--- name: "Roger Deakins" canonical: "https://film.one/person/roger-deakins" fi1m_id: "roger-deakins" imdb_id: "nm0005683" tmdb_id: 151 wikidata_id: "Q460277" roles: ["Cinematographer"] born: "24 May 1949" reviewed_on_fi1m: 26 average_fi1m_score: 77 average_over: 26 updated: "2026-10-05T03:33:43.293572+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." --- # Roger Deakins ## Identity Roger Deakins - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/roger-deakins - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** roger-deakins - **IMDb ID:** nm0005683 - **TMDB ID:** 151 - **Wikidata ID:** Q460277 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Deakins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460277, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005683/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/151 Cinematographer. Born 24 May 1949 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Cinematographer - **Born:** 24 May 1949, Torquay, Devon, England, UK - **Active:** 1991–present - **Also known as:** Sir Roger Deakins, Roger A. Deakins, Roger Alexander Deakins, Sir Roger Alexander Deakins - **Frequently works with:** [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md), [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md), [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md), [Josh Brolin](https://film.one/person/josh-brolin.md), [Sam Mendes](https://film.one/person/sam-mendes.md), [Denis Villeneuve](https://film.one/person/denis-villeneuve.md), [John Goodman](https://film.one/person/john-goodman.md), [Ralph Fiennes](https://film.one/person/ralph-fiennes.md) - **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 13 nominated) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 83 (7), 2000s 74 (10), 2010s 80 (8), 2020s 54 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 72 across 26 titles - **Score spread:** 15 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 19, Crime 8, Comedy 7, Thriller 7, Adventure 4, Romance 4 - **Screen time:** 53 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $3,902m across 26 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Deakins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460277, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005683/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/151 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*No Country for Old Men*](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) (91), [*True Grit*](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md) (84), [*Dead Man Walking*](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md) (84), [*Blade Runner 2049*](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md) (83) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*A Serious Man*](https://film.one/film/a-serious-man.md) (84), [*The Shawshank Redemption*](https://film.one/film/the-shawshank-redemption.md) (84) - **The Roku Channel:** [*The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford*](https://film.one/film/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford.md) (84), [*The Hudsucker Proxy*](https://film.one/film/the-hudsucker-proxy.md) (78) - **Disney+:** [*Fargo*](https://film.one/film/fargo.md) (91) - **HBO Max:** [*Sicario*](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) (80) - **Netflix:** [*1917*](https://film.one/film/1917.md) (78) - **Pluto TV:** [*Revolutionary Road*](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md) (71) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Sir Roger Alexander Deakins is an English cinematographer. He was born on 24 May 1949 in Torquay, Devon, and studied at Bath Academy of Art and the National Film School. Deakins has worked as director of photography on *Barton Fink* (1991), *The Hudsucker Proxy* (1994), *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994) and *Skyfall* (2012). He has collaborated repeatedly with the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. His credits also include *Fargo* (1996), *No Country for Old Men* (2007), *Blade Runner 2049* (2017) and *1917* (2019). Deakins has received two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography. He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers. He was appointed CBE in 2013 and knighted in the 2021 New Year Honours. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, definitionmagazine.com.* ## On Fi1m (26) - *Empire of Light* (2022), Fi1m 54, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-light.md) - *1917* (2019), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md) - *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), Fi1m 83, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md) - *Hail, Caesar!