---
name: "Roger Pratt"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roger-pratt"
fi1m_id: "roger-pratt"
imdb_id: "nm0695536"
tmdb_id: 293
wikidata_id: "Q132112"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "27 February 1947"
died: "16 December 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-05T11:49:56.930013+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 Pratt

## Identity

Roger Pratt

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/roger-pratt
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** roger-pratt
- **IMDb ID:** nm0695536
- **TMDB ID:** 293
- **Wikidata ID:** Q132112
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Pratt_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132112, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0695536/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/293

Cinematographer. Born 27 February 1947 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. Died 16 December 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 27 February 1947, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
- **Died:** 16 December 2024
- **Active:** 1975–2010
- **Frequently works with:** [Terry Gilliam](https://film.one/person/terry-gilliam.md), [Bob Hoskins](https://film.one/person/bob-hoskins.md), [Brad Pitt](https://film.one/person/brad-pitt.md), [Daniel Radcliffe](https://film.one/person/daniel-radcliffe.md), [David Heyman](https://film.one/person/david-heyman.md), [Emma Watson](https://film.one/person/emma-watson.md), [Kenneth Branagh](https://film.one/person/kenneth-branagh.md), [Patrick Cassavetti](https://film.one/person/patrick-cassavetti.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 87 (1), 1980s 80 (4), 1990s 74 (4), 2000s 64 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 70 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 5, Fantasy 4, Romance 4, Adventure 3, Science Fiction 3
- **Screen time:** 26 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,749m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Pratt_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132112, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0695536/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/293

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Mona Lisa*](https://film.one/film/mona-lisa.md) (83), [*Batman*](https://film.one/film/batman.md) (77), [*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire.md) (68), [*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md) (65)
- **Hulu:** [*Chocolat*](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md) (60)

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## Biography

Roger Pratt (1947–2024) was a British cinematographer. He trained at Durham University and the London Film School, and began his career in the camera department, working as a clapper loader on *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* (1975).

Pratt served as director of photography on more than 35 feature films. His credits include *Brazil* (1985), *Batman* (1989), *The Fisher King* (1991), *Shadowlands* (1993), *Twelve Monkeys* (1995), *The End of the Affair* (1999), *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), *Troy* (2004) and *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005). He collaborated repeatedly with directors Terry Gilliam and Richard Attenborough. Pratt received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography for *The End of the Affair* and was awarded the British Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, variety.com, cinematography.world.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), Fi1m 65, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md)
- *Chocolat* (2000), Fi1m 60, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md)
- *Twelve Monkeys* (1995), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/twelve-monkeys.md)
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Fi1m 54, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md)
- *Shadowlands* (1993), Fi1m 79, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/shadowlands.md)
- *The Fisher King* (1991), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fisher-king.md)
- *Batman* (1989), Fi1m 77, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/batman.md)
- *Mona Lisa* (1986), Fi1m 83, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/mona-lisa.md)
- *Brazil* (1985), Fi1m 83, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/brazil.md)
- *Monty Python's The Meaning of Life* (1983), Fi1m 76, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/monty-pythons-the-meaning-of-life.md)
- *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* (1975), Fi1m 87, Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *Keeping Rosy* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Jadoo* (2013), Director of Photography
- *French Exchange* (2011), as Shepherd · Executive Producer
- *The Karate Kid* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Dorian Gray* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Inkheart* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Closing the Ring* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire.md)
- *Troy* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Concert for George* (2003), Camera Operator
- *Building a Scene* (2003), Actor
- *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md)
- *Iris* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Chocolat* (2000), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/chocolat.md)
- *Not I* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The End of the Affair* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Grey Owl* (1999), Director of Photography
- *The Avengers* (1998), Director of Photography
- *In Love and War* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Twelve Monkeys* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/twelve-monkeys.md)
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Director of Photography — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md)
- *The Line, the Cross & the Curve* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Shadowlands* (1993), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/shadowlands.md)
- *Year of the Comet* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Bernard and the Genie* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The Fisher King* (1991), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fisher-king.md)
- *Batman* (1989), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/batman.md)
- *Paris by Night* (1989), Director of Photography
- *High Hopes* (1989), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* (1988), Additional Director of Photography
- *Consuming Passions* (1988), Director of Photography
- *The Short & Curlies* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Scoop* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Mona Lisa* (1986), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mona-lisa.md)
- *Dutch Girls* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Brazil* (1985), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/brazil.md)
- *Meantime* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Monty Python's The Meaning of Life* (1983), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/monty-pythons-the-meaning-of-life.md)
- *The Crimson Permanent Assurance* (1983), Director of Photography
- *The Sender* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Black Angel* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Jabberwocky* (1977), as Man Living in Barrel
- *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* (1975), Assistant Camera — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail.md)
- *Bleak Moments* (1972), Assistant Camera

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2000: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The End of the Affair*

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

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