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Barry Ackroyd

Barry Ackroyd

CinematographerActorCrewDirector May 12 (age 71) Manchester, England, UK 1984–2025 (41 year career)
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Biography

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 ab…

Known For

The Big Short
Film

The Big Short

Director of Photography
Captain Phillips
Film

Captain Phillips

Director of Photography
The Hurt Locker
Film

The Hurt Locker

Director of Photography
The Old Guard
Film

The Old Guard

Director of Photography
Jason Bourne
Film

Jason Bourne

Director of Photography
Bombshell
Film

Bombshell

Camera Operator
Detroit
Film

Detroit

Director of Photography
The Newsroom
Film

The Newsroom

Camera Operator

Filmography

Crew (73)

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Movies (70)

The Old Guard 2

The Old Guard 2

2025

Director of Photography

5.9
A House of Dynamite

A House of Dynamite

2025

"A" Camera Operator

6.4
A House of Dynamite

A House of Dynamite

2025

Director of Photography

6.4
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022

Director of Photography

7.0
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather

Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather

2022

Director of Photography

Sweet Girl

Sweet Girl

2021

Director of Photography

6.6
The Old Guard

The Old Guard

2020

Director of Photography

7.1
Bombshell

Bombshell

2019

Camera Operator

6.8
Bombshell

Bombshell

2019

Director of Photography

6.8
Outlaw King

Outlaw King

2018

Director of Photography

6.8
Detroit

Detroit

2017

Director of Photography

7.3
The Last Face

The Last Face

2017

Director of Photography

5.6
Jason Bourne

Jason Bourne

2016

Director of Photography

6.4
The Big Short

The Big Short

2015

Director of Photography

7.4
Dark Places

Dark Places

2015

Director of Photography

5.9
Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips

2013

Director of Photography

7.5
Parkland

Parkland

2013

Director of Photography

6.3
Dr. Easy

Dr. Easy

2013

Director of Photography

6.2
Contraband

Contraband

2012

Director of Photography

6.3
The Angels' Share

The Angels' Share

2012

Director of Photography

6.9
Coriolanus

Coriolanus

2011

Director of Photography

5.8
Green Zone

Green Zone

2010

Camera Operator

6.5
Green Zone

Green Zone

2010

Director of Photography

6.5
The Special Relationship

The Special Relationship

2010

Director of Photography

6.4
Looking for Eric

Looking for Eric

2009

Director of Photography

6.5
The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

2008

Director of Photography

7.3
Battle in Seattle

Battle in Seattle

2007

Cinematography

6.3
Battle in Seattle

Battle in Seattle

2007

Director of Photography

6.3
United 93

United 93

2006

Director of Photography

7.1
The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006

Director of Photography

7.3
Gideon's Daughter

Gideon's Daughter

2005

Director of Photography

6.2
Friends & Crocodiles

Friends & Crocodiles

2005

Cinematography

4.8
Love + Hate

Love + Hate

2005

Director of Photography

5.9
Ae Fond Kiss...

Ae Fond Kiss...

2004

Director of Photography

6.4
Eroica

Eroica

2003

Director of Photography

7.0
Concert for George

Concert for George

2003

Camera Operator

8.1
The Immortals

The Immortals

2003

Director of Photography

7.2
Sunday

Sunday

2002

Director of Photography

7.4
Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen

2002

Director of Photography

7.0
Out of Control

Out of Control

2002

Director of Photography

1.0
The Navigators

The Navigators

2001

Director of Photography

6.9
Dust

Dust

2001

Director of Photography

5.3
Very Annie Mary

Very Annie Mary

2001

Director of Photography

5.3
Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

2000

Director of Photography

6.3
The Escort

The Escort

1999

Director of Photography

5.2
Beautiful People

Beautiful People

1999

Director of Photography

6.0
The Lost Son

The Lost Son

1999

Director of Photography

6.0
Boogie Nights in Suburbia

Boogie Nights in Suburbia

1999

Camera Operator

2.0
My Name Is Joe

My Name Is Joe

1998

Director of Photography

7.2
Stella Does Tricks

Stella Does Tricks

1997

Director of Photography

6.4
Under the Skin

Under the Skin

1997

Director of Photography

5.9
Butterfly Man

Butterfly Man

1997

Cinematography

Butterfly Man

Butterfly Man

1997

Director

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

1997

Director of Photography

Hillsborough

Hillsborough

1996

Director of Photography

7.2
Flowers of the Forest

Flowers of the Forest

1996

Cinematography

Carla's Song

Carla's Song

1996

Director of Photography

6.7
Land and Freedom

Land and Freedom

1995

Director of Photography

7.3
Anne Frank Remembered

Anne Frank Remembered

1995

Cinematography

7.6
Life After Life

Life After Life

1995

Director of Photography

Ladybird Ladybird

Ladybird Ladybird

1994

Director of Photography

7.2
Raining Stones

Raining Stones

1993

Director of Photography

6.9
Too White for Me

Too White for Me

1992

Cinematography

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

1992

Director of Photography

6.6
Hunters and Bombers

Hunters and Bombers

1991

Director of Photography

Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff

1991

Director of Photography

6.7
Time to Go

Time to Go

1989

Director of Photography

Big George Is Dead

Big George Is Dead

1987

Cinematography

Inside the Labyrinth

Inside the Labyrinth

1986

Cinematography

7.6
Train of Thought

Train of Thought

1984

Focus Puller