---
name: "Jacques Jouffret"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jacques-jouffret"
fi1m_id: "jacques-jouffret"
imdb_id: "nm0431082"
tmdb_id: 1186279
wikidata_id: "Q19339049"
roles: ["Steadicam operator"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 53
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-22T04:27:07.493482+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."
---

# Jacques Jouffret

## Identity

Jacques Jouffret

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jacques-jouffret
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jacques-jouffret
- **IMDb ID:** nm0431082
- **TMDB ID:** 1186279
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19339049
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Jouffret, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19339049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0431082/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1186279

Steadicam operator. Born in France.

## Details

- **Work:** Steadicam operator
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** DP Jacques Jouffret
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 10: 1 acting, 9 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Mark L. Smith](https://film.one/person/mark-l-smith.md), [Peter Berg](https://film.one/person/peter-berg.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 58 (3), 2010s 49 (5), 2020s 57 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 53 to 53 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 6 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 6, Adventure 5, Drama 4, Science Fiction 4, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,160m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Jouffret, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19339049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0431082/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1186279

## Coming up

- *The Mosquito Bowl* (2026-10-30), Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mosquito-bowl.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*American Primeval*](https://film.one/tv/american-primeval.md) (58)
- **Disney+:** [*Gran Turismo*](https://film.one/film/gran-turismo.md) (56)

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

## Biography

Jacques Jouffret is a French cinematographer. Raised in Paris, he graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

He began his career as a camera operator and Steadicam operator on features including *Into the Wild* (2007), for which he won the Society of Camera Operators' Camera Operator of the Year Award in 2008, and several *Transformers* films. As director of photography, his credits include the first three *Purge* films (2013–2016), *Mile 22* (2018), *Bloodshot* (2020) and *Father Stu* (2022). He joined the American Society of Cinematographers in 2023.

Recent work includes *Gran Turismo* (2023), *Arthur the King* (2024) and the miniseries *American Primeval* (2025).

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

## On Fi1m (10)

### Performed in (1)

- *Gran Turismo* (2023), Fi1m 56, as Race Official (Le Mans) — [page](https://film.one/film/gran-turismo.md)

### Crew (9) — the average rests on these

- *American Primeval* (2025), Fi1m 58, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/american-primeval.md)
- *Transformers: The Last Knight* (2017), Fi1m 34, Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-the-last-knight.md)
- *Deepwater Horizon* (2016), Fi1m 71, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/deepwater-horizon.md)
- *Transformers: Age of Extinction* (2014), Fi1m 38, Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-age-of-extinction.md)
- *Pain & Gain* (2013), Fi1m 56, Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/pain-and-gain.md)
- *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* (2011), Fi1m 46, Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-dark-of-the-moon.md)
- *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* (2009), Fi1m 34, Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.md)
- *Into the Wild* (2007), Fi1m 78, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *Flightplan* (2005), Fi1m 63, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/flightplan.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

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

- *The Mosquito Bowl* (2026), Director of Photography — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mosquito-bowl.md)
- *The Beast* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Novocaine* (2025), Director of Photography
- *American Primeval* (2025), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/american-primeval.md)
- *Arthur the King* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Gran Turismo* (2023), as Race Official (Le Mans) · Director of Photography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/gran-turismo.md)
- *Father Stu* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Songbird* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Spell* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Joe Bell* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Bloodshot* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Escape Plan: The Extractors* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Mile 22* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Truth or Dare* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Transformers: The Last Knight* (2017), Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-the-last-knight.md)
- *The Last Face* (2017), Steadicam Operator
- *Patriots Day* (2016), Camera Operator
- *Deepwater Horizon* (2016), Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/deepwater-horizon.md)
- *Mr. Church* (2016), "A" Camera Operator
- *The Purge: Election Year* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Goosebumps* (2015), "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *The Purge: Anarchy* (2014), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Transformers: Age of Extinction* (2014), Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-age-of-extinction.md)
- *Lone Survivor* (2013), Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
- *The Purge* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Pain & Gain* (2013), Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/pain-and-gain.md)
- *So Undercover* (2012), "A" Camera Operator
- *The Three Stooges* (2012), "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* (2011), Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-dark-of-the-moon.md)
- *Hall Pass* (2011), Camera Operator
- *The Mechanic* (2011), Steadicam Operator
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street* (2010), Camera Operator
- *Greenberg* (2010), Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
- *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* (2009), Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.md)
- *Friday the 13th* (2009), "A" Camera Operator
- *Eagle Eye* (2008), Steadicam Operator
- *Never Back Down* (2008), Steadicam Operator
- *Into the Wild* (2007), Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *Failure to Launch* (2006), "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *Flightplan* (2005), Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/flightplan.md)
- *Hostage* (2005), Steadicam Operator
- *Cursed* (2005), Steadicam Operator
- *Haven* (2004), Steadicam Operator
- *Man on Fire* (2004), Steadicam Operator
- *The Girl Next Door* (2004), Steadicam Operator
- *Daredevil* (2003), Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *The One* (2001), Steadicam Operator
- *Chicks with Sticks* (2001), Steadicam Operator
- *The Shrink Is In* (2001), Steadicam Operator
- *The Attic Expeditions* (2001), Steadicam Operator
- *Halloween H20: 20 Years Later* (1998), Steadicam Operator
- *Gummo* (1997), Steadicam Operator
- *Kicked in the Head* (1997), Steadicam Operator

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