---
name: "Zac Nicholson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/zac-nicholson"
fi1m_id: "zac-nicholson"
imdb_id: "nm1250449"
tmdb_id: 1419220
wikidata_id: "Q63546830"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "7 March 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-07T16:25:16.509015+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."
---

# Zac Nicholson

## Identity

Zac Nicholson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/zac-nicholson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** zac-nicholson
- **IMDb ID:** nm1250449
- **TMDB ID:** 1419220
- **Wikidata ID:** Q63546830
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63546830, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1250449/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1419220

Cinematographer. Born 7 March 1971 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 7 March 1971, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Armando Iannucci](https://film.one/person/armando-iannucci.md), [James Hawes](https://film.one/person/james-hawes.md), [Jason Isaacs](https://film.one/person/jason-isaacs.md), [Judi Dench](https://film.one/person/judi-dench.md), [Kevin Loader](https://film.one/person/kevin-loader.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (3), 2010s 71 (11), 2020s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 68 across 14 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 11, History 7, Comedy 4, Crime 4, Thriller 3, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 23 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,148m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63546830, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1250449/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1419220

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*The Death of Stalin*](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-stalin.md) (83), [*Red Joan*](https://film.one/film/red-joan.md) (45)
- **Netflix:** [*Black Mirror*](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) (81)
- **Pluto TV:** [*One Life*](https://film.one/film/one-life.md) (64)

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

## Biography

Zac Nicholson is a British cinematographer. Born in London in 1971, he studied at Central Saint Martins and Sheffield Polytechnic. He began in the camera department as an assistant before working as an operator on films including *The King's Speech* (2010) and *Les Misérables* (2012).

Nicholson became director of photography on episodes of *Black Mirror* (2011) and the series *The Honourable Woman* (2014), for which he received BAFTA and RTS nominations. His feature credits as cinematographer include *The Death of Stalin* (2017), *The Personal History of David Copperfield* (2019), *One Life* (2023) and *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026). He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: imdb.com, transmissionfilms.com.au, de.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (16)

- *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), Fi1m 64, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magic-faraway-tree.md)
- *One Life* (2023), Fi1m 64, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/one-life.md)
- *The Personal History of David Copperfield* (2019), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield.md)
- *All Is True* (2018), Fi1m 58, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/all-is-true.md)
- *Red Joan* (2018), Fi1m 45, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/red-joan.md)
- *The Death of Stalin* (2017), Fi1m 83, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-stalin.md)
- *The Honourable Woman* (2014), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-honourable-woman.md)
- *Les Misérables* (2012), Fi1m 62, "A" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2012.md)
- *The Hollow Crown* (2012), Fi1m 82, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), Fi1m 53, Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-reborn.md)
- *Skeletons* (2010), Fi1m 70, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/skeletons.md)
- *The King's Speech* (2010), Fi1m 82, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Coming Down the Mountain* (2007), Fi1m 77, "B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/coming-down-the-mountain.md)
- *This Is England* (2007), Fi1m 85, "B" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md)
- *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004), Fi1m 77, Second Unit Director of Photography, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-shoes.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

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

- *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magic-faraway-tree.md)
- *One Life* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/one-life.md)
- *The Lost King* (2022), Director of Photography
- *A Boy Called Christmas* (2021), Director of Photography
- *The Pursuit of Love* (2021), series, Cinematography
- *Misbehaviour* (2020), Director of Photography
- *The Personal History of David Copperfield* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield.md)
- *All Is True* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/all-is-true.md)
- *Red Joan* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/red-joan.md)
- *The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Death of Stalin* (2017), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-death-of-stalin.md)
- *The Rack Pack* (2016), Director of Photography
- *The Sound of Music Live!* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Capital* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *Light Years* (2015), Director of Photography
- *War Book* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Honourable Woman* (2014), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-honourable-woman.md)
- *Connection* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Welcome to the Punch* (2013), Steadicam Operator
- *Les Misérables* (2012), "A" Camera Operator — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2012.md)
- *The Hollow Crown* (2012), series, Camera Operator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Junk* (2011), Cinematography
- *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-reborn.md)
- *The Send Off* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Swinging with the Finkels* (2011), Steadicam Operator
- *The King's Speech* (2010), Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kings-speech.md)
- *Skeletons* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/skeletons.md)
- *Glorious 39* (2009), Camera Operator
- *The Boat That Rocked* (2009), "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- *Joe's Palace* (2007), Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
- *Coming Down the Mountain* (2007), "B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/coming-down-the-mountain.md)
- *This Is England* (2007), "B" Camera Operator — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md)
- *Special People* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004), Additional Photography, Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-shoes.md)
- *Hustle* (2004), series, Camera Operator
- *Birthday Girl* (2001), as Focus Puller

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