Michael McDonough

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1967 in Paisley, Scotland, UK.

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1 January 1967, Paisley, Scotland, UK

Biography

Michael McDonough is a Scottish cinematographer and director. Born in Paisley in 1967, he studied fine art at the Glasgow School of Art and later attended New York University's graduate film programme.

He has worked extensively in independent film and television. His credits as director of photography include Winter's Bone (2010), Starred Up (2013), Leave No Trace (2018), Lou (2022) and the series Bosch (2015–2021), Mayor of Kingstown (2021–) and Untamed (2025). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers and the British Society of Cinematographers.

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Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Michael McDonough is known for Fear the Walking Dead (2015), Winter's Bone (2010), Bowling for Columbine (2002), Leave No Trace (2018), Starred Up (2014), 13 (2010), Lou (2022) and Bosch (2015).

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