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Russell Carpenter

Known For
Camera

Known Credits
3

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 9, 1950 (75 years old)

Place of Birth
Van Nuys, California, USA

Russell Carpenter

Biography

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

Camera

2025Avatar: Fire and Ash...Director of Photography
2022Avatar: The Way of Water...Director of Photography
2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness...Additional Director of Photography
2019Noelle...Director of Photography
2017xXx: Return of Xander Cage...Director of Photography
2015Parched...Director of Photography
2015Ant-Man...Director of Photography
2015Return to Sender...Director of Photography
2014Beyond the Reach...Director of Photography
2013Jobs...Director of Photography
2012This Means War...Director of Photography
2011George Harrison: Living in the Material World...Director of Photography
2011A Little Bit of Heaven...Director of Photography
2010Killers...Director of Photography
2009The Ugly Truth...Director of Photography
200821...Director of Photography
2007Awake...Director of Photography
2007Lucifer...Director of Photography
2005Monster-in-Law...Director of Photography
2004Noel...Director of Photography
2003Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle...Director of Photography
2001Shallow Hal...Director of Photography
2000Charlie's Angels...Director of Photography
1998The Negotiator...Director of Photography
1997Titanic...Director of Photography
1997Ghosts...Director of Photography
1997Money Talks...Director of Photography
1995The Indian in the Cupboard...Director of Photography
1994Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman...Director of Photography
1994True Lies...Director of Photography
1993Hard Target...Director of Photography
1992Pet Sematary II...Director of Photography
1992Solar Crisis...Director of Photography
1992The Lawnmower Man...Director of Photography
1991The Perfect Weapon...Director of Photography
1990Death Warrant...Director of Photography
1989Puppetmaster...Additional Photography
1989The Wizard of Speed and Time...Director of Photography
1988Cameron's Closet...Director of Photography
1988Critters 2...Director of Photography
1988Lady in White...Director of Photography
1986Critters...Second Unit Director of Photography
1984Sole Survivor...Director of Photography
The Last Resort...Director of Photography

Production

2016Better Off Single...Executive Producer

Crew

1985The Lemon Grove Incident...Cinematography

Acting

2001Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Upas Self
2001Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effectsas Self
1992HBO First Lookas Self