---
name: "Simon Tindall"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/simon-tindall"
fi1m_id: "simon-tindall"
imdb_id: "nm0863882"
tmdb_id: 1090142
wikidata_id: "Q62473167"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-01T23:07:34.736135+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."
---

# Simon Tindall

## Identity

Simon Tindall

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/simon-tindall
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** simon-tindall
- **IMDb ID:** nm0863882
- **TMDB ID:** 1090142
- **Wikidata ID:** Q62473167
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62473167, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0863882/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090142

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 78 (4), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 72 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 2, War 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $358m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62473167, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0863882/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090142

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Gold*](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md) (80)

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

## Biography

Simon Tindall is a British cinematographer. He has served as director of photography on the feature films *Fisherman's Friends* (2019), *The Show* (2020) and *Days of the Bagnold Summer* (2019), and on television series including *The Gold* (2023), *Sherwood* (2022–2024) and *Ten Percent* (2022).

Earlier credits include camera operator roles on *Fury* (2014), *The Old Guard* (2020) and *The Queen* (2006), and second unit director of photography on *Macbeth* (2015). He is London-based.

*Sources: imdb.com, unitedagents.co.uk, simontindall.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Gold* (2023), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md)
- *Macbeth* (2015), Fi1m 77, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/macbeth.md)
- *Fury* (2014), Fi1m 67, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/fury-2014.md)
- *Northern Soul* (2014), Fi1m 72, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/northern-soul.md)
- *Four Lions* (2010), Fi1m 94, "B" Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *The Queen* (2006), Fi1m 84, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-queen.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

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

- *The Gold* (2023), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-gold.md)
- *The Show* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Days of the Bagnold Summer* (2020), Director of Photography
- *The Old Guard* (2020), "A" Camera Operator
- *Run* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Fisherman's Friends* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Festival* (2018), Cinematography
- *Macbeth* (2015), Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/macbeth.md)
- *Danny & the Human Zoo* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Northern Soul* (2014), Cinematography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/northern-soul.md)
- *Daytimer* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Fury* (2014), Camera Operator — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/fury-2014.md)
- *The Goob* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Honeysuckle* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Friend Request Pending* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Trip* (2011), Camera Operator
- *Bad Night for the Blues* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Brilliantlove* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Four Lions* (2010), "B" Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *Salvage* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Mister Lonely* (2008), as Focus Puller
- *The Queen* (2006), Camera Operator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-queen.md)
- *Brothers of the Head* (2006), First Assistant Camera
- *Boulez at 80* (2005), Sound
- *Mumbo Jumbo* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Code 46* (2003), First Assistant Camera

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