* (2016), Fi1m 72, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/hail-caesar.md) - *Sicario* (2015), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) - *Prisoners* (2013), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/prisoners.md) - *Skyfall* (2012), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md) - *Rango* (2011), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/rango.md) - *True Grit* (2010), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md) - *A Serious Man* (2009), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/a-serious-man.md) - *Doubt* (2008), Fi1m 71, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/doubt.md) - *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Fi1m 71, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md) - *The Reader* (2008), Fi1m 56, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-reader.md) - *No Country for Old Men* (2007), Fi1m 91, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) - *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* (2007), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford.md) - *The Village* (2004), Fi1m 63, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-village.md) - *A Beautiful Mind* (2001), Fi1m 62, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-mind.md) - *The Man Who Wasn't There* (2001), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there.md) - *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/o-brother-where-art-thou.md) - *The Big Lebowski* (1998), Fi1m 85, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-lebowski.md) - *Kundun* (1997), Fi1m 73, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/kundun.md) - *Fargo* (1996), Fi1m 91, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/fargo.md) - *Dead Man Walking* (1995), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md) - *The Hudsucker Proxy* (1994), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hudsucker-proxy.md) - *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-shawshank-redemption.md) - *Barton Fink* (1991), Fi1m 83, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/barton-fink.md) ## Complete filmography (80) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Empire of Light* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-light.md) - *Esther's Choice* (2020), Thanks - *1917* (2019), Director of Photography, Camera Operator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md) - *The Goldfinch* (2019), Director of Photography - *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md) - *Hail, Caesar!* (2016), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hail-caesar.md) - *Sicario* (2015), "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) - *Unbroken* (2014), Director of Photography, Camera Operator - *Prisoners* (2013), Director of Photography, Camera Operator — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/prisoners.md) - *Skyfall* (2012), Director of Photography, Camera Operator — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md) - *In Time* (2011), Director of Photography - *Rango* (2011), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/rango.md) - *True Grit* (2010), Director of Photography, Camera Operator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md) - *The Company Men* (2010), Director of Photography - *A Serious Man* (2009), Director of Photography, Camera Operator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/a-serious-man.md) - *Revolutionary Road* (2008), Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/revolutionary-road.md) - *Doubt* (2008), Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/doubt.md) - *The Reader* (2008), Director of Photography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-reader.md) - *No Country for Old Men* (2007), Director of Photography, Camera Operator — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/no-country-for-old-men.md) - *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* (2007), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford.md) - *In the Valley of Elah* (2007), Director of Photography - *Jarhead* (2005), Director of Photography - *The Village* (2004), Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-village.md) - *The Ladykillers* (2004), Director of Photography - *House of Sand and Fog* (2003), Director of Photography - *Intolerable Cruelty* (2003), Director of Photography - *Levity* (2003), Director of Photography - *A Beautiful Mind* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-mind.md) - *The Man Who Wasn't There* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there.md) - *Dinner with Friends* (2001), Director of Photography - *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/o-brother-where-art-thou.md) - *Anywhere but Here* (1999), Director of Photography - *The Hurricane* (1999), Director of Photography - *Smiling Fish & Goat On Fire* (1999), Thanks - *The Siege* (1998), Director of Photography - *The Big Lebowski* (1998), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-lebowski.md) - *Kundun* (1997), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/kundun.md) - *Courage Under Fire* (1996), Director of Photography - *Fargo* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/fargo.md) - *Dead Man Walking* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md) - *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-shawshank-redemption.md) - *The Hudsucker Proxy* (1994), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hudsucker-proxy.md) - *The Secret Garden* (1993), Director of Photography - *Passion Fish* (1992), Director of Photography - *Thunderheart* (1992), Director of Photography - *Barton Fink* (1991), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/barton-fink.md) - *Homicide* (1991), Director of Photography - *The Long Walk Home* (1990), Director of Photography - *Air America* (1990), Director of Photography - *Mountains of the Moon* (1990), Camera Operator, Director of Photography - *Pascali's Island* (1988), Director of Photography - *Stormy Monday* (1988), Director of Photography - *The Kitchen Toto* (1988), Director of Photography - *White Mischief* (1987), Director of Photography - *Personal Services* (1987), Director of Photography, Camera Operator - *Sid and Nancy* (1986), Director of Photography - *Defence of the Realm* (1986), Director of Photography - *Shadey* (1985), Director of Photography - *The Innocent* (1985), Director of Photography - *Nineteen Eighty-Four* (1984), Director of Photography, Camera Operator - *Return to Waterloo* (1984), Director of Photography - *The House* (1984), Director of Photography - *The Cinema of Stephen Dwoskin* (1984), Director of Photography - *Another Time, Another Place* (1983), Director of Photography - *Alan Bush: A Life* (1983), Director of Photography - *Of Muppets & Men* (1981), Camera Operator - *Towers of Babel* (1981), Camera Operator - *Van Morrison in Ireland* (1981), Director of Photography - *Wolcott* (1981), series, Director of Photography - *Box On* (1980), Director of Photography - *Blue Suede Shoes* (1980), Director of Photography - *Steppin' Out* (1979), Director of Photography - *Champions* (1979), Cinematography - *Around the World with Ridgway* (1978), Camera Operator - *Chimurenga - The War in Zimbabwe* (1978), Director of Photography - *British Hustle* (1978), Camera Operator, Director of Photography - *Before Hindsight* (1977), Director of Photography - *Cruel Passion* (1977), Director of Photography - *Welcome to Britain* (1976), Director of Photography - *Empty Hand* (1976), Director of Photography ## Gallery - ![Roger Deakins at the BFI LFF Gala for Empire of Light, Royal Festival Hall, Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://film.one/media/person/255/gallery-8ebd2da063f7.jpg) Roger Deakins at the BFI LFF Gala for Empire of Light, Royal Festival Hall, Wednesday 12th October 2022 — Raph_PH, cropped and edited by MenkinAlRire, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2833_of_33%29_%2852447266342%29-c%2Bedit.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Roger Deakins](https://film.one/media/person/255/gallery-1517f663b39a.jpg) Roger Deakins — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/RogDeakinsBFI120921_%2816_of_17%29_%2851473086144%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://film.one/media/person/255/gallery-3d05592aa498.jpg) Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2812_of_33%29_%2852447792051%29.jpg/1280px-EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2812_of_33%29_%2852447792051%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022](https://film.one/media/person/255/gallery-664a270a9eec.jpg) Empire Of Light - BFI LFF Gala - Royal Festival Hall - Wednesday 12th October 2022 — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2811_of_33%29_%2852447267982%29.jpg/1280px-EmpireOfLightBFI121022_%2811_of_33%29_%2852447267982%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Roger Deakins](https://film.one/media/person/255/gallery-7b981ab38a57.jpg) Roger Deakins — Image via TMDB - ![Roger Deakins at the premiere of Goldfinch, 2019 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/255/gallery-11551951d56b.jpg) Roger Deakins at the premiere of Goldfinch, 2019 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Goldfinch_04_%2848810058686%29.jpg/1280px-Goldfinch_04_%2848810058686%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Isabella James Purefoy Ellis and Roger Deakins at the premiere of Goldfinch, 2019 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/255/gallery-3760ae4fdd73.jpg) Isabella James Purefoy Ellis and Roger Deakins at the premiere of Goldfinch, 2019 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Goldfinch_05_%2848810061676%29.jpg/1280px-Goldfinch_05_%2848810061676%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 2 won, 13 nominated - 2023: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Empire of Light* - 2020: Best Cinematography (won), for *1917* - 2018: Best Cinematography (won), for *Blade Runner 2049* - 2016: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Sicario* - 2015: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Unbroken* - 2014: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Prisoners* - 2013: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Skyfall* - 2011: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *True Grit* - 2009: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Reader* - 2008: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* - 2002: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Man Who Wasn't There* - 2001: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* - 1998: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Kundun* - 1997: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Fargo* - 1995: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Shawshank Redemption* ### BAFTA Film Awards — 5 won, 1 nominated - 2023: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Empire of Light* - 2020: Best Cinematography (won), for *1917* - 2018: Best Cinematography (won), for *Blade Runner 2049* - 2011: Best Cinematography (won), for *True Grit* - 2008: Best Cinematography (won), for *No Country for Old Men* - 2002: Best Cinematography (won), for *The Man Who Wasn't There* ### Other awards — 1 won - Bronze Frog 1995: Bronze Frog (won), for *The Shawshank Redemption* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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