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name: "W. Mott Hupfel III"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/w-mott-hupfel-iii"
fi1m_id: "w-mott-hupfel-iii"
imdb_id: "nm0403258"
tmdb_id: 54244
wikidata_id: "Q16196991"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T11:11:34.312512+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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# W. Mott Hupfel III

## Identity

W. Mott Hupfel III

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/w-mott-hupfel-iii
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** w-mott-hupfel-iii
- **IMDb ID:** nm0403258
- **TMDB ID:** 54244
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16196991
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Mott_Hupfel_III, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16196991, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403258/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54244

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1967.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1967
- **Also known as:** W. Mott Hupfel, Mott Hupfel
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Mott_Hupfel_III, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16196991, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403258/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54244

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*You*](https://film.one/tv/you.md) (72)

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## Biography

W. Mott Hupfel III is an American cinematographer born around 1967. A New York University graduate, he has worked as director of photography on films including *The American Astronaut* (2001), *The Notorious Bettie Page* (2005), *The Savages* (2007) and *Jack Goes Boating* (2010). He received Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best Cinematography for *The American Astronaut* and *The Savages*.

Hupfel directed ten episodes of the television series *Upright Citizens Brigade* in 1998. He has also served as cinematographer on the Netflix series *You* (2018–2025) and other projects such as *Maggie Moore(s)* (2023) and *The Last Shift* (2020).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *You* (2018), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/you.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *Maggie Moore(s)* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb* (2022), Director of Photography
- *The Expecting* (2020), series, Director of Photography
- *The Last Shift* (2020), Director of Photography
- *You* (2018), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/you.md)
- *Eating Animals* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Cobbler* (2014), Director of Photography
- *All Is Bright* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Jack Goes Boating* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Savages* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Notorious Bettie Page* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The American Astronaut* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Frat House* (1998), Cinematography
- *A Friend of Dorothy* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Rift* (1993), as Rock 'n Roll Driver
- *House of Trés* (1989), Producer's Assistant

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