Alexander Witt

DirectorDirectingCinematographerActor Apr 10 (age 73) Santiago, Chile 1979–2024 (45 year career)

6.5 avg rating

Biography

Alexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean Hollywood filmmaker who has worked mostly as a camera operator and second unit director. His feature directorial debut came in 2004 with Resident Evil: Apocalypse, based on the popular Capcom video game series. Witt also became the 2nd unit director on the James Bond movie Casino Royale in 2006. From a 2004 interview on IGN, he says this about his history: "I was born in Chile, the third generation of Germans there. And, we moved to Mexico, from Mexico…

Known For

Film

Avengers: Infinity War

Second Unit Director

Film

Gladiator

Second Unit Director

Film

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Second Unit Director

Film

Casino Royale

Second Unit Director

Film

Skyfall

Second Unit Director

Film

X-Men: First Class

Second Unit Director

Film

The Bourne Identity

Second Unit Director

Film

American Gangster

Second Unit Director

Filmography

Acting (8)

Movies (8)

James Bond in the Bahamas

2008

Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse

as Self

James Bond: For Real

as Self

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

2004

as Umbrella Sniper (uncredited)

6.4

Corporate Malfeasance

2004

as Self

Game Babes

2004

as Self

6.0

Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated

2004

as Self

5.1

Inspector Gadget

1999

as Wet, Green Businessman

4.5

Crew (95)

Movies (95)

Sayen: The Huntress

Director

Fast X

Second Unit Director

Fast X

Second Unit Director of Photography

Ferrari

Second Unit Director

Ferrari

Second Unit Director of Photography

Sayen

Director

Sayen: Desert Road

Director

No Time to Die

Second Unit Director

No Time to Die

Second Unit Director of Photography

Jungle Cruise

Second Unit Director

Jungle Cruise

Second Unit Director of Photography

7.3

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

Second Unit Director

8.2

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

Second Unit Director of Photography

Bird Box

Second Unit Director

Bird Box

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.8

First They Killed My Father

2017

Second Unit Director of Photography

Terminator Genisys

Second Unit Director

Terminator Genisys

Second Unit Director of Photography

Cinderella

Second Unit Director

Cinderella

Second Unit Director of Photography

Spectre

Second Unit Director

Spectre

Second Unit Director of Photography

Hercules

Second Unit Director

Hercules

Second Unit Director of Photography

5.8

Kick

2014

Director of Photography

Skyfall

Second Unit Director

Skyfall

Second Unit Director of Photography

Safe House

Second Unit Director

Safe House

Second Unit Director of Photography

Fast Five

Second Unit Director

Fast Five

Second Unit Director of Photography

X-Men: First Class

Second Unit Director

X-Men: First Class

Second Unit Director of Photography

The Town

Second Unit Director

The Town

Second Unit Director of Photography

Robin Hood

Second Unit Director

Robin Hood

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.4

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Second Unit Director

6.3

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

Second Unit Director

6.4

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.4

Body of Lies

2008

Director of Photography

Fool's Gold

Second Unit Director

American Gangster

Second Unit Director

Casino Royale

Second Unit Director

Casino Royale

Second Unit Director of Photography

She's the Man

Second Unit Director

Æon Flux

Second Unit Director

Hidalgo

Second Unit Director

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

2004

Director

6.4

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

Second Unit Director

7.8

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

Second Unit Director of Photography

Daredevil

Second Unit Director

Daredevil

Second Unit Director of Photography

The Italian Job

Second Unit Director

xXx

Second Unit Director

xXx

Second Unit Director of Photography

The Bourne Identity

Second Unit Director

The Bourne Identity

Second Unit Director of Photography

Black Hawk Down

Second Unit Director

Hannibal

Second Unit Director

Hannibal

Second Unit Director of Photography

Gladiator

Second Unit Director

Gladiator

Second Unit Director of Photography

8.2

Remember the Titans

2000

Second Unit Director of Photography

Inspector Gadget

Second Unit Director

Forces of Nature

Second Unit Director

Forces of Nature

Second Unit Director of Photography

5.5

The Postman

1997

Second Unit Director

6.3

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997

Second Unit Director

4.6

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997

Second Unit Director of Photography

Twister

Second Unit Director

Twister

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.5

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

1995

Additional Photography

Money Train

Second Unit Director

Money Train

Second Unit Director of Photography

5.9

Just Cause

1995

Second Unit Director of Photography

Speed

Second Unit Director

Short Cuts

Camera Operator

Lethal Weapon 3

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.7

Chaplin

1992

Second Unit Director of Photography

7.4

Thelma & Louise

1991

Camera Operator

7.6

The Hunt for Red October

1990

Second Unit Director of Photography

7.4

Always

1989

Second Unit Director of Photography

Black Rain

Camera Operator

The Boost

Camera Operator

Who's That Girl

Camera Operator

The Boss' Wife

Camera Operator

The Jewel of the Nile

1985

Second Unit Director of Photography

Pope John Paul II

"B" Camera Operator

Cujo

First Assistant Camera

6.2

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982

Camera Operator

2.7

Night of Destiny

1981

Director of Photography

The Third Generation

1979

Assistant Camera

5.9

Feathering the Wind

Director