Pat Sweeney

Personal Info

Know For

Lighting

Gender

Male

Birthday

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Place of Birth

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Pat Sweeney

Biography

Pat Sweeney is a British gaffer. A late starter in the industry, Sweeney began his professional life as a motor mechanic. Sweeney entered the lighting department in 1997 when he joined Lee Lighting in Glasgow. Initially tasked with maintaining lighting trucks and generators, he soon worked on set, gradually rising from generator operator to electrician, best boy, and eventually to gaffer. His first break came by chance while working on Gregory's Two Girls, where he connected with Steve Kitchen, who offered him a best boy role in London. That collaboration became a long-standing professional relationship, spanning over 20 feature films. Throu...

Production

2021

Locked Down

as Gaffer

2004

2022

Morbius

as Gaffer

2023

2023

Poison

as Gaffer

2016

Bastille Day

as Gaffer

2020

Dolittle

as Gaffer

2013

Kick-Ass 2

as Gaffer

2024

Speak No Evil

as Gaffer

2017

The Mummy

as Gaffer

2008

Easy Virtue

as Gaffer

2012

2005

Revolver

as Gaffer

2022

The 355

as Gaffer

2018

Patient Zero

as Gaffer

2019

2008

The 39 Steps

as Gaffer

2011

Foster

as Gaffer

2025

Nuremberg

as Gaffer

2018

2017

War Machine

as Gaffer

2016

The BFG

as Gaffer

2015

Bill

as Gaffer

2015

Woman in Gold

as Gaffer

2014

Good People

as Rigging Gaffer

2013

Diana

as Rigging Gaffer

2011

2010

London Boulevard

as Rigging Gaffer

2009

2007

Broken Thread

as Gaffer

2007

St Trinian's

as Gaffer

2006

Penelope

as Gaffer

2005

Man to Man

as Best Boy Electric

2004

Piccadilly Jim

as Best Boy Electric

2003

Young Adam

as Rigging Gaffer

2002

2002

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

as Generator Operator

2002

2001

Large

as Electrician

2001

Last Legs

as Gaffer

2001

Strictly Sinatra

as Generator Operator

2001

Late Night Shopping

as Generator Operator

1999

Gregory's Two Girls

as Generator Operator

1998

Postmortem

as Electrician

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