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James Friend

Producer, Additional Credits
James Friend is a British cinematographer best known for his work on Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front, which earned him the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography.

In 2024, Friend received an Honorary Fellowship from The Royal Photographic Society.

Friend grew up in Maidstone, Kent, where he attended Sutton Valence School. He was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society for his film work in 2020.

Friend's television credits include Patrick Melrose and Your Honor, in which he collaborated with Berger. Additionally, Friend worked on the 2024 Disney+ series The Acolyte, an instalment in the Star Wars franchise.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Truth or Die
  • The War of the Worlds
  • Papadopoulos & Sons
  • The Hike
  • Breakdown
  • 3 Days in Havana

Known For

  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • Your Honor
  • Rillington Place
  • Ballad of a Small Player
  • Ghosted
  • The Academy

James Friend Filmography

2025
Ballad of a Small Player · as Associate Producer
2011
2009
The Academy · as Co-Producer

2023
The Oscars · as Self - Winner
2023
2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Winner
2022
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self

2025
Ballad of a Small Player · as Director Of Photography
2024
The Acolyte (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2022
Willow (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
2022
All Quiet on the Western Front · as Director Of Photography
2020
Your Honor (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
2020
Cursed (2020) (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
2019
The War of the Worlds (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2019
MotherFatherSon (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2018
Patrick Melrose (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2017
Strike (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
2017
Between a Rock and a Hard Place · as Cinematographer
2017
Lady M · as Cinematographer
2016
Rillington Place (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2016
Victoria (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2016
Stan Lee's Lucky Man (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
2016
Breakdown · as Director Of Photography
2016
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
2014
The Guvnors · as Director Of Photography
2014
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2014
The Musketeers (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
2014
Lords of London · as Director Of Photography
2013
3 Days in Havana · as Cinematographer: London
2013
Robbie Williams: One Night at the Palladium · as Director Of Photography
2013
Little Favour · as Director Of Photography
2013
Two Persons Max · as Cinematographer
2013
Tennis · as Cinematographer
2012
Papadopoulos & Sons · as Director Of Photography
2012
The Hitman's Apprentice · as Cinematographer
2012
Piggy · as Director Of Photography
2012
Truth or Die · as Director Of Photography
2011
7 Lives · as Director Of Photography
2011
The Hike · as Director Of Photography
2011
Turnout · as Director Of Photography
2011
Ghosted · as Director Of Photography
2011
Jack Falls · as Cinematographer
2010
Stalker · as Director Of Photography
2010
Dead Cert · as Director Of Photography
2010
Baseline · as Second Unit Director Of Photography
2010
Just for the Record · as Cinematographer
2010
Carmen's Kiss · as Director Of Photography
2010
Sports Day 3D · as Cinematographer
2009
A Vampire's Tale · as Director Of Photography
2009
The Academy · as Cinematographer
2006
StereoStep · as Cinematographer
2006
Lewis (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
2006
The Man Who Sold the World · as Director Of Photography
1996
Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Cinematographer

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