Simon Duggan

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Simon Duggan

Camera 67 May 13, 1959

Wellington, New Zealand

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 McLea…

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Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge

8.2 2016 Movie
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

7.3 2013 Movie
I, Robot

I, Robot

7.0 2004 Movie
Warcraft

Warcraft

6.4 2016 Movie
300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire

6.1 2014 Movie
Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

6.6 2007 Movie
Knowing

Knowing

6.3 2009 Movie
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

7.4 2024 Movie
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

5.5 2008 Movie
Underworld: Evolution

Underworld: Evolution

6.6 2006 Movie
Isn't It Romantic

Isn't It Romantic

6.2 2019 Movie
Killer Elite

Killer Elite

6.3 2011 Movie

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Duggan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Practical Magic 2

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2024
    Territory

    TV show Director of Photography

  3. 2024
    Highway to Valhalla: In Pursuit of Furiosa

    Movie Self

  4. 2024
    The Exorcism

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2024
    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2022
    Disenchanted

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2019
    Isn't It Romantic

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2017
    The Lego Ninjago Movie

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2016
    Hacksaw Ridge

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2016
    Warcraft

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2014
    300: Rise of an Empire

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2013
    The Great Gatsby

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2011
    Killer Elite

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2009
    Knowing

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2008
    Restraint

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2008
    The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

    Movie Director of Photography

More credits
  1. 2007
    Live Free or Die Hard

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2006
    Underworld: Evolution

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2004
    I, Robot

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2002
    Garage Days

    Movie Cinematography

  5. 2001
    Risk

    Movie Cinematography

  6. 1998
    The Interview

    Movie Director of Photography