Robbie Ryan

CinematographerCrewDirectorActor Jan 1 (age 56) Dublin, Ireland 1998–2025 (27 year career)

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Biography

Robbie Ryan (born 1970) is an Irish cinematographer whose work spans over 106 film projects, including feature-length, short films, commercials, and music videos. He is most known for his collaborations with film auteurs such as Andrea Arnold, Sally Potter, Stephen Frears, Ken Loach, Noah Baumbach, Yorgos Lanthimos and Mike Mills. He received Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography for Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia…

Known For

Film

Marriage Story

Director of Photography

Film

Poor Things

Director of Photography

Film

The Favourite

Director of Photography

Film

I, Daniel Blake

Director of Photography

Film

Bugonia

Director of Photography

Film

Philomena

Director of Photography

Film

Sorry We Missed You

Director of Photography

Film

C'mon C'mon

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (2)

Movies (2)

The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama

2019

as Self

SLOW WEST in SUPER EIGHT

2015

as Self

Crew (78)

Movies (77)

Bugonia

2025

Director of Photography

7.4

Tornado

2025

Director of Photography

Ritual Identities

Cinematography

Nostalgie

Director of Photography

A Loud Piece of Armour

2025

Cinematography

Kinds of Kindness

2024

Director of Photography

6.5

Bird

2024

Director of Photography

7.2

Bien Cuit

2024

Director of Photography

Poor Things

2023

Director of Photography

7.7

Medusa Deluxe

2023

Director of Photography

6.1

The Old Oak

2023

Director of Photography

7.2

F.O.G

2023

Director of Photography

This Much I Know to Be True

2022

Director of Photography

7.3

Look at Me

2022

Director of Photography

4.5

The Severed Tail

2022

Director of Photography

C'mon C'mon

2021

Director of Photography

7.2

2003

2021

Director of Photography

6.0

The Walk

2021

Director of Photography

6.0

The Afterlight

2021

Director of Photography

The Roads Not Taken

2020

Director of Photography

5.5

Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

2020

Director

7.9

Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

2020

Director of Photography

7.9

Best Before Death

2019

Director of Photography

7.5

Marriage Story

2019

Director of Photography

7.7

Sorry We Missed You

2019

Director of Photography

7.3

The Bird Game

2019

Director of Photography

The Favourite

2018

Director of Photography

7.5

The Big Day

2018

Director of Photography

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

2017

Director of Photography

6.5

Aamir

2017

Director of Photography

Aamir

2017

Thanks

Blue Christmas

2017

Director of Photography

6.6

I, Daniel Blake

2016

Director of Photography

7.7

American Honey

2016

Director of Photography

6.8

I Am Not a Serial Killer

2016

Director of Photography

6.3

Slow West

2015

Director of Photography

6.7

Catch Me Daddy

2015

Director of Photography

5.8

The Kármán Line

2014

Director of Photography

6.4

Jimmy's Hall

2014

Director of Photography

6.7

Philomena

2013

Director of Photography

7.3

The Last Days on Mars

2013

Director of Photography

5.5

The Summit

2013

Director of Photography

6.8

The Angels' Share

2012

Director of Photography

6.9

Ginger & Rosa

2012

Director of Photography

6.0

Pitch Black Heist

2012

Director of Photography

The Loneliest Planet

Thanks

Wuthering Heights

Director of Photography

5.8

I Am Slave

2010

Director of Photography

6.1

Patagonia

2010

Director of Photography

5.3

The Scouting Book for Boys

2010

Director of Photography

6.3

Fish Tank

2009

Director of Photography

6.9

Uncle Bill's Barrel

2008

Director of Photography

Carmo, Hit the Road

2008

Director of Photography

4.4

Brick Lane

2007

Director of Photography

5.5

Mischief Night

2006

Director of Photography

5.5

Red Road

2006

Director of Photography

6.5

Isolation

2005

Director of Photography

5.5

Dust

2005

Director of Photography

6.0

Antonio's Breakfast

2005

Director of Photography

Knitting a Love Song

2004

Director of Photography

Wasp

2003

Director of Photography

7.2

This Is Not a Love Song

2002

Camera Operator

6.2

Large

2001

Director of Photography

4.0

Ivor the Insomniac

2001

Director of Photography

A Man of Few Words

2000

Camera Operator

7.7

The Black Suit

2000

Director of Photography

Blessed Fruit

1999

Director of Photography

7.0

The Tale of the Rat That Wrote

1999

Director of Photography

6.0

New Dawn

1999

Director of Photography

Suede: Live at Perivale

1999

Camera Operator

Retribution in the Year 2050

1998

Camera Operator

5.0

How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate

1998

Director of Photography

6.5

Switzerland

Cinematography

Switzerland

Director of Photography

No Faces

Director of Photography

Sapphire

Director of Photography

Oasis Live ’25

Director of Photography

Television (1)

Trust

2018

Camera Operator

6.9