Jason Ellson
Biography
Jason Ellson, SOC, is a camera and steadicam operator. He began his professional journey shooting news and documentaries across Australia and Southeast Asia. In 1998, he became an accredited steadicam operator. In 2000, he relocated to the United States to follow his interest in narrative filmmaking. Ellson’s credits include high-profile films such as Hidden Figures (2016), Mulan (2020), Mortal Kombat (2021), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and Elvis (2022). He has held roles as an A-camera ope…
Known For
The Avengers
Steadicam Operator
Hidden Figures
"A" Camera Operator
True Detective
Camera Operator
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Camera Operator
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Camera Operator
21 Jump Street
"B" Camera Operator
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
"A" Camera Operator
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
"A" Camera Operator
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Filmography
Crew (74)
Movies (65)
Mortal Kombat II
2026 Upcoming"A" Camera Operator
May 6
Mortal Kombat II
2026 UpcomingSteadicam Operator
May 6
Street Fighter
2026 Upcoming"A" Camera Operator
Oct 14
Street Fighter
2026 UpcomingSteadicam Operator
Oct 14
Mayday
2026 Upcoming"A" Camera Operator
Sep 3
Mayday
2026 UpcomingSteadicam Operator
Sep 3
Lilo & Stitch
2025Camera Operator
Lilo & Stitch
2025Steadicam Operator
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022"A" Camera Operator
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022Steadicam Operator
Elvis
2022"A" Camera Operator
Elvis
2022Steadicam Operator
Thirteen Lives
2022"A" Camera Operator
Thirteen Lives
2022Steadicam Operator
Mortal Kombat
2021"A" Camera Operator
Mortal Kombat
2021Steadicam Operator
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021"A" Camera Operator
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021Steadicam Operator
Mulan
2020Camera Operator
Mulan
2020Steadicam Operator
Game Night
2018"B" Camera Operator
Game Night
2018Steadicam Operator
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018"A" Camera Operator
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018Second Unit Director of Photography
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018Steadicam Operator
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017Camera Operator
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017Steadicam Operator
Snatched
2017"B" Camera Operator
Snatched
2017Steadicam Operator
Hidden Figures
2016"A" Camera Operator
Hidden Figures
2016Steadicam Operator
Spectral
2016"A" Camera Operator
Spectral
2016Camera Operator
Central Intelligence
2016"B" Camera Operator
Central Intelligence
2016Second Unit Director of Photography
Central Intelligence
2016Steadicam Operator
Mother's Day
2016"A" Camera Operator
Fantastic Four
2015Steadicam Operator
Jane Got a Gun
2015"A" Camera Operator
Jane Got a Gun
2015Steadicam Operator
Truth
2015"A" Camera Operator
22 Jump Street
2014"B" Camera Operator
22 Jump Street
2014Steadicam Operator
The Gambler
2014Steadicam Operator
The Bag Man
2014"A" Camera Operator
The Bag Man
2014Steadicam Operator
We're the Millers
2013"B" Camera Operator
We're the Millers
2013Steadicam Operator
Gilded Lilys
2013"A" Camera Operator
Gilded Lilys
2013Steadicam Operator
Tracks
2013"A" Camera Operator
Tracks
2013Second Unit Director of Photography
The Avengers
2012Steadicam Operator
21 Jump Street
2012"B" Camera Operator
21 Jump Street
2012Steadicam Operator
The Watch
2012"B" Camera Operator
The Watch
2012Steadicam Operator
Abduction
2011Steadicam Operator
Faster
2010Camera Operator
Salt
2010Steadicam Operator
Angels & Demons
2009Camera Operator
Surrogates
2009Camera Operator
How the Earth Was Made
2007Director of Photography
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
2007Director of Photography
Voltron
"A" Camera Operator
Television (9)
Chief of War
2025"A" Camera Operator
Chief of War
2025Steadicam Operator
The Catch
2016Camera Operator
The Messengers
2015"A" Camera Operator
True Detective
2014Camera Operator
True Detective
2014Steadicam Operator
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013Camera Operator
Nashville
2012Camera Operator
Alive: Back to the Andes
2006Director of Photography
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