---
name: "Stuart Dryburgh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stuart-dryburgh"
fi1m_id: "stuart-dryburgh"
imdb_id: "nm0238698"
tmdb_id: 7262
wikidata_id: "Q1374692"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "30 March 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-22T02:09:42.171962+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."
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# Stuart Dryburgh

## Identity

Stuart Dryburgh

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stuart-dryburgh
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stuart-dryburgh
- **IMDb ID:** nm0238698
- **TMDB ID:** 7262
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1374692
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Dryburgh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374692, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238698/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7262

Cinematographer. Born 30 March 1952 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 30 March 1952, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Jane Campion](https://film.one/person/jane-campion.md), [Laura Jones](https://film.one/person/laura-jones.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (6), 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 74 (1), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 77 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Romance 4, Comedy 2, History 2, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $851m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Dryburgh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374692, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238698/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7262

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Lone Star*](https://film.one/film/lone-star.md) (86), [*Once Were Warriors*](https://film.one/film/once-were-warriors.md) (82), [*Fallout*](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md) (80)
- **The Criterion Channel:** [*An Angel at My Table*](https://film.one/film/an-angel-at-my-table.md) (87)
- **Hulu:** [*Bridget Jones's Diary*](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-diary.md) (80)

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

## Biography

Stuart Dryburgh is a British-born New Zealand cinematographer. Born in London in 1952, his family emigrated to New Zealand in 1961. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Auckland in 1977 before entering the film industry, initially working as a gaffer from 1979 to 1985 on New Zealand and international productions.

He began shooting as a cinematographer in 1985 and gained prominence through collaborations with director Jane Campion on the television miniseries *An Angel at My Table* (1990) and the feature *The Piano* (1993), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Other notable New Zealand credits include *Once Were Warriors* (1994). He has since worked extensively in the United States on films such as *Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001), *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (2013), *The Great Wall* (2016) and *Gifted* (2017), as well as the series *Fallout* (2024). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers and is based in New York.

*Sources: stuartdryburgh.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Fallout* (2024), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *The Post* (2017), Fi1m 74, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md)
- *Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-diary.md)
- *Runaway Bride* (1999), Fi1m 58, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/runaway-bride.md)
- *Lone Star* (1996), Fi1m 86, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/lone-star.md)
- *The Portrait of a Lady* (1996), Fi1m 68, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-portrait-of-a-lady.md)
- *Once Were Warriors* (1994), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/once-were-warriors.md)
- *The Piano* (1993), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano.md)
- *An Angel at My Table* (1990), Fi1m 87, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/an-angel-at-my-table.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

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

- *A Statement* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Kinda Pregnant* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Fallout* (2024), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *Stuart Dryburgh* (2024), as Themself
- *I Can Change* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Men in Black: International* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Upside* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Ben Is Back* (2018), Director of Photography
- *New Amsterdam* (2018), series, Director of Photography
- *The Post* (2017), Additional Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-post.md)
- *The Only Living Boy in New York* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Gifted* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Great Wall* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Alice Through the Looking Glass* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Blackhat* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Emperor* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Luck* (2012), series, Director of Photography
- *Forbidden Tomb Of Genghis Khan* (2011), Director of Photography
- *George Harrison: Living in the Material World* (2011), series, Director of Photography
- *Texas Killing Fields* (2011), Director of Photography
- *I Don't Know How She Does It* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Tempest* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Amelia* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Shine a Light* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Nim's Island* (2008), Director of Photography
- *The Girl in the Park* (2007), Director of Photography
- *No Reservations* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Painted Veil* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Æon Flux* (2005), Director of Photography
- *In My Father's Den* (2004), Director of Photography
- *The Beautiful Country* (2004), Director of Photography
- *The Recruit* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Kate & Leopold* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-diary.md)
- *Runaway Bride* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/runaway-bride.md)
- *Analyze This* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Poodle Springs* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, Director of Photography
- *The Portrait of a Lady* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-portrait-of-a-lady.md)
- *Peach* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Lone Star* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/lone-star.md)
- *The Perez Family* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Once Were Warriors* (1994), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/once-were-warriors.md)
- *The Piano* (1993), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano.md)
- *An Angel at My Table* (1990), Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/an-angel-at-my-table.md)
- *The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Kitchen Sink* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Hey Paris* (1988), Cinematography
- *The Leading Edge* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Nate and Hayes* (1983), as Best Boy Electric
- *Smash Palace* (1981), Gaffer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1994: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *The Piano*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Golden Frog 1993: Golden Frog (won), for *The Piano*

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

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