---
name: "Dion Beebe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dion-beebe"
fi1m_id: "dion-beebe"
imdb_id: "nm0066244"
tmdb_id: 647
wikidata_id: "Q1226913"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "18 May 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-11T23:18:50.107856+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."
---

# Dion Beebe

## Identity

Dion Beebe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dion-beebe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dion-beebe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0066244
- **TMDB ID:** 647
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1226913
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Beebe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1226913, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066244/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/647

Cinematographer. Born 18 May 1968 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 18 May 1968, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Rob Marshall](https://film.one/person/rob-marshall.md), [Marc Platt](https://film.one/person/marc-platt.md), [Emily Blunt](https://film.one/person/emily-blunt.md), [John DeLuca](https://film.one/person/john-deluca.md), [David Magee](https://film.one/person/david-magee.md), [Jamie Foxx](https://film.one/person/jamie-foxx.md), [Lin-Manuel Miranda](https://film.one/person/lin-manuel-miranda.md), [Meryl Streep](https://film.one/person/meryl-streep.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 65 (5), 2010s 71 (3), 2020s 52 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 63 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 3, Crime 3, Fantasy 3, Thriller 3, Action 2
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,304m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Beebe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1226913, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066244/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/647

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Collateral*](https://film.one/film/collateral.md) (85), [*Chicago*](https://film.one/film/chicago.md) (73), [*Nine*](https://film.one/film/nine.md) (46)
- **Disney+:** [*Mary Poppins Returns*](https://film.one/film/mary-poppins-returns.md) (67), [*Into the Woods*](https://film.one/film/into-the-woods.md) (65), [*The Little Mermaid*](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md) (58)
- **Apple TV:** [*Edge of Tomorrow*](https://film.one/film/edge-of-tomorrow.md) (82), [*Michael*](https://film.one/film/michael.md) (47)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Miami Vice*](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md) (67)

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

## Biography

Dion Beebe is an Australian–South African cinematographer. Born on 18 May 1968 in Brisbane, Queensland, he moved with his family to Cape Town, South Africa, in 1972. He studied cinematography at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School from 1987 to 1989.

Beebe is known for his frequent collaborations with director Rob Marshall, serving as director of photography on *Chicago* (2002), *Memoirs of a Geisha* (2005), *Into the Woods* (2014), *Mary Poppins Returns* (2018) and *The Little Mermaid* (2023). He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for *Memoirs of a Geisha* and shared a BAFTA Award for *Collateral* (2004). Other credits include *Edge of Tomorrow* (2014), *Gemini Man* (2019) and *Michael* (2026).

Beebe is a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers. He was inducted into the ACS Hall of Fame in 2020.

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

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Michael* (2026), Fi1m 47, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *The Little Mermaid* (2023), Fi1m 58, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md)
- *Mary Poppins Returns* (2018), Fi1m 67, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-poppins-returns.md)
- *Edge of Tomorrow* (2014), Fi1m 82, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/edge-of-tomorrow.md)
- *Into the Woods* (2014), Fi1m 65, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-woods.md)
- *Nine* (2009), Fi1m 46, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/nine.md)
- *Rendition* (2007), Fi1m 54, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/rendition.md)
- *Miami Vice* (2006), Fi1m 67, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md)
- *Collateral* (2004), Fi1m 85, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/collateral.md)
- *Chicago* (2002), Fi1m 73, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/chicago.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

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

- *Michael* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *The Little Mermaid* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md)
- *I Am Woman* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Gemini Man* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Mary Poppins Returns* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-poppins-returns.md)
- *The Snowman* (2017), Director of Photography
- *13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Into the Woods* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-woods.md)
- *Edge of Tomorrow* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/edge-of-tomorrow.md)
- *Gangster Squad* (2013), Director of Photography
- *The Zen of Bennett* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Green Lantern* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Nine* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/nine.md)
- *Land of the Lost* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Rendition* (2007), Director of Photography — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/rendition.md)
- *Tony Bennett: An American Classic* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Miami Vice* (2006), Director of Photography — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md)
- *Memoirs of a Geisha* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Collateral* (2004), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/collateral.md)
- *In the Cut* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Chicago* (2002), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/chicago.md)
- *Equilibrium* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Charlotte Gray* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Goddess of 1967* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Forever Lulu* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Holy Smoke* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Praise* (1999), Director of Photography
- *My Own Country* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Memory & Desire* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Down Rusty Down* (1997), Director of Photography
- *40,000 Years of Dreaming* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Floating Life* (1996), Director of Photography
- *What I Have Written* (1996), Cinematography
- *Vacant Possession* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Crush* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Heat 2*, Director of Photography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2006: Best Cinematography (won), for *Memoirs of a Geisha*
- 2003: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Chicago*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 2 won

- 2006: Best Cinematography (won), for *Memoirs of a Geisha*
- 2005: Best Cinematography (won), for *Collateral*

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

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