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Brett Pawlak

Known For
Camera

Known Credits
1

Gender
Male

Birthday
October 25, 1982 (43 years old)

Place of Birth
Castaic, California, USA

Brett Pawlak

Biography

Brett Pawlak is an American cinematographer known for his work on independent and mainstream films. A frequent collaborator of director Destin Daniel Cretton, he gained recognition for his cinematography on Short Term 12 (2013), where he used handheld camerawork and natural lighting to create a realistic aesthetic.

In 2016, he served as the cinematographer for the pilot episode of This Is Us, establishing the show's visual style. Pawlak later reunited with Cretton for Just Mercy (2019), which featured a character-driven cinematographic approach. In 2023, he was announced as the director of photography for Marvel Studios' Wonder Man.

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Known For

Camera

2026Spider-Man: Brand New Day...Director of Photography
2026He Bled Neon...Director of Photography
2026Wonder Man...Director of Photography
2023American Born Chinese...Director of Photography
2022A Jazzman's Blues...Director of Photography
2022Echoes...Director of Photography
2020NEXT...Director of Photography
2020The 24th...Director of Photography
2019Just Mercy...Director of Photography
2018Instant Family...Director of Photography
2018Life Itself...Director of Photography
2018End of the Line...Director of Photography
2017Unicorn Store...Director of Photography
2017The Glass Castle...Director of Photography
2017MDMA...Director of Photography
2017It's Been Like a Year...Director of Photography
2016All We Had...Director of Photography
2016Max Steel...Director of Photography
2016This Is Us...Director of Photography
2016REM...Additional Director of Photography
2016The Meddler...Director of Photography
2015The Wannabe...Director of Photography
2015We Are Your Friends...Director of Photography
2015Maggie...Second Unit Director of Photography
2014GirlHouse...Additional Director of Photography
2014Hellion...Director of Photography
2013Short Term 12...Director of Photography
2013The Final Moments of Karl Brant...Director of Photography
2013I Am Not a Hipster...Director of Photography
2012Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn...Director of Photography
2011Pretty Tough...Director of Photography
2009Poker Run...First Assistant Camera
2009Call Back...Camera Operator
2008Short Term 12...Director of Photography
2008Watercolors...Best Boy Grip
2008Watercolors...Dolly Grip
2008A Simple Promise...Grip
2008Passed the Door of Darkness...Dolly Grip
2007Redrum...Grip
2007Days of Darkness...Second Unit Director of Photography
2007Ripple Effect...Key Grip
2006Holla...Grip
2005Markings...Assistant Camera
The Loneliest Road in America...Camera Operator

Crew

2014Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes...Thanks

Acting

2014Short Term 12: Behind the Scenesas Self