Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff. His second was in 1984 for The Natural, the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home, the fourth in 2000 for The Patriot, the fifth for The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the sixth for Never Look Away (2018).
He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.
Known For
The Lion King
(2019)
Director of Photography
Titanic
(1997)
Additional Photography
Jack Reacher
(2012)
Director of Photography
The Passion of the Christ
(2004)
Director of Photography
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Director of Photography
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
(2012)
Director of Photography
The Patriot
(2000)
Director of Photography
The Natural
(1984)
Director of Photography
National Treasure
(2004)
Director of Photography
Timeline
(2003)
Director of Photography
Ad Astra
(2019)
Additional Photography
Unforgettable
(2017)
Director of Photography
It Could Happen to You
(1994)
Director of Photography
Hope Floats
(1998)
Director of Photography
My Sister's Keeper
(2009)
Director of Photography
The Hunted
(2003)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
Rodeo
(1969)
Director of Photography
Lanton Mills
(1969)
Director of Photography
THX 1138
(1971)
Additional Photography
A Woman Under the Influence
(1974)
Additional Photography
Being There
(1979)
Director of Photography
More American Graffiti
(1979)
Director of Photography
The Black Stallion
(1979)
Director of Photography
Let's Spend the Night Together
(1982)
Director of Photography
The Right Stuff
(1983)
Director of Photography
The Black Stallion Returns
(1983)
Additional Photography
The Natural
(1984)
Director of Photography
The Slugger's Wife
(1985)
Director of Photography
It Could Happen to You
(1994)
Director of Photography
Fly Away Home
(1996)
Director of Photography
Titanic
(1997)
Additional Photography
Hope Floats
(1998)
Director of Photography
Anna and the King
(1999)
Director of Photography
Message in a Bottle
(1999)
Director of Photography
The Patriot
(2000)
Director of Photography
The Hunted
(2003)
Director of Photography
Timeline
(2003)
Director of Photography
The Passion of the Christ
(2004)
Director of Photography
National Treasure
(2004)
Director of Photography
Ask the Dust
(2006)
Director of Photography
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Director of Photography
Killshot
(2008)
Director of Photography
My Sister's Keeper
(2009)
Director of Photography
Dream House
(2011)
Director of Photography
Killer Joe
(2011)
Director of Photography
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
(2012)
Director of Photography
Jack Reacher
(2012)
Director of Photography
Gangster Squad
(2013)
Additional Photography
Winter's Tale
(2014)
Director of Photography
Rules Don't Apply
(2016)
Director of Photography
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
(2016)
Director of Photography
Unforgettable
(2017)
Director of Photography
Never Look Away
(2018)
Director of Photography
The Lion King
(2019)
Director of Photography
Ad Astra
(2019)
Additional Photography
Acting
Visions of Light
(1992)
Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
(2004)
Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
(2004)
Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
(2005)
Self
Cinematographer Style
(2006)
Self
Shadows of Suspense
(2006)
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
(2007)
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
(2007)
Self
Fog City Mavericks
(2007)
Self
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
(2007)
These Amazing Shadows
(2011)
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
(2012)
Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
(2012)
Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
(2016)
Self
Hal
(2019)
Self
Directing
Writing