Sean Bobbitt

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-11-29 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Sean Bobbitt

Biography

A frequent collaborator with director Steve McQueen for both film and art installation projects, Sean Bobbitt gained international acclaim working with the director on his debut feature, Hunger, starring Michael Fassbender. The film was awarded the Camera d’Or at Cannes and earned Bobbitt a British Independent Film Award (BIFA) for Technical Achievement. Subsequently, he collaborated with McQueen on Shame—which earned Bobbitt another BIFA Award nomination and a European Film Award for Best Cinematography—followed by the critically acclaimed, Academy Award winner, 12 Years a Slave, which garnered award nominations for Best Cinematography fro...

Acting

2024

Production

2008

Hunger

as Director of Photography

2020

The Courier

as Director of Photography

2002

Summer Things

as Director of Photography

2023

The Marvels

as Director of Photography

2020

The Rhythm Section

as "A" Camera Operator

2011

Hysteria

as Director of Photography

2013

12 Years a Slave

as Director of Photography

2013

The Place Beyond the Pines

as Director of Photography

2013

Oldboy

as Director of Photography

2010

The Killer Inside Me

as Additional Director of Photography

2013

12 Years a Slave

as Camera Operator

2013

Byzantium

as Camera Operator

2015

Rock the Kasbah

as Director of Photography

2011

Shame

as Director of Photography

2007

The Baker

as Director of Photography

2002

Lawless Heart

as Director of Photography

2006

United 93

as Second Unit Cinematographer

1999

Wonderland

as Director of Photography

2002

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

as Cinematography

2013

Byzantium

as Director of Photography

2017

Stronger

as Director of Photography

2003

Chunky Monkey

as Cinematography

2025

Hedda

as Director of Photography

2014

Kill the Messenger

as Cinematography

2012

Everyday

as Director of Photography

2018

On Chesil Beach

as Director of Photography

2016

Queen of Katwe

as Director of Photography

2007

Weddings and Beheadings

as Director of Photography

2020

The Rhythm Section

as Director of Photography

2007

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

as Director of Photography

2018

Widows

as Director of Photography

2021

Judas and the Black Messiah

as Director of Photography

2009

Static

as Director of Photography

2002

Western Deep

as Director of Photography

2004

Charlotte

as Director of Photography

2001

Dog

as Director of Photography

2007

The Situation

as Director of Photography

2026

28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple

as Director of Photography

2010

Africa United

as Director of Photography

2008

The Things I Haven't Told You

as Director of Photography

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