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name: "Richard Greatrex"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-greatrex"
fi1m_id: "richard-greatrex"
imdb_id: "nm0337313"
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wikidata_id: "Q2149612"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T12:48:42.960737+00:00"
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# Richard Greatrex

## Identity

Richard Greatrex

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-greatrex
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-greatrex
- **IMDb ID:** nm0337313
- **TMDB ID:** 20065
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2149612
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Greatrex, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2149612, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0337313/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20065

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 2000 in England.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, England
- **Active:** 1997–1999
- **Frequently works with:** [John Madden](https://film.one/person/john-madden.md), [Judi Dench](https://film.one/person/judi-dench.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Greatrex, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2149612, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0337313/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20065

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Shakespeare in Love*](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md) (79)
- **BritBox:** [*Mrs Brown*](https://film.one/film/mrs-brown.md) (75)

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

## Biography

Richard Greatrex is a retired Welsh cinematographer. Born in Swansea in 1947, he trained as an electrician before studying at Coleg Harlech, the University of Sussex, Balliol College, Oxford, and graduating from the National Film and Television School in 1980.

He served as director of photography on *Mrs Brown* (1997), *Shakespeare in Love* (1998) — for which he received Academy Award and BAFTA nominations — *Where the Heart Is* (2000), *A Knight's Tale* (2001), *Chaos* (2005), *Run Fatboy Run* (2007) and *Flawless* (2007). He won a BAFTA Television Award for *The Woman in White* (1997).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britishcinematographer.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Fi1m 79, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md)
- *Mrs Brown* (1997), Fi1m 75, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-brown.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *Three and Out* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Run Fatboy Run* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Flawless* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Big Nothing* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Detonator* (2006), Camera Department Manager, Director of Photography
- *The Upside of Anger* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Chaos* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Rocket Post* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Connie and Carla* (2004), Director of Photography
- *I Capture the Castle* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Sons & Lovers* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Happy Now* (2001), Director of Photography
- *A Knight's Tale* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Last of the Blonde Bombshells* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Where the Heart Is* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Warriors* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Warriors* (1999), series, Director of Photography
- *Janice Beard 45 WPM* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md)
- *Tess of the D'Urbervilles* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Getting Hurt* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Tess of the D'Urbervilles* (1998), series, Director of Photography
- *The Woman In White* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The Woman In White* (1997), series, Director of Photography
- *Mrs Brown* (1997), Director of Photography — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-brown.md)
- *Stone Cold* (1997), Cinematography
- *It Might Be You* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Blue Juice* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Dirtysomething* (1994), Director of Photography
- *A Foreign Field* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Gone to the Dogs* (1991), series, Director of Photography
- *The Lunatic* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Goldeneye* (1989), Director of Photography
- *War Requiem* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Forbidden Sun* (1988), Director of Photography
- *For Queen & Country* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Dirty Movie* (1984), Cinematography
- *Aderyn Papur... and Pigs Might Fly* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Summer School* (1983), Cinematography
- *Never Say Die!* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Biceps of Steel* (1980), Cinematography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1999: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Shakespeare in Love*

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

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