Russell Boyd

ActorCrewCinematographerProduction Apr 21 (age 81) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1973–2025 (52 year career)

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Biography

Russell Boyd ACS ASC (born 21 April 1944) is an Australian cinematographer. He rose to prominence with his highly praised work on Picnic at Hanging Rock, the first of several collaborations with director Peter Weir. He is also a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers. Boyd won an Oscar for Master and Commander: Far Side of the World. As a staple of Australian film production, he worked with Weir, Gillian Armstrong, and the Crocodile Dundee …

Known For

Film

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Director of Photography

Film

Liar Liar

Director of Photography

Film

The Way Back

Director of Photography

Film

Crocodile Dundee

Director of Photography

Film

Ghost Rider

Director of Photography

Film

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Director of Photography

Film

White Men Can't Jump

Director of Photography

Film

Doctor Dolittle

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (5)

Movies (5)

Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

2025

as Self

8.0

Everything Begins and Ends

as Self

Not Quite Hollywood

as Self

Thrills and Nuclear Spills: The Making of 'The Chain Reaction'

2005

as Self

Puttin’ on the Show: The Making of Starstruck

2004

Crew (60)

Movies (58)

The Defector

Cinematography

The Telegram Man

Creative Consultant

The Way Back

Director of Photography

7.0

Ghost Rider

2007

Director of Photography

5.6

Stealth

2005

Location Manager

5.5

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

2003

Director of Photography

Dirty Deeds

Location Manager

American Outlaws

Director of Photography

6.0

Serenades

2001

Director of Photography

4.3

Company Man

2000

Director of Photography

5.0

Doctor Dolittle

1998

Director of Photography

5.7

Liar Liar

1997

Director of Photography

6.7

Tin Cup

1996

Director of Photography

6.1

Operation Dumbo Drop

1995

Director of Photography

No Escape

Production Assistant

Cobb

Director of Photography

5.9

Forever Young

1992

Director of Photography

6.5

White Men Can't Jump

1992

Director of Photography

6.6

Turtle Beach

1992

Director of Photography

4.9

Sweet Talker

1991

Director of Photography

Almost an Angel

Cinematography

Blood Oath

Cinematography

Blood Oath

Director of Photography

5.4

In Country

1989

Director of Photography

5.6

Crocodile Dundee II

1988

Director of Photography

5.9

The Rescue

1988

Director of Photography

5.3

High Tide

1987

Director of Photography

6.4

Crocodile Dundee

1986

Director of Photography

6.4

The Challenge

1986

Director of Photography

3.0

The Perfectionist

1985

Director of Photography

Burke & Wills

1985

Director of Photography

4.5

A Soldier's Story

1984

Director of Photography

6.8

Mrs. Soffel

1984

Director of Photography

6.0

Stanley: Every Home Should Have One

1984

Director of Photography

6.0

Tender Mercies

1983

Director of Photography

6.7

Phar Lap

1983

Director of Photography

7.2

Starstruck

1982

Director of Photography

5.3

The Year of Living Dangerously

1982

Director of Photography

6.7

Gallipoli

1981

Director of Photography

7.1

...Maybe This Time

1981

Director of Photography

3.6

The Chain Reaction

1980

Director of Photography

5.5

Dawn!

1979

Director of Photography

9.5

Tapak Dewata - Path of the Gods: Java and Bali

1978

Camera Operator

Gone to Ground

1978

Cinematography

The Night Nurse

1978

Director of Photography

7.0

The Singer and the Dancer

1977

Director of Photography

8.5

The Last Wave

1977

Director of Photography

6.7

Backroads

1977

Director of Photography

5.9

Benny Hill Down Under

1977

Cinematography

4.0

The Alternative

1977

Director of Photography

Break of Day

Cinematography

Summer of Secrets

Director of Photography

5.0

Is There Anybody There?

1976

Cinematography

7.0

Picnic at Hanging Rock

1975

Director of Photography

7.2

The Man from Hong Kong

1975

Director of Photography

6.6

The Golden Cage

1975

Director of Photography

Between Wars

1974

Director of Photography

Private Collection

1973

Camera Operator

Television (2)

The Challenge

1986

Director of Photography

A Town Like Alice

1981

Director of Photography

7.6