---
name: "Nathaniel Goodman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nathaniel-goodman"
fi1m_id: "nathaniel-goodman"
imdb_id: "nm0329183"
tmdb_id: 1376394
wikidata_id: "Q118126312"
roles: ["Cinematographer","Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T15:28:31.722191+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."
---

# Nathaniel Goodman

## Identity

Nathaniel Goodman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nathaniel-goodman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nathaniel-goodman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0329183
- **TMDB ID:** 1376394
- **Wikidata ID:** Q118126312
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118126312, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0329183/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1376394

Cinematographer and director.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer, Director
- **Active:** 1991–present
- **Also known as:** Nate Goodman
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 1 directing, 4 crew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (1), 2000s 70 (2), 2020s 49 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 58 to 55 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Western 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $280m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118126312, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0329183/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1376394

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Heroes*](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md) (68), [*Little House on the Prairie*](https://film.one/tv/little-house-on-the-prairie.md) (60)

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

## Biography

Nathaniel Goodman, also credited as Nate Goodman, is an American cinematographer, director and writer. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. After graduating with honours from Brown University, he attended the UCLA MFA film programme for one year before beginning his career as a second assistant cameraman on John Frankenheimer's 52 Pick-Up (1986). He progressed through the camera department, working as first assistant camera and operator on numerous features before becoming a director of photography.

Goodman served as director of photography on the series Heroes (2006–2010), for which he also directed an episode, and on Torchwood: Miracle Day (2011). Other television credits as director of photography include The 100 (2014), Falling Skies (2011–2014), Timeless (2016–2018), Swamp Thing (2019) and Made for Love (2021–2022). He has directed episodes of series including Reign (2013) and Falling Skies. Goodman received an ASC Award nomination for Timeless and an Emmy Award nomination for Made for Love. He also wrote the screenplay for Formosa Betrayed (2009) and shot the feature Small Town Wisconsin (2020), which he co-produced. His recent work includes additional photography on Madame Web (2024) and cinematography on the upcoming series Little House on the Prairie (2026).

*Sources: imdb.com, nathanielgoodman.com, tvguide.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Directed (1)

- *Heroes* (2006), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)

### Crew (4) — the average rests on these

- *Little House on the Prairie* (2026), Fi1m 60, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/little-house-on-the-prairie.md)
- *Madame Web* (2024), Fi1m 38, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/madame-web.md)
- *Torchwood* (2006), Fi1m 73, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)
- *City Slickers* (1991), Fi1m 76, First Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

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

- *Little House on the Prairie* (2026), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/little-house-on-the-prairie.md)
- *Madame Web* (2024), Additional Photography — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/madame-web.md)
- *Made for Love* (2021), series, Director of Photography, Director
- *Small Town Wisconsin* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Timeless* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *The 100* (2014), series, Director of Photography
- *Reign* (2013), series, Director
- *Falling Skies* (2011), series, Director, Director of Photography
- *Formosa Betrayed* (2010), Screenplay
- *Torchwood* (2006), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)
- *Heroes* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *Beethoven's 3rd* (2000), Camera Operator
- *Best Laid Plans* (1999), Camera Operator
- *Houseguest* (1995), First Assistant Camera
- *City Slickers* (1991), First Assistant Camera — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)
- *Soapdish* (1991), First Assistant Camera
- *The Mighty Quinn* (1989), Second Assistant Camera
- *The Laughing Dead* (1989), First Assistant Camera
- *Critters 2* (1988), First Assistant Camera

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