About

Known credits:
44
Birthday:
1950-12-09
Place of birth:
Van Nuys, California, USA
Website:
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Russell Carpenter

Overview

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 the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming for the cinematography team.

In 2018, Carpenter received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Known for

Production
2016 Better Off Single Production Executive Producer 58
Average

Camera
2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2022 Avatar: The Way of Water Camera Director of Photography 75
Good
2019 Noelle Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
2017 xXx: Return of Xander Cage Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2015 Parched Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2015 Ant-Man Camera Director of Photography 70
Good
2015 Return to Sender Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2014 Beyond the Reach Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2013 Jobs Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2012 This Means War Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2011 A Little Bit of Heaven Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2010 Killers Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2009 The Ugly Truth Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
2008 21 Camera Director of Photography 66
Fair
2007 Awake Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
2007 Lucifer Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2005 Monster-in-Law Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2004 Noel Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Camera Director of Photography 55
Average
2001 Shallow Hal Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2000 Charlie's Angels Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1998 The Negotiator Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
1997 Titanic Camera Director of Photography 78
Good
1997 Ghosts Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
1997 Money Talks Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1996 T2 3-D: Battle Across Time Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1995 The Indian in the Cupboard Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1994 Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
1994 True Lies Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
1993 Hard Target Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1992 Pet Sematary II Camera Director of Photography 56
Average
1992 Solar Crisis Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1992 The Lawnmower Man Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
1991 The Perfect Weapon Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1990 Death Warrant Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1989 Puppet Master Camera Additional Photography 58
Average
1989 The Wizard of Speed and Time Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1988 Cameron's Closet Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1988 Critters 2 Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1988 Lady in White Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1986 Critters Camera Additional Photography 62
Fair
1984 Sole Survivor Camera Director of Photography 58
Average

Crew
Guilty Crew Cinematography N/A
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