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Roger Deakins

1949 - Today

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Sir Roger Alexander Deakins ASC, BSC (born 24 May 1949) is an English cinematographer. Often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential cinematographers in the history of cinema, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography. He has collaborated multiple times with directors such as the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve. His best-known works include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Fargo (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Roger Deakins is the 603rd most popular film director (down from 534th in 2024), the 2,516th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,968th in 2019) and the 47th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roger Deakins ranks 603 out of 2,041. Before him are Ernest B. Schoedsack, Gérard Krawczyk, Ildikó Enyedi, Aleksandr Ptushko, Robert Mulligan, and Kaneto Shindo. After him are Burt Kennedy, Robert Surtees, Les Kurbas, Yuri Norstein, Genndy Tartakovsky, and John Badham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Roger Deakins ranks 258. Before him are Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, John Illsley, Dado Topić, Michael Richards, Agostina Belli, and Jim Carroll. After him are Sabine Azéma, William Forsythe, Ibrahim Mahlab, Alan Lancaster, Mustafa Denizli, and Bruno Kirby.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Deakins ranks 2,517 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Robinson (1979), John Fastolf (1380), Madge Syers (1881), Josephine Tey (1896), Robert Whitehead (1823), and Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield (1950). After him are Tom Felton (1987), Henry Roscoe (1833), Bill Roberts (1912), Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840), Solomon (1902), and Sylvia Pankhurst (1882).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Roger Deakins ranks 47. Before him are Nicolas Roeg (1928), Peter Yates (1929), Derek Jarman (1942), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), Hugh Hudson (1936), and Ken Annakin (1914). After him are John Badham (1939), Lewis Gilbert (1920), Anthony Asquith (1902), John Madden (1949), Sally Potter (1949), and James Whale (1889).

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