
      • director of photography: second unit (as Michael Brewster)
      • 2006
    • Bill Murray and Tim Curry in Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
      Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
      5.0
      • camera operator: UK second unit
      • 2006
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Clémence Poésy, Robert Pattinson, and Stanislav Yanevski in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
      Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
      7.7
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2005
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
      Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
      7.9
      • additional photographer (as Michael Brewster)
      • 2004
    • Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Watson in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
      The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
      6.9
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2004
    • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
      Love Actually
      7.6
      • additional cameraman: second unit
      • 2003
    • Rupert Grint, Toby Jones, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
      Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
      7.4
      • director of photography: second unit (as Michael Brewster)
      • 2002

    Cinematographer



    • The Lady of Heaven (2021)
      The Lady of Heaven
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • James Purefoy, Ben Hall Jr., Charlotte Truman, Kenny-Lee Mbanefo, and Michael Truman in Hold Your Breath (2018)
      Hold Your Breath
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Samantha Barks and Aneurin Barnard in Interlude in Prague (2017)
      Interlude in Prague
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Hans Matheson and Samantha Barks in The Christmas Candle (2013)
      The Christmas Candle
      6.3
      • Cinematographer (as Michael Brewster)
      • 2013
    • Awake (2012)
      Awake
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (2010)
      Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
      8.2
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Jonathan Bailey, Freddie Highmore, Poppy Rogers, Jessica Claridge, and Alec Muggleton in Five Children and It (2004)
      Five Children and It
      5.5
      • director of photography (as Michael Brewster)
      • 2004
    • Ian Holm, Julia Ormond, Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, and Paul Scofield in Animal Farm (1999)
      Animal Farm
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Watson in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
      The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
      6.9
      • second unit director
      • 2004
    • Dinotopia (2002)
      Dinotopia
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit director (as Michael Brewster)
      • 2002
    • Bai Ling, Thomas Gibson, and Russell Wong in The Monkey King (2001)
      The Monkey King
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit director
      • 2001
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme in Legionnaire (1998)
      Legionnaire
      5.5
      • second unit director
      • 1998

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      • Michael Brewster
    • Born
      • March 21, 1947
      • Willesden, Middlesex, England, UK

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