John Seale

ActorCinematographerDirectorCrew Oct 5 (age 83) Warwick, Queensland, Australia 1953–2025 (72 year career)

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Biography

John Clement Seale AM ACS ASC (born 5 October 1942) is an Australian cinematographer. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and an American Society of Cinematographers Award. Seale started his career collaborating with director Peter Weir as both a camera operator and director of photography, gaining a reputation as one of Australia's leading cinematographers. He then earned international prominence working with directors such as Anthony Minghella, Wolfga…

Known For

Film

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Director of Photography

Film

Dead Poets Society

Director of Photography

Film

Mad Max: Fury Road

Director of Photography

Film

Rain Man

Director of Photography

Film

The Talented Mr. Ripley

"A" Camera Operator

Film

Final Destination

First Assistant Camera

Film

The English Patient

Camera Operator

Film

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (4)

Movies (3)

It’s a Mad Max World

as Self

Not Quite Hollywood

as Self

The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

2003

7.0

Television (1)

The Oscars

1953

as Self

7.0

Crew (56)

Movies (56)

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

Director of Photography

6.9

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

Director of Photography

7.6

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Director of Photography

6.3

The Tourist

2010

Director of Photography

6.2

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

2010

First Assistant "B" Camera

6.4

Betwixt

2010

First Assistant Camera

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

2010

First Assistant "B" Camera

5.3

Poseidon

2006

Director of Photography

5.9

Spanglish

2004

Director of Photography

6.0

Cold Mountain

2003

Director of Photography

6.9

Dreamcatcher

2003

Director of Photography

5.6

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Director of Photography

7.9

Replicant

2001

First Assistant Camera

5.8

Final Destination

2000

First Assistant Camera

6.6

The Perfect Storm

2000

Director of Photography

6.5

At First Sight

1999

Director of Photography

6.0

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

"A" Camera Operator

7.2

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

Director of Photography

7.2

City of Angels

1998

Director of Photography

The English Patient

Camera Operator

The English Patient

Director of Photography

7.2

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996

Director of Photography

6.6

The American President

1995

Director of Photography

Beyond Rangoon

Camera Operator

Beyond Rangoon

Director of Photography

6.6

The Paper

1994

Director of Photography

6.6

The Firm

1993

Director of Photography

6.7

Lorenzo's Oil

1992

Director of Photography

Till There Was You

Director

The Doctor

Director of Photography

6.5

Dead Poets Society

1989

Director of Photography

8.3

Rain Man

1988

Director of Photography

7.8

Gorillas in the Mist

1988

Director of Photography

7.0

Stakeout

1987

Director of Photography

6.5

Children of a Lesser God

1986

Director of Photography

6.9

The Hitcher

1986

Director of Photography

7.0

The Mosquito Coast

1986

Director of Photography

6.4

Witness

1985

Director of Photography

7.1

The Empty Beach

1985

Director of Photography

Silver City

Cinematography

BMX Bandits

Director of Photography

5.5

Careful, He Might Hear You

1983

Cinematography

6.1

Goodbye Paradise

1983

Director of Photography

5.2

The Year of Living Dangerously

1982

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.7

Ginger Meggs

1982

Director of Photography

4.7

The Survivor

1981

Director of Photography

5.2

Doctors & Nurses

1981

Cinematography

That Dangerous Summer

1980

Director of Photography

Fatty Finn

1980

Director of Photography

Dawn!

Camera Operator

Money Movers

Camera Operator

The Last Wave

Camera Operator

Born to Run

Camera Operator

Deathcheaters

1976

Director of Photography

5.8

Picnic at Hanging Rock

1975

Camera Operator

7.2

The Man from Hong Kong

1975

Additional Photography

6.6