---
name: "Geoffrey Simpson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/geoffrey-simpson"
fi1m_id: "geoffrey-simpson"
imdb_id: "nm0801005"
tmdb_id: 52055
wikidata_id: "Q3105259"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-01T22:11:46.147279+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."
---

# Geoffrey Simpson

## Identity

Geoffrey Simpson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/geoffrey-simpson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** geoffrey-simpson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0801005
- **TMDB ID:** 52055
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3105259
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Simpson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3105259, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0801005/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52055

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 2000 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- **Active:** 1981–2012
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 78 (2), 2010s 79 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 80 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Action 1, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $189m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Simpson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3105259, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0801005/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52055

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*The Sessions*](https://film.one/film/the-sessions.md) (79)

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

## Biography

Geoffrey Simpson is an Australian cinematographer. He graduated from the South Australian School of Art in 1969 and later attended the London Film School.

Simpson has worked on numerous feature films, serving as director of photography on *Fried Green Tomatoes* (1991) and *Shine* (1996). His other credits include *The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey* (1988), *Little Women* (1994), *Oscar and Lucinda* (1997) and *Cargo* (2017). He has also worked as a camera operator, including on *Mad Max 2* (1981).

Simpson has received Australian Film Institute awards for best cinematography for *The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey*, *Shine* and *Oscar and Lucinda*.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Sessions* (2012), Fi1m 79, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sessions.md)
- *Shine* (1996), Fi1m 82, Camera Operator, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/shine.md)
- *Fried Green Tomatoes* (1991), Fi1m 75, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/fried-green-tomatoes.md)
- *Mad Max 2* (1981), Fi1m 88, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-2.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

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

- *Lone Wolf* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Shanghai Fortress* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Please Stand By* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Cargo* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Kill Your Dinner* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Whoever Was Using This Bed* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Monk Comes Down the Mountain* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Kill Me Three Times* (2015), Director of Photography
- *My Mistress* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Aim High In Creation!* (2013), Director of Photography
- *The Turning* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Satellite Boy* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Sessions* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sessions.md)
- *Sleeping Beauty* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Tender Hook* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Ali & the Ball* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Romulus, My Father* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Starter Wife* (2007), series, Director of Photography
- *Last Holiday* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Under the Tuscan Sun* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Paradise Found* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Black and White* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Glitter* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Center Stage* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Life* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Oscar and Lucinda* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Some Mother's Son* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Shine* (1996), Camera Operator, Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/shine.md)
- *Little Women* (1994), Director of Photography
- *The War* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Mr. Wonderful* (1993), Director of Photography
- *The Last Days of Chez Nous* (1992), Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- *Deadly* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Fried Green Tomatoes* (1991), Director of Photography — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/fried-green-tomatoes.md)
- *Till There Was You* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Green Card* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Celia* (1989), Director of Photography
- *The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey* (1988), Director of Photography
- *The Riddle of the Stinson* (1988), Director of Photography
- *The Shiralee* (1988), series, Director of Photography
- *Boundaries of the Heart* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Initiation* (1987), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Jilted* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Gallagher's Travels* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Playing Beatie Bow* (1986), Director of Photography
- *The Blue Lightning* (1986), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Nicaragua: No Pasaran* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Mad Max 2* (1981), Camera Operator — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-2.md)
- *Centrespread* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Picnic at Hanging Rock* (1975), Electrician — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/picnic-at-hanging-rock.md)
- *Together* (1956), Additional Photography
- *Salvation Creek*, Director of Photography

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