---
name: "Barry Peterson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barry-peterson"
fi1m_id: "barry-peterson"
imdb_id: "nm0677021"
tmdb_id: 54164
wikidata_id: "Q21999610"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-19T04:29:51.135055+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."
---

# Barry Peterson

## Identity

Barry Peterson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barry-peterson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** barry-peterson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0677021
- **TMDB ID:** 54164
- **Wikidata ID:** Q21999610
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Peterson_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21999610, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0677021/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54164

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 2000 in Alberta, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, Alberta, Canada
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Ben Stiller](https://film.one/person/ben-stiller.md), [Beth McCarthy-Miller](https://film.one/person/beth-mccarthy-miller.md), [Christopher Miller](https://film.one/person/christopher-miller.md), [Claire Scanlon](https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon.md), [Dean Holland](https://film.one/person/dean-holland.md), [John Francis Daley](https://film.one/person/john-francis-daley.md), [John Hamburg](https://film.one/person/john-hamburg.md), [Jonathan Goldstein](https://film.one/person/jonathan-goldstein.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (1), 2010s 82 (3), 2020s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 70 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Animation 1, Crime 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,091m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Peterson_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21999610, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0677021/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54164

## Coming up

- *Focker-in-Law* (2026-11-25), Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/focker-in-law.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Good Place*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md) (84), [*It Ends with Us*](https://film.one/film/it-ends-with-us.md) (54)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Lego Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md) (83), [*Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves*](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md) (73)
- **Netflix:** [*Brooklyn Nine-Nine*](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md) (78)
- **Paramount+:** [*Zoolander*](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Barry Peterson is a Canadian-American cinematographer. Born in Alberta, Canada, he began his career in special visual effects before moving into live-action cinematography and shooting commercials for brands including Apple, Pepsi and Nike.

His first credited film as cinematographer was *Mustard Bath* (1993). After relocating to Los Angeles, he worked as director of photography on *Zoolander* (2001), which led to further studio films. He has collaborated frequently with directors including Rawson Marshall Thurber, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.

Peterson's credits include *21 Jump Street* (2012), *We're the Millers* (2013), *22 Jump Street* (2014), *The Lego Movie* (2014), *Central Intelligence* (2016), *Game Night* (2018), *Jumper* (2008), *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* (2023) and *It Ends with Us* (2024). On television, he has shot pilot episodes of *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* and *The Good Place*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *It Ends with Us* (2024), Fi1m 54, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/it-ends-with-us.md)
- *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* (2023), Fi1m 73, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md)
- *The Good Place* (2016), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *The Lego Movie* (2014), Fi1m 83, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md)
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Fi1m 78, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *Zoolander* (2001), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

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

- *Focker-in-Law* (2026), Director of Photography — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/focker-in-law.md)
- *Mayday* (2026), Director of Photography
- *In Memoriam* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Melania* (2026), Director of Photography
- *It Ends with Us* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/it-ends-with-us.md)
- *My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md)
- *Thunder Force* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Superintelligence* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Spy Who Dumped Me* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Game Night* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Just Getting Started* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Space Between Us* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Good Place* (2016), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Central Intelligence* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Sisters* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Vacation* (2015), Director of Photography
- *22 Jump Street* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Lego Movie* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md)
- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/brooklyn-nine-nine.md)
- *We're the Millers* (2013), Director of Photography
- *The Watch* (2012), Director of Photography
- *21 Jump Street* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Jumper* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Starsky & Hutch* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Hollywood Homicide* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Dark Blue* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Zoolander* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *Baby Steps* (1999), Director of Photography
- *One Attempt Remaining*, Director of Photography

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