---
name: "Lol Crawley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lol-crawley"
fi1m_id: "lol-crawley"
imdb_id: "nm0187018"
tmdb_id: 93188
wikidata_id: "Q16731598"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "2 November 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T15:50:51.630152+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."
---

# Lol Crawley

## Identity

Lol Crawley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lol-crawley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lol-crawley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0187018
- **TMDB ID:** 93188
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16731598
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lol_Crawley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16731598, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187018/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93188

Cinematographer. Born 2 November 1974 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 2 November 1974, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Adeel Akhtar](https://film.one/person/adeel-akhtar.md), [David M. Thompson](https://film.one/person/david-m-thompson.md), [Jesse Armstrong](https://film.one/person/jesse-armstrong.md), [Marc Munden](https://film.one/person/marc-munden.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 79 (6), 2020s 78 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 75 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 3, Mystery 2, Romance 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $89m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lol_Crawley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16731598, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187018/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93188

## Coming up

- *DreamQuil* (2026-10-29), Director of Photography

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Four Lions*](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md) (94), [*Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom*](https://film.one/film/mandela-long-walk-to-freedom.md) (58)
- **AMC+:** [*45 Years*](https://film.one/film/45-years.md) (88), [*The Crimson Petal and the White*](https://film.one/tv/the-crimson-petal-and-the-white.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*Utopia*](https://film.one/tv/utopia.md) (83)
- **Netflix:** [*Black Mirror*](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) (81)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Brutalist*](https://film.one/film/the-brutalist.md) (76)

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

## Biography

Lol Crawley is a British cinematographer. Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, he grew up in Wales and studied media production at Northumbria University. He began working in the industry in the late 1990s and became a member of the British Society of Cinematographers.

His credits include *Four Lions* (2010), *45 Years* (2015), *The OA* (2016) and episodes of *Black Mirror*. He has collaborated repeatedly with director Brady Corbet on *The Childhood of a Leader* (2015), *Vox Lux* (2018) and *The Brutalist* (2024). For the latter he received the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Wicker* (2026), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/wicker.md)
- *The Brutalist* (2024), Fi1m 76, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-brutalist.md)
- *45 Years* (2015), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/45-years.md)
- *Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom* (2013), Fi1m 58, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/mandela-long-walk-to-freedom.md)
- *Utopia* (2013), Fi1m 83, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/utopia.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *The Crimson Petal and the White* (2011), Fi1m 68, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crimson-petal-and-the-white.md)
- *Four Lions* (2010), Fi1m 94, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *DreamQuil* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Wicker* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/wicker.md)
- *DAU* (2026), Director of Photography
- *The Brutalist* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-brutalist.md)
- *White Noise* (2022), Cinematography
- *The Humans* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom* (2021), Director of Photography
- *The Devil All the Time* (2020), Director of Photography
- *The Secret Garden* (2020), Director of Photography
- *DAU. Cinema* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Vox Lux* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The OA* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *The Childhood of a Leader* (2016), Director of Photography
- *45 Years* (2015), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/45-years.md)
- *Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/mandela-long-walk-to-freedom.md)
- *Utopia* (2013), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/utopia.md)
- *Hyde Park on Hudson* (2012), Director of Photography
- *On the Ice* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *The Crimson Petal and the White* (2011), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crimson-petal-and-the-white.md)
- *Here* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Donkeys* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Baby* (2010), Director of Photography
- *One Night in Turin* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Four Lions* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *Jade* (2009), Cinematography
- *Wasted* (2009), Cinematography
- *Ballast* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Better Things* (2008), Cinematography
- *Lady Margaret* (2007), Cinematography
- *Love Letter* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Run* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Cherry* (2005), Cinematography
- *The Name Makers* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Love Me or Leave Me Alone* (2003), Cinematography
- *The Hothouse* (2003), series, Director of Photography
- *Field* (2001), Cinematography
- *The Origin of the World*, Director of Photography
- *Sacrifice*, Director of Photography

## Gallery

- ![Lol Crawley explaining how he shot the Statue of Liberty in the film The Brutalist, for which he was the Director of Photography, at the 54th International Film](https://film.one/media/person/8748/gallery-59e1defc20e7.jpg) Lol Crawley explaining how he shot the Statue of Liberty in the film The Brutalist, for which he was the Director of Photography, at the 54th International Film — Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Lol_Crawley_-_IFFR_2025_%28001%29.jpg/1280px-Lol_Crawley_-_IFFR_2025_%28001%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lol Crawley receiving the Bobby Müller oeuvre Award at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam](https://film.one/media/person/8748/gallery-6b5537155a00.jpg) Lol Crawley receiving the Bobby Müller oeuvre Award at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam — Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Lol_Crawley_-_IFFR_2025_%28002%29.jpg/1280px-Lol_Crawley_-_IFFR_2025_%28002%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lol Crawley at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam](https://film.one/media/person/8748/gallery-dc7ab999f3b3.jpg) Lol Crawley at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam — Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Lol_Crawley_-_IFFR_2025_%28003%29.jpg/1280px-Lol_Crawley_-_IFFR_2025_%28003%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lol Crawley](https://film.one/media/person/8748/gallery-f331b2c2bab4.jpg) Lol Crawley — Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Lol_Crawley_-_IFFR_2025_%28004%29.jpg/1280px-Lol_Crawley_-_IFFR_2025_%28004%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lol Crawley at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam](https://film.one/media/person/8748/gallery-995f3c5b3111.jpg) Lol Crawley at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam — Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Lol_Crawley_in_2025.jpg/1280px-Lol_Crawley_in_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2025: Best Cinematography (won), for *The Brutalist*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 2025: Best Cinematography (won), for *The Brutalist*

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

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