About

Known credits:
52
Birthday:
1956-01-01
Place of birth:
Sydney, Australia
Website:
N/A

Andrew Lesnie

Overview

Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC was an Australian cinematographer. He was best known as the cinematographer for The Lord of the Rings trilogy and its prequel The Hobbit trilogy, both directed by New Zealand director Peter Jackson.

Known for

Acting

2006 The Two Towers: Behind the Scenes Actor Self N/A
N/A
2003 The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision Actor Self 59
Average
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Actor Corsair of Umbar (uncredited) 84
Very good
2003 The Long and Short of It Actor Grizzled Painter 59
Average
2002 New Zealand as Middle Earth Actor director of photography N/A
N/A
2002 The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring Actor Self 59
Average
2001 A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' Actor Self 59
Average
1985 Unfinished Business Actor Telegraph Boy 58
Average

Camera

2014 The Water Diviner Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Camera Director of Photography 72
Good
2014 Healing Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Camera Director of Photography 75
Good
2013 The Turning Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Camera Director of Photography 73
Good
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Camera Director of Photography 72
Good
2010 The Last Airbender Camera Director of Photography 47
Bad
2009 The Lovely Bones Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
2009 Bran Nue Dae Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2008 Shine a Light Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2007 I Am Legend Camera Director of Photography 71
Good
2006 Happy Feet Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2005 King Kong Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
2004 Love's Brother Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Camera Director of Photography 84
Very good
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Camera Director of Photography 83
Very good
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Camera Director of Photography 83
Very good
1999 The Sugar Factory Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1998 Babe: Pig in the City Camera Director of Photography 56
Average
1997 Doing Time for Patsy Cline Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1996 Two If by Sea Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
1995 Babe Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1994 Fatal Past Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1994 Spider and Rose Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1994 Spider and Rose Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1993 Temptation of a Monk Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1992 Daydream Believer Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1990 The Shrimp on the Barbie Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1989 The Delinquents Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
1989 The Delinquents Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
1989 Boys in the Island Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1988 Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1988 Around the World in Eighty Ways Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 58
Average
1987 Dark Age Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1987 Australian Dream Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1986 Cyclone Tracy Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1986 Fair Game Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1985 Fantasy Man Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1982 Dead Easy Camera Focus Puller 59
Average
1982 Early Frost Camera Additional Photography 58
Average
1981 The Killing of Angel Street Camera Clapper Loader 59
Average
1980 The Comeback Camera Director of Photography 59
Average