---
name: "Sam Painter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sam-painter"
fi1m_id: "sam-painter"
imdb_id: "nm0656895"
tmdb_id: 1357065
wikidata_id: "Q66828231"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T20:41:45.457646+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."
---

# Sam Painter

## Identity

Sam Painter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sam-painter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sam-painter
- **IMDb ID:** nm0656895
- **TMDB ID:** 1357065
- **Wikidata ID:** Q66828231
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66828231, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656895/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1357065

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Also known as:** Samuel Painter
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66828231, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0656895/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1357065

## Biography

Sam Painter, also credited as Samuel Painter, is a cinematographer and camera operator. He has worked extensively on documentaries, serving as director of photography on *Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief* (2015), *Spielberg* (2017), *Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine* (2015) and *Jane Fonda in Five Acts* (2018).

He received a Primetime Emmy nomination and has two nominations in total. Other credits include *Laurel Canyon* (2020), *Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos* (2024) and *Billy Joel: And So It Goes* (2025). Painter appeared as 60 Minutes camera operator in the film *Marcel the Shell with Shoes On* (2021).

*Sources: imdb.com, newsshooter.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Marcel the Shell with Shoes On* (2022), Fi1m 77, as 60 Minutes Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Peaking: Psychedelics and the Pursuit of Happiness* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness* (2026), Director of Photography
- *The King of Color* (2025), Cinematography
- *Billy Joel: And So It Goes* (2025), series, Director of Photography
- *Manhunt: Luigi Mangione and the CEO Murder – A Special Edition of 20/20* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout* (2024), Cinematography
- *Marcel the Shell with Shoes On* (2022), as 60 Minutes Camera Operator — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on.md)
- *The Go-Go's* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Laurel Canyon* (2020), series, Cinematography
- *One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz* (2019), Cinematography
- *Jane Fonda in Five Acts* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Spielberg* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Water & Power: A California Heist* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Katie Does Manhattan* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Katie Morgan's Sex Tips 2: Any More Questions?* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Katie Morgan's Sex Tips: Questions, Anyone?* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It with You* (2008), Cinematography
- *Katie Morgan's Porn 101* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Katie Morgan on Sex Toys* (2007), Director of Photography

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