---
name: "Shawn White"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shawn-white"
fi1m_id: "shawn-white"
tmdb_id: 1829835
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "8 June 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 59
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T17:10:38.249935+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."
---

# Shawn White

## Identity

Shawn White

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/shawn-white
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** shawn-white
- **TMDB ID:** 1829835
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1829835

Cinematographer. Born 8 June 1972 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 8 June 1972, London
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (1), 2020s 48 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 59 to 54 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Thriller 3, Action 2, Crime 1, Drama 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $348m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1829835

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*A Working Man*](https://film.one/film/a-working-man.md) (41)

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

## Biography

Shawn White is a British gaffer and chief lighting technician. Born in London on 8 June 1972, he began his career as an electrician after completing an apprenticeship and working for Lee Lighting. His father, Jack White, was also an electrician in the film industry.

White progressed to gaffing commercials, second units and additional photography before his first major feature credit as lighting gaffer on *Below* (2002). He has since served as gaffer or chief lighting technician on numerous high-profile films, including *Casino Royale* (2006), *The Da Vinci Code* (2006), *Angels & Demons* (2009), *Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows* (2011), *The Martian* (2015), *The Legend of Tarzan* (2016), *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017) and *The Hitman's Bodyguard* (2017). He is also credited as director of photography on *A Working Man* (2025).

*Sources: imdb.com, britishcinematographer.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *A Working Man* (2025), Fi1m 41, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-working-man.md)
- *The Amateur* (2025), Fi1m 54, Gaffer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amateur.md)
- *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999), Fi1m 81, Electrician — [page](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Project Hail Mary* (2026), as Chief Lighting Technician — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/project-hail-mary.md)
- *Shelter* (2026), Gaffer
- *Primate* (2026), Gaffer
- *Two Neighbors* (2025), Gaffer
- *The Amateur* (2025), Gaffer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amateur.md)
- *A Working Man* (2025), Director of Photography — Fi1m 41, [page](https://film.one/film/a-working-man.md)
- *A Quiet Place: Day One* (2024), Gaffer, Chief Lighting Technician — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place-day-one.md)
- *Road House* (2024), Gaffer
- *Damsel* (2024), Gaffer
- *7 Days in Entebbe* (2018), Gaffer
- *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017), Gaffer — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-golden-circle.md)
- *The Hitman's Bodyguard* (2017), Gaffer
- *King Arthur: Legend of the Sword* (2017), Gaffer
- *The Legend of Tarzan* (2016), as Chief Lighting Technician
- *The Martian* (2015), Gaffer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-martian.md)
- *Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows* (2011), Gaffer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/sherlock-holmes-a-game-of-shadows.md)
- *Angels & Demons* (2009), Gaffer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md)
- *Casino Royale* (2006), as Chief Lighting Technician — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md)
- *The Da Vinci Code* (2006), Gaffer — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/the-da-vinci-code.md)
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life* (2003), Gaffer
- *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999), Electrician — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md)
- *Highlander*, Gaffer

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