---
name: "Tony Pierce-Roberts"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tony-pierce-roberts"
fi1m_id: "tony-pierce-roberts"
imdb_id: "nm0682503"
tmdb_id: 3960
wikidata_id: "Q452731"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T10:38:24.292658+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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# Tony Pierce-Roberts

## Identity

Tony Pierce-Roberts

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tony-pierce-roberts
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tony-pierce-roberts
- **IMDb ID:** nm0682503
- **TMDB ID:** 3960
- **Wikidata ID:** Q452731
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Pierce-Roberts, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452731, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0682503/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3960

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1945 in Birkenhead, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1945, Birkenhead, England, UK
- **Active:** 1979–1994
- **Also known as:** Anthony Pierce-Roberts, Tony Roberts, Tony Pierce Roberts, Tony Pearce Roberts
- **Frequently works with:** [Ismail Merchant](https://film.one/person/ismail-merchant.md), [James Ivory](https://film.one/person/james-ivory.md), [Ruth Prawer Jhabvala](https://film.one/person/ruth-prawer-jhabvala.md), [Anthony Hopkins](https://film.one/person/anthony-hopkins.md), [Emma Thompson](https://film.one/person/emma-thompson.md), [Helena Bonham Carter](https://film.one/person/helena-bonham-carter.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (1), 1980s 78 (2), 1990s 75 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Romance 4, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Thriller 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $402m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Pierce-Roberts, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452731, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0682503/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3960

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Remains of the Day*](https://film.one/film/the-remains-of-the-day.md) (88)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Howards End*](https://film.one/film/howards-end.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*A Room with a View*](https://film.one/film/a-room-with-a-view.md) (84)
- **Tubi:** [*Disclosure*](https://film.one/film/disclosure-1994.md) (56)

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## Biography

Tony Pierce-Roberts is a British cinematographer. Born on 24 December 1945 in Birkenhead, England, he moved with his family to Central Africa at the age of eleven and began working with the Central African Film Unit. He later joined the BBC in London as an assistant cameraman and rose to director of photography, photographing series including *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979), for which he won a BAFTA Television Award.

Pierce-Roberts is best known for his long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions. He shot *A Room with a View* (1985), *Howards End* (1992) and *The Remains of the Day* (1993), receiving Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for the latter two films, as well as a British Society of Cinematographers award for *Howards End*. His other credits include *The Client* (1994), *Underworld* (2003), *Doom* (2005) and *Vampire Academy* (2014).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britishcinematographer.co.uk, imdb.com, historyproject.org.uk.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Disclosure* (1994), Fi1m 56, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/disclosure-1994.md)
- *The Client* (1994), Fi1m 72, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-client.md)
- *The Remains of the Day* (1993), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-remains-of-the-day.md)
- *Howards End* (1992), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/howards-end.md)
- *A Room with a View* (1986), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-room-with-a-view.md)
- *P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang* (1982), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/ptang-yang-kipperbang.md)
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-1979.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

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

- *Jumpin' Dublin* (2026), Cinematography
- *Vampire Academy* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Made of Honor* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Gone for a Dance* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Home of the Brave* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Doom* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Separate Lies* (2005), Director of Photography
- *De-Lovely* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Underworld* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Importance of Being Earnest* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Dinotopia* (2002), series, Director of Photography
- *Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Golden Bowl* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The Bone Collector* (1999), Additional Photography
- *The Trench* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Something to Believe In* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Paulie* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Mrs. Dalloway* (1997), Thanks
- *Jungle 2 Jungle* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Surviving Picasso* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Copycat* (1995), Additional Photography
- *Haunted* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Disclosure* (1994), Director of Photography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/disclosure-1994.md)
- *The Client* (1994), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-client.md)
- *The Remains of the Day* (1993), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-remains-of-the-day.md)
- *The Dark Half* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Splitting Heirs* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Howards End* (1992), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/howards-end.md)
- *White Fang* (1991), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Mr. & Mrs. Bridge* (1990), Director of Photography
- *No Place Like Home* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Slaves of New York* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Out Cold* (1989), Director of Photography
- *The Bourne Identity* (1988), series, Director of Photography
- *A Tiger's Tale* (1988), Director of Photography
- *A Room with a View* (1986), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/a-room-with-a-view.md)
- *A Private Function* (1984), Director of Photography
- *The Cold Room* (1984), Director of Photography
- *P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang* (1982), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/ptang-yang-kipperbang.md)
- *Moonlighting* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (1979), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-1979.md)
- *Dinner at the Sporting Club* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Fairies* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Mayor's Charity* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Who Was Jesus?* (1977), Camera Operator
- *In The Shadow of the Falcon* (1976), Camera Operator
- *Days of Hope* (1975), series, Director of Photography
- *Hard Labour* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Vivaldi*, Director of Photography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1993: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Howards End*
- 1987: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *A Room with a View*

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

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