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name: "Richard Donnelly"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richie-donnelly"
fi1m_id: "richie-donnelly"
imdb_id: "nm0232764"
tmdb_id: 1536106
wikidata_id: "Q140832855"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "22 June 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-22T21:51:39.207976+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."
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# Richard Donnelly

## Identity

Richard Donnelly

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richie-donnelly
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richie-donnelly
- **IMDb ID:** nm0232764
- **TMDB ID:** 1536106
- **Wikidata ID:** Q140832855
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140832855, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232764/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1536106

Cinematographer. Born 22 June 1969 in Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 22 June 1969, Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK
- **Also known as:** Richie Donnelly, Ritchie Donnelly
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140832855, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232764/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1536106

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*3 Body Problem*](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md) (65)

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## Biography

Richard Donnelly is a cinematographer born on 22 June 1969 in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is a member of the Irish Society of Cinematographers (ISC) and is based in Dublin.

He began his career in the camera department, working as a clapper loader on *Space Truckers* (1996) and as a focus puller on *Intermission* (2003) and *The Actors* (2003). He later served as director of photography on series including *The Last Kingdom* (2015), *The Nevers* (2021, credited as Richie Donnelly) and *House of the Dragon* (2022).

Donnelly shot episodes of *3 Body Problem* (2024) for Netflix, collaborating with Jonathan Freeman on the first two episodes. Subsequent credits include *Dune: Prophecy* (2024) and *The Witcher* (2025).

*Sources: imdb.com, richarddonnelly.net, arrirental.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *3 Body Problem* (2024), Fi1m 65, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

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

- *3 Body Problem* (2024), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md)
- *House of the Dragon* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *The Nevers* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *How Was Your Day?* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Goodbye Darling* (2016), Cinematography
- *The Last Kingdom* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *Is Anybody There?* (2009), First Assistant Camera
- *Intermission* (2003), as Focus Puller
- *The Actors* (2003), as Focus Puller
- *Before I Sleep* (1997), as Focus Puller
- *The Serpent's Kiss* (1997), as Clapper Loader
- *A Further Gesture* (1997), Camera Operator
- *Space Truckers* (1996), as Clapper Loader

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