John Seale

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-10-05 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Warwick, Queensland, Australia

John Seale

Biography

John Clement Seale AM ACS ASC (born 5 October 1942) is an Australian cinematographer. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and an American Society of Cinematographers Award. Seale started his career collaborating with director Peter Weir as both a camera operator and director of photography, gaining a reputation as one of Australia's leading cinematographers. He then earned international prominence working with directors such as Anthony Minghella, Wolfgang Petersen, Ron Howard, Sydney Pollack, and George Miller. Seale received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The English Patient (1996). ...

Production

1989

Dead Poets Society

as Director of Photography

1988

Rain Man

as Director of Photography

1996

The English Patient

as Director of Photography

1999

The Talented Mr. Ripley

as Director of Photography

2006

Poseidon

as Director of Photography

2003

Cold Mountain

as Director of Photography

2001

1998

City of Angels

as Director of Photography

2004

Spanglish

as Director of Photography

1995

Beyond Rangoon

as Director of Photography

1986

Children of a Lesser God

as Director of Photography

1992

Lorenzo's Oil

as Director of Photography

1988

Gorillas in the Mist

as Director of Photography

2000

The Perfect Storm

as Director of Photography

1987

Stakeout

as Director of Photography

1986

The Mosquito Coast

as Director of Photography

2003

Dreamcatcher

as Director of Photography

1994

The Paper

as Director of Photography

1995

The American President

as Director of Photography

1985

Witness

as Director of Photography

1986

The Hitcher

as Director of Photography

1996

The English Patient

as Camera Operator

1983

BMX Bandits

as Director of Photography

1995

Beyond Rangoon

as Camera Operator

1983

Goodbye Paradise

as Director of Photography

1980

That Dangerous Summer

as Director of Photography

1979

Dawn!

as Camera Operator

1982

The Year of Living Dangerously

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1981

The Survivor

as Director of Photography

2010

The Tourist

as Director of Photography

1991

1983

1980

Fatty Finn

as Director of Photography

2015

Mad Max: Fury Road

as Director of Photography

1999

At First Sight

as Director of Photography

2010

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

as Director of Photography

1993

The Firm

as Director of Photography

1975

Picnic at Hanging Rock

as Camera Operator

1981

Doctors & Nurses

as Cinematography

1996

Ghosts of Mississippi

as Director of Photography

1991

The Doctor

as Director of Photography

1976

Deathcheaters

as Director of Photography

2000

Final Destination

as First Assistant Camera

2010

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

as First Assistant "B" Camera

2010

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

as First Assistant "B" Camera

1975

The Man from Hong Kong

as Additional Photography

1999

The Talented Mr. Ripley

as "A" Camera Operator

2001

Replicant

as First Assistant Camera

1985

The Empty Beach

as Director of Photography

1984

Silver City

as Cinematography

1977

Born to Run

as Camera Operator

2022

Three Thousand Years of Longing

as Director of Photography

1978

Money Movers

as Camera Operator

2010

Betwixt

as First Assistant Camera

1977

The Last Wave

as Camera Operator

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