Barry Ackroyd

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Barry Ackroyd

Camera 72 May 12, 1954

Manchester, England, UK

Barry Ackroyd (born 12 May 1954) is an English cinematographer and director. Ackroyd has frequently worked with directors Ken Loach and Paul Greengrass. He worked on Kathryn Bigel…

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The Big Short

The Big Short

7.4 2015 Movie
Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips

7.5 2013 Movie
Jason Bourne

Jason Bourne

6.4 2016 Movie
The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

7.2 2008 Movie
The Old Guard

The Old Guard

7.1 2020 Movie
Bombshell

Bombshell

6.8 2019 Movie
Green Zone

Green Zone

6.5 2010 Movie
Contraband

Contraband

6.3 2012 Movie
Detroit

Detroit

7.2 2017 Movie
Outlaw King

Outlaw King

6.8 2018 Movie
United 93

United 93

7.1 2006 Movie
A House of Dynamite

A House of Dynamite

6.4 2025 Movie

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Barry Ackroyd (born 12 May 1954) is an English cinematographer and director. Ackroyd has frequently worked with directors Ken Loach and Paul Greengrass. He worked on Kathryn Bigelow's 2008 war film, The Hurt Locker, and with Greengrass on the critically acclaimed 2013 biographical thriller Captain Phillips, the former earning him a BAFTA Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. In 2014, Ackroyd became the president of the British Society of Cinematographers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Ackroyd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    A House of Dynamite

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2025
    The Old Guard 2

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2024
    The Sympathizer

    TV show Director of Photography

  4. 2022
    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2022
    Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2021
    Sweet Girl

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2020
    The Old Guard

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2019
    Bombshell

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2018
    Outlaw King

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2017
    Detroit

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2017
    The Last Face

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2016
    Jason Bourne

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2016
    The Nest

    Movie Cafe Regular

  14. 2015
    The Big Short

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2015
    Dark Places

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2014
    Capturing Captain Phillips

    Movie Self

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  1. 2013
    Captain Phillips

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2013
    Parkland

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2013
    Dr. Easy

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2012
    The Newsroom

    TV show Camera Operator

  5. 2012
    The Angels' Share

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2012
    Contraband

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2011
    Coriolanus

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2010
    The Special Relationship

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2010
    Green Zone

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2009
    Looking for Eric

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2008
    The Hurt Locker

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2007
    Battle in Seattle

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2007
    British Film Forever

    TV show

  14. 2006
    The Wind That Shakes the Barley

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2006
    United 93

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2006
    Carry On Ken

    Movie

  17. 2005
    Gideon's Daughter

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 2005
    Love + Hate

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 2005
    Friends & Crocodiles

    Movie Cinematography

  20. 2004
    Ae Fond Kiss...

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 2003
    The Immortals

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 2003
    Eroica

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 2003
    Concert for George

    Movie Camera Operator

  24. 2003
    The Lost Prince

    TV show Director of Photography