Russell Carpenter

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-12-09 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Van Nuys, California, USA

Russell Carpenter

Biography

Russell Paul Carpenter, ASC (born December 9, 1950) is an American cinematographer and photographer, known for collaborating with directors James Cameron, Robert Luketic, and McG. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1997 Best Picture-winning film Titanic. Much of his work has been in blockbuster films, including Hard Target (1993), True Lies (1994), Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Ant-Man (2015), and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). His documentary cinematography includes George Harrison: Living in the Material World, directed by Martin Scorsese. It earned six nominations at...

Production

1997

Titanic

as Director of Photography

1993

Hard Target

as Director of Photography

2000

Charlie's Angels

as Director of Photography

2005

Monster-in-Law

as Director of Photography

1992

Solar Crisis

as Director of Photography

1992

The Lawnmower Man

as Director of Photography

1992

Pet Sematary II

as Director of Photography

1995

The Indian in the Cupboard

as Director of Photography

2008

21

as Director of Photography

2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

as Director of Photography

2001

Shallow Hal

as Director of Photography

2011

A Little Bit of Heaven

as Director of Photography

1998

The Negotiator

as Director of Photography

2007

Awake

as Director of Photography

1984

Sole Survivor

as Director of Photography

1994

True Lies

as Director of Photography

1997

Ghosts

as Director of Photography

2013

Jobs

as Director of Photography

2007

Lucifer

as Director of Photography

2015

Return to Sender

as Director of Photography

2019

Noelle

as Director of Photography

2004

Noel

as Director of Photography

2014

Beyond the Reach

as Director of Photography

2009

The Ugly Truth

as Director of Photography

2010

Killers

as Director of Photography

2016

Better Off Single

as Executive Producer

2015

Ant-Man

as Director of Photography

2012

This Means War

as Director of Photography

1988

Cameron's Closet

as Director of Photography

1994

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

as Director of Photography

2015

Parched

as Director of Photography

2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

as Director of Photography

1997

Money Talks

as Director of Photography

1988

Lady in White

as Director of Photography

1989

The Wizard of Speed and Time

as Director of Photography

2022

Avatar: The Way of Water

as Director of Photography

2025

Avatar: Fire and Ash

as Director of Photography

1989

Puppet Master

as Additional Photography

1991

The Perfect Weapon

as Director of Photography

1990

Death Warrant

as Director of Photography

1986

Critters

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1988

Critters 2

as Director of Photography

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The Last Resort

as Director of Photography

1985

The Lemon Grove Incident

as Cinematography

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