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Simon Duggan

Overview

Simon Duggan, ASC, ACS, is a New Zealand-Australian cinematographer. His body of work includes collaborations with directors like Baz Luhrmann, Alex Proyas, Mel Gibson, Greg McLean, and George Miller. He has won the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography twice, for The Great Gatsby (2013) and Hacksaw Ridge (2016).

Duggan started his career off in Australia at Ross Wood Film Studios. His first feature film was 1998's The Interview, starring Hugo Weaving. Duggan frequently worked with Alex Proyas and Len Wiseman, acting as cinematographer on their films Garage Days, I, Robot, Underworld: Evolution, Live Free or Die Hard, and Knowing. Other credits include The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Killer Elite.

Duggan was director of photography on Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby. This was Luhrmann's first experience filming with 3D.

After The Great Gatsby, Duggan worked on 300: Rise of an Empire, Duncan Jones' Warcraft, and Hacksaw Ridge, which marked Mel Gibson's return to directing after 2006's Apocalypto.

Duggan was invited as a member to the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1989 and the American Society of Cinematographers in 2022.

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Known for

Camera

2024 Territory Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
2024 The Exorcism Camera Director of Photography 55
Average
2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Camera Director of Photography 73
Good
2022 Disenchanted Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
2019 Isn't It Romantic Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2017 The Lego Ninjago Movie Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Camera Director of Photography 81
Very good
2016 Warcraft Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
2014 300: Rise of an Empire Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2013 The Great Gatsby Camera Director of Photography 73
Good
2011 Killer Elite Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
2009 Knowing Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2008 Restraint Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Camera Director of Photography 55
Average
2007 Live Free or Die Hard Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
2006 Underworld: Evolution Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
2004 I, Robot Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
1998 The Interview Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair

Crew

2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Crew Cinematography 55
Average
2002 Garage Days Crew Cinematography 58
Average
2001 Risk Crew Cinematography 58
Average