---
name: "Michael McDonough"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-mcdonough"
fi1m_id: "michael-mcdonough"
imdb_id: "nm0568174"
tmdb_id: 1163706
wikidata_id: "Q22947650"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T04:03:46.873795+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."
---

# Michael McDonough

## Identity

Michael McDonough

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-mcdonough
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-mcdonough
- **IMDb ID:** nm0568174
- **TMDB ID:** 1163706
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22947650
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22947650, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568174/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1163706

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

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1967, Paisley, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 1 producing, 4 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Anne Rosellini](https://film.one/person/anne-rosellini.md), [Dale Dickey](https://film.one/person/dale-dickey.md), [Debra Granik](https://film.one/person/debra-granik.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 86 (3), 2020s 58 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22947650, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568174/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1163706

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Leave No Trace*](https://film.one/film/leave-no-trace.md) (88)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Winter's Bone*](https://film.one/film/winters-bone.md) (85)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Starred Up*](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md) (84)
- **Netflix:** [*UNTAMED*](https://film.one/tv/untamed.md) (58)

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

## 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.

*Sources: imdb.com, keslowcamera.com, filmmakermagazine.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Produced (1) — the average rests on these

- *Winter's Bone* (2010), Fi1m 85, Associate Producer, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/winters-bone.md)

### Crew (4)

- *UNTAMED* (2025), Fi1m 58, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/untamed.md)
- *Leave No Trace* (2018), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/leave-no-trace.md)
- *Starred Up* (2014), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md)
- *Bowling for Columbine* (2002), Fi1m 72, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/bowling-for-columbine.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

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

- *UNTAMED* (2025), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/untamed.md)
- *The Decameron* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *The Last Thing He Told Me* (2023), series, Director of Photography
- *Lou* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Mayor of Kingstown* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *Leave No Trace* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/leave-no-trace.md)
- *Sunset Song* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), series, Director of Photography, Director
- *Bosch* (2015), series, Director, Director of Photography, Additional Photography
- *Starred Up* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md)
- *Elsa & Fred* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Lay the Favorite* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Darling Companion* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Albert Nobbs* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Higher Ground* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Mortician* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Shore* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Burning Bright* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Bitter Feast* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Winter's Bone* (2010), Director of Photography, Associate Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/winters-bone.md)
- *13* (2010), Director of Photography
- *New York, I Love You* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Quid Pro Quo* (2008), Director of Photography
- *The Babysitters* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Diggers* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait* (2006), Camera Operator
- *Down to the Bone* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Bowling for Columbine* (2002), Camera Operator — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/bowling-for-columbine.md)
- *Upheaval* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Snake Feed* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Ties to Rachel* (1997), Grip
- *Retro Sheilas in Space Aliens are Tooling our Sheilas* (1996), Still Photographer
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, Director of Photography

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