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name: "Gavin Finney"
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born: "1 January 1963"
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# Gavin Finney

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1963 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1963, London, England
- **Active:** 2015–present

## Biography

Gavin Finney is a British cinematographer. Born in London in 1963, he studied at Manchester Polytechnic and the National Film and Television School.

He joined the British Society of Cinematographers in 1998 and served as its president from 2006 to 2008. Finney has worked on numerous feature films and television dramas, including *Keeping Mum* (2005), *St Trinian's* (2007), *Hogfather* (2007), *The Colour of Magic* (2008), *The Miniaturist* (2017) and *Good Omens* (2019).

His television credits include episodes of *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004) and the six-part series *Wolf Hall* (2015). He won a BAFTA Television Craft Award for *The Fear* (2012) and a BSC award for *Wolf Hall*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Diplomat* (2023), Fi1m 76, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *Wolf Hall* (2015), Fi1m 86, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/wolf-hall.md)

## Also known for

- *Good Omens* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Keeping Mum* (2005), Director of Photography
- *St Trinian's* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Alex & Emma* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Miniaturist* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Colour of Magic* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Hogfather* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), Director of Photography

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