---
name: "Ben Davis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ben-davis"
fi1m_id: "ben-davis"
imdb_id: "nm1023204"
tmdb_id: 22161
wikidata_id: "Q4885518"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-22T04:22:36.851019+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."
---

# Ben Davis

## Identity

Ben Davis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ben-davis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ben-davis
- **IMDb ID:** nm1023204
- **TMDB ID:** 22161
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4885518
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Davis_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4885518, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1023204/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22161

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1962 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1962, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Graham Broadbent](https://film.one/person/graham-broadbent.md), [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md), [Peter Czernin](https://film.one/person/peter-czernin.md), [Martin McDonagh](https://film.one/person/martin-mcdonagh.md), [Colin Farrell](https://film.one/person/colin-farrell.md), [Jane Goldman](https://film.one/person/jane-goldman.md), [Matthew Vaughn](https://film.one/person/matthew-vaughn.md), [Sam Rockwell](https://film.one/person/sam-rockwell.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 75 (1), 2010s 65 (11), 2020s 61 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 64 across 16 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 8, Action 7, Drama 6, Comedy 5, Science Fiction 4, Crime 3
- **Screen time:** 32 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5,513m across 16 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Davis_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4885518, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1023204/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22161

## Coming up

- *Wild Horse Nine* (2026-11-04), Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-horse-nine.md)
- *Jumanji: Open World* (2026-12-23), Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-open-world.md)
- *Untitled Ocean's Prequel* (2027-06-23), Director of Photography

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Guardians of the Galaxy*](https://film.one/film/guardians-of-the-galaxy.md) (80), [*Doctor Strange*](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange.md) (66), [*Wicked Little Letters*](https://film.one/film/wicked-little-letters.md) (61), [*Captain Marvel*](https://film.one/film/captain-marvel.md) (60), [*Eternals*](https://film.one/film/eternals.md) (57), [*Dumbo*](https://film.one/film/dumbo-2019.md) (51)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kick-Ass*](https://film.one/film/kick-ass.md) (74), [*A Long Way Down*](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md) (40)
- **HBO Max:** [*Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri*](https://film.one/film/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri.md) (74)
- **Apple TV:** [*Avengers: Age of Ultron*](https://film.one/film/avengers-age-of-ultron.md) (63)
- **Netflix:** [*Kraven the Hunter*](https://film.one/film/kraven-the-hunter.md) (41)

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

## Biography

Ben Davis is a British cinematographer. He began his career at Samuelsons Camera House, later part of Panavision, working as a clapper loader, focus puller and camera operator on feature films and commercials, including with Billy Williams, Douglas Slocombe and Roger Deakins. He started shooting commercials before his first major feature as cinematographer, *Miranda* (2002).

Davis has worked extensively with director Matthew Vaughn on films including *Layer Cake* (2004), *Stardust* (2007), *Kick-Ass* (2010) and *The King's Man* (2021), and with Martin McDonagh on *Seven Psychopaths* (2012), *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri* (2017) and *The Banshees of Inisherin* (2022). His credits include several Marvel Studios productions such as *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014), *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), *Doctor Strange* (2016), *Captain Marvel* (2019) and *Eternals* (2021), as well as *Wicked Little Letters* (2024) and *Kraven the Hunter* (2024).

His father was cinematographer Michael J. Davis. He is married to writer and director Camille Griffin; their son is actor Roman Griffin Davis.

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

## On Fi1m (16)

- *Kraven the Hunter* (2024), Fi1m 41, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/kraven-the-hunter.md)
- *Wicked Little Letters* (2024), Fi1m 61, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/wicked-little-letters.md)
- *The Banshees of Inisherin* (2022), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-banshees-of-inisherin.md)
- *Eternals* (2021), Fi1m 57, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/eternals.md)
- *Captain Marvel* (2019), Fi1m 60, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-marvel.md)
- *Dumbo* (2019), Fi1m 51, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/dumbo-2019.md)
- *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri* (2017), Fi1m 74, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri.md)
- *Doctor Strange* (2016), Fi1m 66, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange.md)
- *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), Fi1m 63, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-age-of-ultron.md)
- *A Long Way Down* (2014), Fi1m 40, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md)
- *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/guardians-of-the-galaxy.md)
- *Seven Psychopaths* (2012), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-psychopaths.md)
- *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2012), Fi1m 71, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-exotic-marigold-hotel.md)
- *Kick-Ass* (2010), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass.md)
- *The Debt* (2010), Fi1m 65, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-debt-2010.md)
- *Stardust* (2007), Fi1m 75, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/stardust.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

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

- *Untitled Ocean's Prequel* (2027), Director of Photography
- *Jumanji: Open World* (2026), Director of Photography — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/jumanji-open-world.md)
- *Wild Horse Nine* (2026), Director of Photography — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-horse-nine.md)
- *The Woman in Cabin 10* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Heads of State* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Kraven the Hunter* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 41, [page](https://film.one/film/kraven-the-hunter.md)
- *Wicked Little Letters* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/wicked-little-letters.md)
- *The Banshees of Inisherin* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-banshees-of-inisherin.md)
- *My Policeman* (2022), Director of Photography
- *The King's Man* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Silent Night* (2021), Additional Photography
- *Eternals* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/eternals.md)
- *Cry Macho* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Dumbo* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 51, [page](https://film.one/film/dumbo-2019.md)
- *Captain Marvel* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-marvel.md)
- *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri* (2017), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri.md)
- *Doctor Strange* (2016), Director of Photography — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange.md)
- *Genius* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-age-of-ultron.md)
- *Before I Go to Sleep* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Guardians of the Galaxy* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/guardians-of-the-galaxy.md)
- *A Long Way Down* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md)
- *I Give It a Year* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Seven Psychopaths* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-psychopaths.md)
- *Wrath of the Titans* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-exotic-marigold-hotel.md)
- *The Rite* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Debt* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-debt-2010.md)
- *Tamara Drewe* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Kick-Ass* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass.md)
- *Franklyn* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Incendiary* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Virgin Territory* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Stardust* (2007), Director of Photography — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/stardust.md)
- *Hannibal Rising* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Imagine Me & You* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Layer Cake* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Miranda* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Mountains of the Moon* (1990), as Clapper Loader
- *The Rainbow* (1989), Assistant Camera
- *The Lair of the White Worm* (1988), Assistant Camera
- *Tor! Total Football*, Assistant Camera

## Gallery

- ![Ben Davis](https://film.one/media/person/10302/gallery-f0cee8fb157b.jpg) Ben Davis — Image via TMDB
- ![Ben Davis](https://film.one/media/person/10302/gallery-10c22cc89fc3.jpg) Ben Davis — Image via TMDB

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