Biography
David Klein is an American cinematographer and member of the American Society of Cinematographers. He met director Kevin Smith while studying at Vancouver Film School and shot Smith's debut feature Clerks (1994) immediately after graduating. He went on to serve as director of photography on several of Smith's subsequent films, including Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Clerks II (2006), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Cop Out (2010) and Red State (2011).
Klein has worked extensively in television, serving as director of photography on True Blood and on 57 episodes of Homeland from its third season onwards. He has contributed to multiple episodes of The Mandalorian (2020–2023) and The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022). He is the cinematographer on the feature film The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026), directed by Jon Favreau.
