---
name: "Ashley Rowe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ashley-rowe"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "28 February 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T16:08:09.369381+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ashley Rowe

Cinematographer. Born 28 February 1959 in Dorset, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 28 February 1959, Dorset, England, UK
- **Active:** 2005–2016
- **Frequently works with:** [Damian Bromley](https://film.one/person/damian-bromley.md), [Simon Nye](https://film.one/person/simon-nye.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24808533, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0746474/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17791

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Durrells*](https://film.one/tv/the-durrells.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ashley Rowe is a British cinematographer born on 28 February 1959 in Dorset, England. He began his career in the late 1970s and early 1980s, working initially in camera and electrical departments before becoming a director of photography. He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC).

Rowe has worked extensively in both film and television. His credits include director of photography on the series *Doctor Who* (2014–2017) and *The Durrells* (2019), as well as *The Last Kingdom* (2020–2022), *Merlin* (2011–2012), and films such as *Ali G Indahouse* (2002), *Calendar Girls* (2003), *Alfie* (2004), and *Starter for 10* (2006). He has received several awards, including BAFTA Cymru awards for cinematography on *Friday on My Mind* (1992) and *The Cormorant* (1993).

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Durrells* (2016), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-durrells.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Lockerbie: A Search for Truth* (2025), series, Director of Photography
- *Seize Them!* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Belgravia: The Next Chapter* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *The Noel Diary* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Finding Alice* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *The Accident* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *Summer of Rockets* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Close to the Enemy* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *The Durrells* (2016), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-durrells.md)
- *The Last Kingdom* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *The Mule* (2013), Cinematography
- *Dancing on the Edge* (2013), series, Director of Photography
- *The Hot Potato* (2011), Director of Photography
- *A Bunch of Amateurs* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Garden of Eden* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Merlin* (2008), series, Director of Photography
- *Butterfly on a Wheel* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Starter for 10* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Copying Beethoven* (2006), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
- *Half Light* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Director of Photography
- *Alfie* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Chasing Liberty* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Calendar Girls* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Hope Springs* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone* (2003), Cinematography
- *Ali G Indahouse* (2002), Director of Photography
- *The Affair of the Necklace* (2001), Director of Photography
- *When Brendan Met Trudy* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Beautiful Mistake* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Five Seconds to Spare* (2000), Cinematography, Director of Photography
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Mad About Mambo* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence* (1999), Cinematography
- *A Room for Romeo Brass* (1999), Director of Photography
- *B. Monkey* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Still Crazy* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Bedrooms and Hallways* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Governess* (1998), Director of Photography
- *TwentyFourSeven* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Woodlanders* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Karaoke* (1996), series, Cinematography
- *The Turnaround* (1995), Director of Photography
- *A Man of No Importance* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Sister My Sister* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Murder in Mind* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Second Best* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Widows' Peak* (1994), Director of Photography
- *The Cormorant* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Losing Track* (1992), Lighting Camera
- *Filipina Dreamgirls* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The Play on One* (1988), series, Director of Photography
- *A Seaside Story* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Follow You Follow Me* (1979), Assistant Camera

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/ashley-rowe
