---
name: "Jamie Cairney"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jamie-cairney"
fi1m_id: "jamie-cairney"
imdb_id: "nm0129054"
tmdb_id: 1674573
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T19:01:44.327194+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."
---

# Jamie Cairney

## Identity

Jamie Cairney

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jamie-cairney
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jamie-cairney
- **IMDb ID:** nm0129054
- **TMDB ID:** 1674573
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0129054/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1674573

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Tandy](https://film.one/person/adam-tandy.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 88 (2), 2010s 81 (3), 2020s 47 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 77 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 6, Drama 2
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0129054/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1674573

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*In the Loop*](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md) (92), [*Detectorists*](https://film.one/tv/detectorists.md) (87), [*Flowers*](https://film.one/tv/flowers.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Sex Education*](https://film.one/tv/sex-education.md) (78), [*Death to 2020*](https://film.one/film/death-to-2020.md) (47)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Inbetweeners*](https://film.one/tv/the-inbetweeners.md) (84)

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

## Biography

Jamie Cairney is a British cinematographer and member of the British Society of Cinematographers. He served as director of photography on the 2009 film *In the Loop*.

His television credits include *The Thick of It*, *Detectorists* (2014), *Flowers* (2016–2018), *Sex Education* (2019–2021), *Criminal: UK* (2019–2020), *Gossip Girl* (2021–2023) and episodes of *Doctor Who* (2024). He has received GTC Awards for Excellence for his work on *Detectorists*, *Flowers* and *Sex Education*.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Death to 2020* (2020), Fi1m 47, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/death-to-2020.md)
- *Sex Education* (2019), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/sex-education.md)
- *Flowers* (2016), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/flowers.md)
- *Detectorists* (2014), Fi1m 87, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/detectorists.md)
- *In the Loop* (2009), Fi1m 92, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)
- *The Inbetweeners* (2008), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-inbetweeners.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

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

- *Brian Butterfield's Call of Now* (2025), Director of Photography
- *JOY* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Doctor Who* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *Get Gotti* (2023), series, Director of Photography
- *Gossip Girl* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *Till Death* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Death to 2020* (2020), Director of Photography — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/death-to-2020.md)
- *Anthony* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Criminal: UK* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *Sex Education* (2019), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sex-education.md)
- *Kiss Me First* (2018), series, Director of Photography
- *Delicious* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *The Circuit* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Flowers* (2016), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/flowers.md)
- *Ernestine & Kit* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Detectorists* (2014), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/detectorists.md)
- *Walking and Talking* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Whites* (2010), series, Director of Photography
- *Craneway Event* (2009), Director of Photography
- *In the Loop* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)
- *The Inbetweeners* (2008), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-inbetweeners.md)
- *The Peter Serafinowicz Show* (2007), series, Director of Photography
- *Spinners and Losers* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Michael Hamburger* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Swinging* (2005), series, Cinematography
- *The Uncles* (2004), Camera Operator
- *Eyes Down* (2003), series, Lighting Camera
- *Dead Ringers* (2002), series, Director of Photography
- *Willie's War* (1994), Director of Photography

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