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Newton Thomas Sigel

Overview

Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC (born August 1955; sometimes credited as Tom Sigel) is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with director Bryan Singer on films like The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, and the X-Men film franchise. He has also worked with filmmakers like Haskell Wexler, Mike Newell, David O. Russell, Terry Gilliam, Alan Ball, Robert Redford, and Nicolas Winding Refn. He is a BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, Critics' Choice Award, and Satellite Award nominee.

Sigel was born in Detroit, Michigan, and studied painting in New York City, becoming an artist-in-residence at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He began his career working with experimental filmmaker Kenneth Anger as a camera operator. Becoming a documentary filmmaker, he shot a number of projects, including El Salvador: Another Vietnam, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. His photography caught the attention of DP Haskell Wexler, and the two spent several years developing what would become the 1985 film Latino, his first feature film as director of photography.

Sigel worked mostly on television films and as a second unit DP throughout the 1980s before shooting the comedy film Rude Awakening. He regularly served under Robert Richardson on films like Platoon and The Doors. Starting with The Usual Suspects, he has become the regular cinematographer of director Bryan Singer.

Sigel is Jewish and married to Lisa Chang. His father, Irving Sigel, was a psychologist who worked for the Educational Testing Service. His mother, Roberta Sigel, was a professor at Rutgers who studied gender and politics.

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Known for

Acting

2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light Actor Self 59
Average

Directing

2005 The Big Empty Directing Director 59
Average
2002 Point of Origin Directing Director 59
Average
1987 Vandemonium Plus Directing Director N/A
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1986 Real Life Directing Director N/A
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1983 When the Mountains Tremble Directing Director 59
Average

Writing

2005 The Big Empty Writing Writer 59
Average

Production

2023 Citadel Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2005 The Big Empty Production Producer 59
Average

Camera

2023 Candy Cane Lane Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2022 Dog Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
2021 Cherry Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
2020 Da 5 Bloods Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
2020 Extraction Camera Director of Photography 71
Good
2018 Bohemian Rhapsody Camera Director of Photography 79
Good
2017 Marshall Camera Director of Photography 66
Fair
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
2016 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2014 Seventh Son Camera Director of Photography 55
Average
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past Camera Director of Photography 74
Good
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2013 Movie 43 Camera Director of Photography 48
Bad
2011 Drive Camera Director of Photography 75
Good
2011 The Conspirator Camera Camera Operator 61
Fair
2011 The Conspirator Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2010 Frankie & Alice Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2010 Leap Year Camera Director of Photography 66
Fair
2008 Valkyrie Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
2008 Towelhead Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2008 Leatherheads Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2006 Superman Returns Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
2005 The Brothers Grimm Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2005 The Big Empty Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2003 X2 Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
2001 Ambush Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2000 X-Men Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
1999 Three Kings Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
1999 Brokedown Palace Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1998 Apt Pupil Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1998 Fallen Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
1996 Blood and Wine Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1996 The Trigger Effect Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1996 Foxfire Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1995 The Usual Suspects Camera Director of Photography 80
Very good
1994 Blankman Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
1994 A Time to Heal Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1993 Money for Nothing Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1993 Daybreak Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1993 Indian Summer Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1992 Into the West Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1992 Crossing the Bridge Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1991 Salmonberries Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1991 Murder in High Places Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1990 A Promise to Keep Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1990 Turner & Hooch Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1990 Challenger Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1990 Rock Hudson Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1989 Rude Awakening Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1989 Roe vs. Wade Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1988 Perfect People Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1987 Doll Day Afternoon Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1987 Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1987 Matewan Camera Second Unit Director of Photography 61
Fair
1985 Latino Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1983 When the Mountains Tremble Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1983 Atomic Artist Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1982 La operación Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1981 El Salvador: Another Vietnam Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1979 The Heart of Loisaida Camera Camera Operator N/A
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Crew

1980 We Are the Guinea Pigs Crew Cinematography N/A
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