---
name: "Jeffrey Greeley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeffrey-greeley"
fi1m_id: "jeffrey-greeley"
imdb_id: "nm0337559"
tmdb_id: 1411270
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-22T20:59:59.261063+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."
---

# Jeffrey Greeley

## Identity

Jeffrey Greeley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeffrey-greeley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jeffrey-greeley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0337559
- **TMDB ID:** 1411270
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0337559/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1411270

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 60 (2), 2000s 73 (2), 2020s 61 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 63 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Drama 2, Science Fiction 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $572m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0337559/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1411270

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Dark Matter*](https://film.one/tv/dark-matter.md) (61)

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

## Biography

Jeffrey Greeley is an American cinematographer. He began his career in the camera department, with early credits including second assistant camera on *Basic Instinct* (1992) and work on *Star Trek: Generations* (1994) and *Jurassic Park* (1993).

He has worked extensively as a camera operator on feature films including *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), *Idiocracy* (2006), *17 Again* (2009), *The Invention of Lying* (2009), *Footloose* (2011) and *Beautiful Boy* (2018). As director of photography his television credits include episodes of *Manhattan* (2015), *Snowfall* (2017–2018), *Goliath* (2019–2021), *Castle Rock* (2018–2019), *Jack Ryan* (2022), *Justified: City Primeval* (2023), *Truth Be Told* (2023), *Tulsa King* (2024) and *Dark Matter* (2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, mainemedia.edu.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Dark Matter* (2024), Fi1m 61, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/dark-matter.md)
- *Idiocracy* (2006), Fi1m 68, "A" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/idiocracy.md)
- *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), Fi1m 78, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md)
- *Star Trek: Generations* (1994), Fi1m 48, First Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-generations.md)
- *Basic Instinct* (1992), Fi1m 72, Second Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Dark Matter* (2024), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/dark-matter.md)
- *Tulsa King* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *Beautiful Boy* (2018), "B" Camera Operator
- *Sinister 2* (2015), "A" Camera Operator
- *Manhattan* (2014), series, Cinematography
- *Footloose* (2011), Camera Operator
- *Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son* (2011), Camera Operator
- *The Back-Up Plan* (2010), "A" Camera Operator
- *The Invention of Lying* (2009), Camera Operator
- *All About Steve* (2009), "A" Camera Operator
- *17 Again* (2009), Camera Operator
- *Management* (2009), "A" Camera Operator
- *Black Snake Moan* (2006), "A" Camera Operator
- *Idiocracy* (2006), "A" Camera Operator — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/idiocracy.md)
- *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), Camera Operator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md)
- *Chasing Papi* (2003), Camera Operator
- *The Hot Chick* (2002), Camera Operator
- *Auto Focus* (2002), "B" Camera Operator
- *Clockstoppers* (2002), Camera Operator
- *The Cracker Man* (1999), Cinematography
- *Metro* (1997), First Assistant "B" Camera
- *Star Trek: Generations* (1994), First Assistant Camera — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-generations.md)
- *Geronimo: An American Legend* (1993), Second Assistant Camera
- *Basic Instinct* (1992), Second Assistant Camera — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct.md)
- *The Guardian* (1990), Second Assistant Camera

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