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name: "Donald Duncan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/donald-duncan"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "12 October 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:22:46.703789+00:00"
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# Donald Duncan

Cinematographer. Born 12 October 1958 in New Zealand..

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 12 October 1958, New Zealand.
- **Also known as:** Don Duncan

## Biography

Donald Duncan is a New Zealand cinematographer, also credited as Don Duncan. Born on 12 October 1958, he was raised on a Waikato farm and trained initially in sound before moving into camerawork.

He worked on early 1990s New Zealand productions including the comedy series *User Friendly* and the feature *Jack Be Nimble*. Duncan served as director of photography on 77 episodes of the series *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995–2000) and later shot features such as *Snakeskin* (2001), for which he received a New Zealand Film Award for Best Cinematography, *The Cheetah Girls: One World* (2008) and *Kiwi Christmas* (2017). He has also contributed to US productions filmed in New Zealand, including *Legend of the Seeker* (2009–2010).

*Sources: imdb.com, nzonscreen.com, databook.co.nz.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)

## Also known for

- *The Cheetah Girls: One World* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Zenon: The Zequel* (2001), Director of Photography
- *White Water Summer* (1987), Focus Puller
- *Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Mr. Pip* (2012), Additional Photography
- *You Wish!* (2003), Director of Photography

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