---
name: "Jake Polonsky"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jake-polonsky"
fi1m_id: "jake-polonsky"
imdb_id: "nm1196015"
tmdb_id: 1424695
wikidata_id: "Q108006266"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "3 June 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-03T00:11:10.470770+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."
---

# Jake Polonsky

## Identity

Jake Polonsky

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jake-polonsky
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jake-polonsky
- **IMDb ID:** nm1196015
- **TMDB ID:** 1424695
- **Wikidata ID:** Q108006266
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108006266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1196015/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1424695

Cinematographer. Born 3 June 1972 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 3 June 1972, London
- **Active:** 2002–2012
- **Frequently works with:** [Colm McCarthy](https://film.one/person/colm-mccarthy.md), [Damian Bromley](https://film.one/person/damian-bromley.md), [Balazs Bolygo](https://film.one/person/balazs-bolygo.md), [Bill Anderson](https://film.one/person/bill-anderson.md), [Euros Lyn](https://film.one/person/euros-lyn.md), [James Hawes](https://film.one/person/james-hawes.md), [James Moran](https://film.one/person/james-moran.md), [Jonny Campbell](https://film.one/person/jonny-campbell.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 81 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action & Adventure 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Crime 1, Documentary 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $9m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108006266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1196015/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1424695

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Black Mirror*](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) (81)
- **AMC+:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) (78)
- **Apple TV:** [*Spooks*](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) (77)

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## Biography

Jake Polonsky is a British cinematographer. He studied at the American Film Institute and the Royal College of Art in London, where he received the Freddie Young/BSC Cinematography scholarship.

After beginning his career with music videos and commercials, for which he won a CADS award, Polonsky moved into film and television. He served as director of photography on the *Black Mirror* episode 'National Anthem' (2011) and co-DP on *Black Mirror: Bandersnatch* (2018), as well as on series including *Billions* (2016–2020) and *Doctor Who* (2005). His feature credits include *Senna* (2010) and second-unit work on *Divergent* (2014) and *Victoria & Abdul* (2017). He was elected to the British Society of Cinematographers in 2015 and joined its board of governors in 2023.

*Sources: imdb.com, filmfreeway.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Berberian Sound Studio* (2012), Fi1m 78, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/berberian-sound-studio.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Senna* (2010), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/senna.md)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fi1m 78, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *Surface* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *The Sparks Brothers* (2021), Director of Photography
- *2020 Vision* (2020), Cinematography, Director
- *Black Mirror: Bandersnatch* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Victoria & Abdul* (2017), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Billions* (2016), series, Director, Director of Photography
- *Divergent* (2014), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *The Assets* (2014), series, Director of Photography
- *Way to Go* (2013), series, Director of Photography
- *The Bletchley Circle* (2012), series, Director of Photography
- *Berberian Sound Studio* (2012), Camera Operator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/berberian-sound-studio.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *The North London Book of the Dead* (2011), Cinematography
- *Senna* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/senna.md)
- *Bunny and the Bull* (2009), Second Unit Director
- *Albert's Speech* (2008), Cinematography
- *This Is Me* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Enduring Love* (2004), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *School of Life* (2004), Director, Producer
- *Hustle* (2004), series, Director of Photography
- *Spooks* (2002), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Grandpa* (1999), Director of Photography

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