---
name: "Trent Opaloch"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/trent-opaloch"
fi1m_id: "trent-opaloch"
imdb_id: "nm1022001"
tmdb_id: 967026
wikidata_id: "Q19371074"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "31 December 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-19T11:54:50.525123+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."
---

# Trent Opaloch

## Identity

Trent Opaloch

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/trent-opaloch
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** trent-opaloch
- **IMDb ID:** nm1022001
- **TMDB ID:** 967026
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19371074
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Opaloch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19371074, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1022001/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/967026

Cinematographer. Born 31 December 1969 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 31 December 1969, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2009–2019
- **Frequently works with:** [Anthony Russo](https://film.one/person/anthony-russo.md), [Chris Evans](https://film.one/person/chris-evans.md), [Christopher Markus](https://film.one/person/christopher-markus.md), [Joe Russo](https://film.one/person/joe-russo.md), [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md), [Stephen McFeely](https://film.one/person/stephen-mcfeely.md), [Robert Downey Jr.](https://film.one/person/robert-downey-jr.md), [Scarlett Johansson](https://film.one/person/scarlett-johansson.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (1), 2010s 73 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 74 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Science Fiction 6, Action 5, Adventure 4, Drama 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $7,219m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Opaloch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19371074, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1022001/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/967026

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Avengers: Endgame*](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md) (79), [*Avengers: Infinity War*](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md) (77), [*Captain America: The Winter Soldier*](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md) (77), [*Captain America: Civil War*](https://film.one/film/captain-america-civil-war.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*District 9*](https://film.one/film/district-9.md) (81)
- **Netflix:** [*Elysium*](https://film.one/film/elysium.md) (60)

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

## Biography

Trent Opaloch is a Canadian cinematographer. He grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and studied filmmaking at Confederation College before moving to Vancouver to begin his career.

He is known for his collaborations with director Neill Blomkamp on *District 9* (2009), *Elysium* (2013) and *Chappie* (2015), and with directors Anthony and Joe Russo on *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014), *Captain America: Civil War* (2016), *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018) and *Avengers: Endgame* (2019). In 2010 he received a BAFTA nomination for best cinematography for *District 9*.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), Fi1m 79, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md)
- *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md)
- *Captain America: Civil War* (2016), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-civil-war.md)
- *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md)
- *Elysium* (2013), Fi1m 60, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/elysium.md)
- *District 9* (2009), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/district-9.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

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

- *Avengers: Endgame* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-endgame.md)
- *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/avengers-infinity-war.md)
- *Post No Bills* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Captain America: Civil War* (2016), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-civil-war.md)
- *Chappie* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-america-the-winter-soldier.md)
- *Elysium* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/elysium.md)
- *Ghost Recon: Alpha* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Badass Thieves* (2010), Cinematography
- *District 9* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/district-9.md)
- *Terminus* (2007), as Director of Photography
- *Tempbot* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Adicolor Yellow* (2006), Director of Photography

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