Biography
James Hawkinson is an American cinematographer. Born in Los Angeles, he began his career as an electrician, lighting technician and gaffer at Boss Film Studios, working on films including Alien 3 (1992), Species (1995) and Air Force One (1997). From 1997 he shot numerous music videos.
Hawkinson served as director of photography on the first season of the series Arrested Development (2003). He subsequently worked on other television projects including Community (2009–10), Hannibal (2013–15) and The Man in the High Castle (2015–19). His feature credits include The Hitcher (2007) and The Unborn (2009).
Hawkinson is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series for his work on The Man in the High Castle.
