---
name: "Declan Quinn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/declan-quinn"
fi1m_id: "declan-quinn"
imdb_id: "nm0002336"
tmdb_id: 6117
wikidata_id: "Q739937"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-23T04:07:48.057639+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."
---

# Declan Quinn

## Identity

Declan Quinn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/declan-quinn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** declan-quinn
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002336
- **TMDB ID:** 6117
- **Wikidata ID:** Q739937
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Quinn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739937, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002336/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6117

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1957, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 77 (2), 2000s 82 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 77 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Romance 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $98m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Quinn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739937, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002336/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6117

## Coming up

- *We Chose to Go to the Moon* (2026-11-10), Director of Photography

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Rachel Getting Married*](https://film.one/film/rachel-getting-married.md) (84)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Leaving Las Vegas*](https://film.one/film/leaving-las-vegas.md) (82)

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## Biography

Declan Quinn is an American cinematographer. Born in 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, he studied film at Columbia College Chicago after initially training in still photography.

He began his career in Ireland, where he worked on music videos for U2 and documentaries about the band before returning to the United States in 1989. Quinn received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for *Leaving Las Vegas* (1995), *Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love* (1996) and *In America* (2003).

His other credits include *Vanya on 42nd Street* (1994), *Rachel Getting Married* (2008) and *Monsoon Wedding* (2001). He has collaborated repeatedly with director Mira Nair.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Rachel Getting Married* (2008), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/rachel-getting-married.md)
- *Monsoon Wedding* (2001), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/monsoon-wedding.md)
- *Leaving Las Vegas* (1995), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/leaving-las-vegas.md)
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

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

- *We Chose to Go to the Moon* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Hamilton* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Descendants: The Rise of Red* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Twig* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Better Nate Than Ever* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Diana: The Musical* (2021), Director of Photography
- *The Evening Hour* (2021), Director of Photography
- *A Suitable Boy* (2020), series, Director of Photography
- *Sylvie's Love* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Otherhood* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Black '47* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Shack* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Ricki and the Flash* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Hot Tub Time Machine 2* (2015), Director of Photography
- *A Master Builder* (2014), Director of Photography, Executive Producer
- *Shrek the Musical* (2013), Director of Photography
- *The Reluctant Fundamentalist* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Admission* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Neil Young Journeys* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Being Flynn* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Moth Diaries* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Private Lives of Pippa Lee* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Neil Young Trunk Show* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway* (2008), Director of Photography
- *8* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Rachel Getting Married* (2008), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/rachel-getting-married.md)
- *How Can It Be* (2008), Director of Photography
- *The Lucky Ones* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Pride and Glory* (2008), Director of Photography
- *New York, I Love You* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Jimmy Carter Man from Plains* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Breakfast on Pluto* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Get Rich or Die Tryin'* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Vanity Fair* (2004), Director of Photography
- *In America* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Cold Creek Manor* (2003), Director of Photography
- *11’09”01—September 11: India* (2002), Director of Photography
- *September 11* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Hysterical Blindness* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Monsoon Wedding* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/monsoon-wedding.md)
- *28 Days* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Flawless* (1999), Director of Photography
- *This Is My Father* (1999), Director of Photography, Executive Producer
- *One True Thing* (1998), Director of Photography
- *2by4* (1998), Director of Photography
- *One Night Stand* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Carried Away* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Leaving Las Vegas* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/leaving-las-vegas.md)
- *R.E.M.: Rough Cut* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Vanya on 42nd Street* (1994), Director of Photography
- *The Ballad of Little Jo* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Fallen Angels* (1993), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallen-angels-1993.md)
- *Daniel Lanois "Rocky World"* (1993), Director of Photography
- *The Heart of Justice* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Cousin Bobby* (1992), Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- *Blood and Concrete* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Lies of the Twins* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The Kill-Off* (1989), Director of Photography
- *U2: Outside It's America* (1987), Director of Photography
- *U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Ages of the Moon*, Director of Photography

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography 1996: MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *Tonight, Tonight*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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