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name: "John Cavill"
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# John Cavill

Cinematographer. Born in Christchurch.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 1995–present

## Biography

John Cavill is a New Zealand cinematographer. He entered the industry at the age of 17 after being inspired by a cameraman at a rugby league match while still at school. He began his career at the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, working across comedy, sport and other genres before specialising in action and visual effects sequences.

Cavill served as director of photography on *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1997–2001) and *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995–1997). His later credits include *Spartacus* (2012–2013), *Ash vs Evil Dead* (2015–2016), *Sweet Tooth* (2021–2023) and *The Royal Treatment* (2022). He has also contributed to the *Lord of the Rings* films in visual effects and second-unit roles.

In 2018 he received a Daytime Emmy Award for the documentary *Scars of Nanking*. He shared a Children's and Family Emmy for cinematography on *Sweet Tooth*.

*Sources: imdb.com, nzonscreen.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *A Minecraft Movie* (2025), Fi1m 52, "B" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/a-minecraft-movie.md)
- *Xena: Warrior Princess* (1995), Fi1m 74, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/xena-warrior-princess.md)

## Also known for

- *Sweet Tooth* (2021), Director of Photography
- *The Royal Treatment* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), Second Unit Director of Photography

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