---
name: "Rob Hardy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rob-hardy"
fi1m_id: "rob-hardy"
imdb_id: "nm1134771"
tmdb_id: 1162217
wikidata_id: "Q21809907"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-22T02:51:13.009103+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."
---

# Rob Hardy

## Identity

Rob Hardy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rob-hardy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rob-hardy
- **IMDb ID:** nm1134771
- **TMDB ID:** 1162217
- **Wikidata ID:** Q21809907
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Hardy_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21809907, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1134771/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1162217

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1972 in Barking, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1972, Barking, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** Robert Hardy
- **Frequently works with:** [Alex Garland](https://film.one/person/alex-garland.md), [Allon Reich](https://film.one/person/allon-reich.md), [Andrew Macdonald](https://film.one/person/andrew-macdonald.md), [Andrew Garfield](https://film.one/person/andrew-garfield.md), [Cailee Spaeny](https://film.one/person/cailee-spaeny.md), [James Gunn](https://film.one/person/james-gunn.md), [Peter Mullan](https://film.one/person/peter-mullan.md), [Peter Safran](https://film.one/person/peter-safran.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 76 (2), 2010s 80 (4), 2020s 65 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Science Fiction 4, Action 3, Adventure 2, Crime 2, Horror 2
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,161m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Hardy_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21809907, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1134771/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1162217

## Coming up

- *Blade Runner 2099* (2026-11-25), Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/blade-runner-2099.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Mission: Impossible - Fallout*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md) (87), [*Annihilation*](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*Ex Machina*](https://film.one/film/ex-machina.md) (82), [*Devs*](https://film.one/tv/devs.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Boy A*](https://film.one/film/boy-a.md) (73)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Invisible Woman*](https://film.one/film/the-invisible-woman.md) (67)
- **Hulu:** [*Supergirl*](https://film.one/film/supergirl.md) (56)

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

## Biography

Rob Hardy is an English cinematographer. He was born in 1972 in Barking, London, and trained at Newport Film School and Northern Media School at Sheffield Hallam University.

Hardy frequently collaborates with director Alex Garland. Their work together includes *Ex Machina* (2015), *Annihilation* (2018), *Devs* (2020), *Men* (2022) and *Civil War* (2024). He also shot *Mission: Impossible – Fallout* (2018) and *Supergirl* (2026).

Earlier in his career, Hardy won a BAFTA for his work on John Crowley’s *Boy A* (2007). He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Clayface* (2026), Fi1m 65, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/clayface.md)
- *Supergirl* (2026), Fi1m 56, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/supergirl.md)
- *Civil War* (2024), Fi1m 70, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/civil-war.md)
- *Devs* (2020), Fi1m 68, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/devs.md)
- *Annihilation* (2018), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), Fi1m 87, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Ex Machina* (2015), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/ex-machina.md)
- *The Invisible Woman* (2013), Fi1m 67, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-invisible-woman.md)
- *Red Riding* (2009), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md)
- *Boy A* (2008), Fi1m 73, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/boy-a.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

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

- *Blade Runner 2099* (2026), series, Director of Photography — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/blade-runner-2099.md)
- *Clayface* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/clayface.md)
- *Supergirl* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/supergirl.md)
- *Civil War* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/civil-war.md)
- *The Book of Clarence* (2024), Director of Photography
- *The Man from Toronto* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Men* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Devs* (2020), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/devs.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Annihilation* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md)
- *Euphoria* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Ex Machina* (2015), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/ex-machina.md)
- *Testament of Youth* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Every Secret Thing* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Invisible Woman* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-invisible-woman.md)
- *Broken* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Shadow Dancer* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Inni* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Stolen* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Blitz* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Forgiveness of Blood* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Fish!* (2011), Thanks
- *Whistle and I'll Come to You* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The First Grader* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Dogging: A Love Story* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Is Anybody There?* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Red Riding* (2009), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md)
- *Boy A* (2008), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/boy-a.md)
- *Honeymoon* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Exhibit A* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Hesitation* (2007), Cinematography
- *Jelly Dolly* (2004), Cinematography
- *Thespian X* (2002), Cinematography
- *Bedhead* (2000), Cinematography

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