---
name: "Maceo Bishop"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maceo-bishop"
fi1m_id: "maceo-bishop"
imdb_id: "nm0084128"
tmdb_id: 1407021
roles: ["Steadicam operator"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-23T21:14:53.184812+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."
---

# Maceo Bishop

## Identity

Maceo Bishop

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maceo-bishop
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maceo-bishop
- **IMDb ID:** nm0084128
- **TMDB ID:** 1407021
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084128/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1407021

Steadicam operator. Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Steadicam operator
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Benny Safdie](https://film.one/person/benny-safdie.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 74 (6), 2020s 74 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 72 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Thriller 3, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,446m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084128/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1407021

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Curse*](https://film.one/tv/the-curse.md) (77)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Smashing Machine*](https://film.one/film/the-smashing-machine.md) (70)

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

## Biography

Maceo Bishop is an American cinematographer born in Detroit, Michigan. He began his career working as a camera operator and Steadicam operator on numerous feature films.

His operator credits include *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), *Bridge of Spies* (2015), *The Greatest Showman* (2017), *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018) and *Uncut Gems* (2019). He received the BSC Operator of the Year Award for his work on the latter.

Bishop has worked as cinematographer on the series *The Curse* (2023–2024) and the film *The Smashing Machine* (2025). He won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2021 for his contribution to *Hamilton*.

*Sources: theasc.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Smashing Machine* (2025), Fi1m 70, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-smashing-machine.md)
- *The Curse* (2023), Fi1m 77, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-curse.md)
- *Uncut Gems* (2019), Fi1m 85, "A" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/uncut-gems.md)
- *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), Fi1m 58, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md)
- *The Greatest Showman* (2017), Fi1m 54, "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-showman.md)
- *Bridge of Spies* (2015), Fi1m 75, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/bridge-of-spies.md)
- *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), Fi1m 87, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-llewyn-davis.md)
- *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), Fi1m 82, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *The Smashing Machine* (2025), Director of Photography — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-smashing-machine.md)
- *Hamilton* (2025), Steadicam Operator
- *The Curse* (2023), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-curse.md)
- *Somewhere in Queens* (2023), Director of Photography
- *The Same Storm* (2022), as 12 Step Member · Director of Photography
- *The Watcher* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Gramercy* (2020), Director of Photography
- *The Goldfinch* (2019), Steadicam Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Uncut Gems* (2019), "A" Camera Operator — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/uncut-gems.md)
- *Kamasi Washington - As Told To G/D Thyself* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md)
- *The Greatest Showman* (2017), "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-greatest-showman.md)
- *Thank You for Your Service* (2017), Steadicam Operator
- *Brad's Status* (2017), Steadicam Operator
- *The Dark Tower* (2017), Steadicam Operator
- *Okja* (2017), "B" Camera Operator
- *Letter to the Free* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Bridge of Spies* (2015), Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/bridge-of-spies.md)
- *Irrational Man* (2015), Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *True Story* (2015), Camera Operator
- *Annie* (2014), Steadicam Operator
- *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), Camera Operator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street.md)
- *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-llewyn-davis.md)
- *Violet & Daisy* (2013), Steadicam Operator
- *Broken City* (2013), Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *Man on a Ledge* (2012), "A" Camera Operator
- *The Company Men* (2010), Steadicam Operator
- *It's Kind of a Funny Story* (2010), Steadicam Operator
- *Protect You + Me* (2008), Camera Operator
- *Little Black Dress* (2005), Steadicam Operator
- *Haute Voltage* (2002), Assistant Camera
- *Lizard Music*, Director of Photography
- *Riverrun*, Director of Photography

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