Roger Alexander Deakins, CBE, ASC, BSC (born May 24, 1949) is an English cinematographer. Often cited as one of the greatest and most influential cinematographers of all time, he is known for his work on the films of the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from sixteen nominations. His best-known works include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Fargo (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Skyfall (2012), Sicario (2015), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and 1917 (2019), the last two of which earned him Academy Awards.
Academy Awards
Best Cinematography
Known For
Fargo
(1996)
Director of Photography
Blade Runner 2049
(2017)
Director of Photography
Sicario
(2015)
Director of Photography and "A" Camera Operator
The Shawshank Redemption
(1994)
Director of Photography
Unbroken
(2014)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Skyfall
(2012)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
In Time
(2011)
Director of Photography
Jarhead
(2005)
Director of Photography
A Beautiful Mind
(2001)
Director of Photography
No Country for Old Men
(2007)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
The Reader
(2008)
Director of Photography
Rango
(2011)
Director of Photography
The Village
(2004)
Director of Photography
Prisoners
(2013)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
True Grit
(2010)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Hail, Caesar!
(2016)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
Empty Hand
(1976)
Director of Photography
Cruel Passion
(1977)
Director of Photography
Before Hindsight
(1977)
Director of Photography
Around the World with Ridgway
(1978)
Camera Operator
Steppin' Out
(1979)
Director of Photography
Blue Suede Shoes
(1980)
Director of Photography
Box On
(1980)
Director of Photography
Van Morrison in Ireland
(1981)
Director of Photography
Towers of Babel
(1981)
Camera Operator
Of Muppets & Men
(1981)
Camera Operator
Another Time, Another Place
(1983)
Director of Photography
Nineteen Eighty-Four
(1984)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Return to Waterloo
(1984)
Director of Photography
The Cinema of Stephen Dwoskin
(1984)
Director of Photography
The House
(1984)
Director of Photography
Shadey
(1985)
Director of Photography
The Innocent
(1985)
Director of Photography
Sid and Nancy
(1986)
Director of Photography
Defence of the Realm
(1986)
Director of Photography
White Mischief
(1987)
Director of Photography
Personal Services
(1987)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Pascali's Island
(1988)
Director of Photography
The Kitchen Toto
(1988)
Director of Photography
Stormy Monday
(1988)
Director of Photography
Air America
(1990)
Director of Photography
Mountains of the Moon
(1990)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
The Long Walk Home
(1990)
Director of Photography
Barton Fink
(1991)
Director of Photography
Homicide
(1991)
Director of Photography
Thunderheart
(1992)
Director of Photography
Passion Fish
(1992)
Director of Photography
The Secret Garden
(1993)
Director of Photography
The Shawshank Redemption
(1994)
Director of Photography
The Hudsucker Proxy
(1994)
Director of Photography
Dead Man Walking
(1995)
Director of Photography
Fargo
(1996)
Director of Photography
Courage Under Fire
(1996)
Director of Photography
Kundun
(1997)
Director of Photography
The Big Lebowski
(1998)
Director of Photography
The Siege
(1998)
Director of Photography
The Hurricane
(1999)
Director of Photography
Anywhere but Here
(1999)
Director of Photography
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
(2000)
Director of Photography
A Beautiful Mind
(2001)
Director of Photography
The Man Who Wasn't There
(2001)
Director of Photography
Dinner with Friends
(2001)
Director of Photography
House of Sand and Fog
(2003)
Director of Photography
Levity
(2003)
Director of Photography
Intolerable Cruelty
(2003)
Director of Photography
The Ladykillers
(2004)
Director of Photography
The Village
(2004)
Director of Photography
Jarhead
(2005)
Director of Photography
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
(2007)
Director of Photography and "A" Camera Operator
In the Valley of Elah
(2007)
Director of Photography
No Country for Old Men
(2007)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Revolutionary Road
(2008)
Director of Photography
The Reader
(2008)
Director of Photography
Doubt
(2008)
Director of Photography
A Serious Man
(2009)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
True Grit
(2010)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
The Company Men
(2010)
Director of Photography
In Time
(2011)
Director of Photography
Rango
(2011)
Director of Photography
Skyfall
(2012)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Prisoners
(2013)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Unbroken
(2014)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Sicario
(2015)
Director of Photography and "A" Camera Operator
Hail, Caesar!
(2016)
Director of Photography
Blade Runner 2049
(2017)
Director of Photography
The Goldfinch
(2019)
Director of Photography
1917
(2019)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Empire of Light
(2022)
Director of Photography
Acting
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
(1998)
Self
The Coen Brothers
(2000)
Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
(2006)
Self
Cinematographer Style
(2006)
Self
Who Needs Sleep?
(2006)
Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
(2006)
Self
The Rules of Film Noir
(2009)
Himself
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
(2010)
Himself
Allied Forces: Making 1917
(2020)
Self
Crew