---
name: "Daf Hobson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/daf-hobson"
fi1m_id: "daf-hobson"
imdb_id: "nm0007035"
tmdb_id: 77598
wikidata_id: "Q5208298"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T13:23:11.369596+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."
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# Daf Hobson

## Identity

Daf Hobson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daf-hobson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** daf-hobson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0007035
- **TMDB ID:** 77598
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5208298
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daf_Hobson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5208298, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007035/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77598

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1951 in Lancashire.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1951, Lancashire
- **Active:** 1995–2001
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daf_Hobson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5208298, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007035/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77598

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Go Now*](https://film.one/film/go-now.md) (77)

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## Biography

Daf Hobson (born Dafydd Llewelyn Hobson) is a British cinematographer. He was born in 1951 in Lancashire, England.

Hobson served as cinematographer on the feature film *Go Now* (1995). His other film credits include *Welcome to Sarajevo* (1997). He has worked extensively in television, with credits on series and miniseries such as *Bramwell* (1995), *The Tenant of Wildfell Hall* (1996), *The Lakes* (1997), *Eureka Street* (1999), *Othello* (2001) and *Early Doors* (2003–2004).

Hobson has received multiple awards for lighting and photography, including BAFTA awards for *Family* (1994) and *Othello* (2001), and Royal Television Society awards for *Bramwell* (1995) and *The Tenant of Wildfell Hall* (1996).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Go Now* (1995), Fi1m 77, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/go-now.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Rovers* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *Cherished* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (2003), Cinematography
- *Othello* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Sword of Honour* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Sword of Honour* (2001), series, Director of Photography
- *Welcome to Sarajevo* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The Vanishing Man* (1997), Cinematography
- *The Tenant of Wildfell Hall* (1996), series, Director of Photography
- *Go Now* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/go-now.md)
- *Family* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Under the Sun* (1992), Director of Photography
- *British Social History* (1981), series, Camera Operator
- *Life for Christine* (1980), Camera Operator

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