---
name: "John Guleserian"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-guleserian"
fi1m_id: "john-guleserian"
imdb_id: "nm1458741"
tmdb_id: 967792
wikidata_id: "Q19667120"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "7 April 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-22T21:49:27.917984+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 Guleserian

## Identity

John Guleserian

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-guleserian
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-guleserian
- **IMDb ID:** nm1458741
- **TMDB ID:** 967792
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19667120
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Guleserian, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19667120, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1458741/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/967792

Cinematographer. Born 7 April 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 7 April 1976, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 66 (1), 2020s 68 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 64 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Crime 1, Drama 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $175m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Guleserian, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19667120, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1458741/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/967792

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Platonic*](https://film.one/tv/platonic.md) (76)
- **Netflix:** [*About Time*](https://film.one/film/about-time.md) (66)
- **Peacock:** [*Cocaine Bear*](https://film.one/film/cocaine-bear.md) (60)

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## Biography

John Guleserian is an American cinematographer. He was born on 7 April 1976 in Chicago, Illinois. He studied cinematography as an undergraduate at Columbia College Chicago and completed graduate work at the AFI Conservatory.

Guleserian has collaborated extensively with director Drake Doremus on films including *Like Crazy* (2011), *Breathe In* (2013) and *Equals* (2015). His other feature credits include *About Time* (2013), *Love, Simon* (2018), *Candyman* (2021) and *Cocaine Bear* (2023). On television he has served as director of photography on series such as *Friends from College* (2017–2019) and *Platonic* (2023–2025).

He is married to production designer Theresa Guleserian.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Cocaine Bear* (2023), Fi1m 60, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/cocaine-bear.md)
- *Platonic* (2023), Fi1m 76, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/platonic.md)
- *About Time* (2013), Fi1m 66, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/about-time.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *You're Cordially Invited* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Genie* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Platonic* (2023), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/platonic.md)
- *Cocaine Bear* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/cocaine-bear.md)
- *He's All That* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Candyman* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Happiest Season* (2020), Director of Photography
- *An American Pickle* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Homemade* (2020), series, Director of Photography
- *Wyrm* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Trial by Fire* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Zoe* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Love, Simon* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Come Swim* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Kiss Me* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Equals* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Overnight* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Before We Go* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Parts Per Billion* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Song One* (2014), Director of Photography
- *About Time* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/about-time.md)
- *Breathe In* (2013), Director of Photography
- *I Have No Hold on You* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Like Crazy* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The New Big Ball with Neil Hamburger* (2010), Director of Photography
- *ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Spooner* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!* (2007), series, Director of Photography
- *Moonpie* (2006), as Chief Lighting Technician
- *Judgment Day*, Director of Photography

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