---
name: "Jonathan Sela"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jonathan-sela"
fi1m_id: "jonathan-sela"
imdb_id: "nm0782930"
tmdb_id: 12033
wikidata_id: "Q27057618"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "29 April 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 59
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-25T04:11:29.986736+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."
---

# Jonathan Sela

## Identity

Jonathan Sela

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jonathan-sela
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jonathan-sela
- **IMDb ID:** nm0782930
- **TMDB ID:** 12033
- **Wikidata ID:** Q27057618
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Sela, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27057618, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0782930/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12033

Cinematographer. Born 29 April 1978 in Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 29 April 1978, Paris, France
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Frequently works with:** [David Leitch](https://film.one/person/david-leitch.md), [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://film.one/person/aaron-taylor-johnson.md), [Drew Pearce](https://film.one/person/drew-pearce.md), [Kelly McCormick](https://film.one/person/kelly-mccormick.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 57 (5), 2020s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 59 to 57 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 7, Comedy 4, Adventure 3, Thriller 3, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,963m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Sela, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27057618, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0782930/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12033

## Coming up

- *How to Rob a Bank* (2026-11-11), Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-rob-a-bank.md)
- *Jason Statham Stole My Bike* (2027-08-06), Director of Photography

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Deadpool 2*](https://film.one/film/deadpool-2.md) (72), [*Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw*](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-presents-hobbs-and-shaw.md) (65), [*Bullet Train*](https://film.one/film/bullet-train.md) (56)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*John Wick*](https://film.one/film/john-wick.md) (80)
- **Apple TV:** [*Transformers: The Last Knight*](https://film.one/film/transformers-the-last-knight.md) (34)
- **HBO Max:** [*A Good Day to Die Hard*](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md) (32)

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

## Biography

Jonathan Sela, ASC (born 29 April 1978) is a French-born Israeli cinematographer. He was raised in Israel and began working there in television before emigrating to the United States at age 19. He studied at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles and served as assistant to cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond.

Sela has worked extensively in action films. His credits as director of photography include *John Wick* (2014), *Transformers: The Last Knight* (2017), *Atomic Blonde* (2017), *Deadpool 2* (2018), *Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw* (2019), *Bullet Train* (2022) and *The Lost City* (2022). He has collaborated repeatedly with directors John Moore and David Leitch, including on *The Fall Guy* (2024). He was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers in 2022.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Fall Guy* (2024), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fall-guy.md)
- *Bullet Train* (2022), Fi1m 56, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/bullet-train.md)
- *Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw* (2019), Fi1m 65, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-presents-hobbs-and-shaw.md)
- *Deadpool 2* (2018), Fi1m 72, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-2.md)
- *Transformers: The Last Knight* (2017), Fi1m 34, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-the-last-knight.md)
- *John Wick* (2014), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick.md)
- *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), Fi1m 32, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Jason Statham Stole My Bike* (2027), Director of Photography
- *How to Rob a Bank* (2026), Director of Photography — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-rob-a-bank.md)
- *I Was a Stranger* (2025), Director of Photography
- *The Fall Guy* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fall-guy.md)
- *Bullet Train* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/bullet-train.md)
- *The Lost City* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-presents-hobbs-and-shaw.md)
- *Deadpool 2* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-2.md)
- *Atomic Blonde* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Transformers: The Last Knight* (2017), Director of Photography — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-the-last-knight.md)
- *Limitless* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *John Wick* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/john-wick.md)
- *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md)
- *Law Abiding Citizen* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Powder Blue* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Max Payne* (2008), Director of Photography
- *The Midnight Meat Train* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Randy & the Mob* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Grimm Love* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Omen* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Dreamland* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Soul Plane* (2004), Director of Photography
- *The Girl Next Door* (2004), Additional Photography
- *Sponsor*, Director of Photography

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography 2009: MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *21 Guns*
- Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography 2006: Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography (won), for *Grimm Love*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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