About
John Toll
Overview
John Toll, ASC (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer and television producer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart respectively, and has also won numerous BAFTA, ASC, and Satellite Awards. He has collaborated with several noteworthy directors, including Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, John Madden, The Wachowskis, and Ang Lee.
Outside film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of Emmy Award-winning drama series Breaking Bad, and has served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix original series Sense8 by the Wachowskis, on which he also got executive producing credit in its second season.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2007 | The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
Directing |
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| 2012 | The 'E.T.' Journals | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Camera |
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| 2023 | 80 for Brady | Camera | Director of Photography | 60 Fair |
| 2021 | The Matrix Resurrections | Camera | Director of Photography | 63 Fair |
| 2019 | Harriet | Camera | Director of Photography | 67 Fair |
| 2016 | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Jupiter Ascending | Camera | Director of Photography | 54 Average |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Camera | Director of Photography | 69 Fair |
| 2012 | Cloud Atlas | Camera | Director of Photography | 68 Fair |
| 2012 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Camera | Director of Photography | 66 Fair |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | Camera | Director of Photography | 67 Fair |
| 2009 | It's Complicated | Camera | Director of Photography | 63 Fair |
| 2008 | Gimme Shelter | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | The Burning Plain | Camera | Additional Director of Photography | 62 Fair |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Camera | Director of Photography | 66 Fair |
| 2008 | Wanted | Camera | Additional Photography | 64 Fair |
| 2008 | Shine a Light | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2007 | Gone Baby Gone | Camera | Director of Photography | 71 Good |
| 2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter | Camera | Director of Photography | 57 Average |
| 2007 | Seraphim Falls | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2005 | Elizabethtown | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Camera | Director of Photography | 74 Good |
| 2002 | Orange County | Camera | Additional Photography | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky | Camera | Director of Photography | 67 Fair |
| 2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Camera | Director of Photography | 72 Good |
| 1999 | Simpatico | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Camera | Director of Photography | 72 Good |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Camera | Director of Photography | 66 Fair |
| 1996 | Jack | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 1995 | Braveheart | Camera | Director of Photography | 78 Good |
| 1994 | Legends of the Fall | Camera | Director of Photography | 71 Good |
| 1992 | Wind | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Always | Camera | Additional Photography | 61 Fair |
| 1989 | Blaze | Camera | Second Unit Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Tequila Sunrise | Camera | Second Unit Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1987 | The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Camera | Camera Operator | 60 Fair |
| 1985 | The Beach Boys: An American Band | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Sweet Dreams | Camera | Camera Operator | 59 Average |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Camera | Camera Operator | 60 Fair |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Camera | Camera Operator | 62 Fair |
| 1981 | Zorro, The Gay Blade | Camera | Camera Operator | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Bustin' Loose | Camera | Camera Operator | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Urban Cowboy | Camera | Camera Operator | 60 Fair |
| 1978 | FM | Camera | Camera Operator | 59 Average |
| 1972 | The Hoax | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 1971 | The Young Graduates | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
Crew |
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| 2016 | Sense8: A Christmas Special | Crew | Cinematography | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Bustin' Loose | Crew | Second Unit | 59 Average |