---
name: "John Brawley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-brawley"
fi1m_id: "john-brawley"
imdb_id: "nm1095487"
tmdb_id: 1484511
wikidata_id: "Q121223170"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "28 October 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 56
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-13T21:39:48.977290+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."
---

# John Brawley

## Identity

John Brawley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-brawley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-brawley
- **IMDb ID:** nm1095487
- **TMDB ID:** 1484511
- **Wikidata ID:** Q121223170
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121223170, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1095487/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1484511

Cinematographer. Born 28 October 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 28 October 1973, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2019–present
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 56 to 58 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 3, Action 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121223170, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1095487/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1484511

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Scarpetta*](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md) (50), [*Balls Up*](https://film.one/film/balls-up.md) (40)
- **Disney+:** [*The Great*](https://film.one/tv/the-great.md) (74)
- **Apple TV:** [*Shrinking*](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md) (61)

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

## Biography

John Brawley ACS is an Australian cinematographer. He graduated with an MA from the Australian Film Television and Radio School and began his career in Australia, shooting series including the first six seasons of *Offspring*, *Puberty Blues* and *Underbelly*.

He relocated to the United States in 2017. His credits there include *Queen of the South*, *The Resident* (on which he also directed an episode), *The Great* (2020), *The Morning Show*, *The Thing About Pam*, *Shrinking* and *Bad Monkey*. Feature work includes *The Desperate Hour* (2022), *Ricky Stanicky* (2024) and *Balls Up* (2026). He is a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society and the Directors Guild of America, and holds dual Australian and US citizenship. He has also served as director of photography on the series *Scarpetta* (2026).

*Sources: johnbrawley.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Balls Up* (2026), Fi1m 40, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/balls-up.md)
- *Scarpetta* (2026), Fi1m 50, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md)
- *Shrinking* (2023), Fi1m 61, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md)
- *The Great* (2020), Fi1m 74, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-great.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *Balls Up* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/balls-up.md)
- *Scarpetta* (2026), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/tv/scarpetta.md)
- *Bad Monkey* (2024), series, Director of Photography, Director
- *Ricky Stanicky* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Shrinking* (2023), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md)
- *Taurus* (2022), Director of Photography
- *The Desperate Hour* (2022), Director of Photography
- *The Great* (2020), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-great.md)
- *The Morning Show* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *The Resident* (2018), series, Director
- *Beaches* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Ravens* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Eaglehawk* (2016), Cinematography
- *Scare Campaign* (2016), Director of Photography
- *The Beautiful Lie* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *Gallipoli* (2015), series, Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Hiding* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *The Turning* (2013), Director of Photography
- *100 Bloody Acres* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Perfect Host* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Celestial Avenue* (2009), Cinematography
- *No Petrol, No Diesel* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Lake Mungo* (2009), Associate Producer, Post Production Supervisor, Director of Photography
- *Endangered* (2005), Cinematography

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