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John Toll

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Born June 15, 1952 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography

John Toll, ASC (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer and television producer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart, respectively, and has also won numerous BAFTA, ASC, and Satellite Awards. He has collaborated with such directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, Cameron Crowe, the Wachowskis, and Ang Lee. Outside of film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of the Emmy Award-winning drama series Breaking Bad, and has served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix original series Sense8 by the Wachowskis, on which he also got executive producing credit in its second season. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Toll, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1996
  • BAFTA AwardBest Cinematography · 1996
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1995
  • Satellite AwardBest Cinematography
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1999 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1996 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1995 · nominated

Filmography43 titles

Breaking Bad

2008Director of Photography

Scarface

1983Camera Operator

Braveheart

1995Director of Photography

Sense8

2015Director of Photography, Executive Producer

The Last Samurai

2003Director of Photography

Almost Famous

2000Director of Photography

The Thin Red Line

1998Director of Photography

Legends of the Fall

1994Director of Photography

Harriet

2019Director of Photography

Gone Baby Gone

2007Director of Photography

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012Director of Photography

The Rainmaker

1997Director of Photography

Iron Man 3

2013Director of Photography

Cloud Atlas

2012Director of Photography

The Adjustment Bureau

2011Director of Photography

Shine a Light

2008Director of Photography

Vanilla Sky

2001Director of Photography

Tropic Thunder

2008Director of Photography

The Burning Plain

2008Additional Director of Photography

It's Complicated

2009Director of Photography

Wanted

2008Additional Photography

Sweet Dreams

1985Camera Operator

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983Camera Operator

Urban Cowboy

1980Camera Operator

Seraphim Falls

2006Director of Photography

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985Camera Operator

The Matrix Resurrections

2021Director of Photography

Jack

1996Director of Photography

The Beach Boys: An American Band

1985Director of Photography

80 for Brady

2023Director of Photography

Elizabethtown

2005Director of Photography

Wind

1992Director of Photography

Blaze

1989Second Unit Director of Photography

Always

1989Additional Photography

Bustin' Loose

1981Camera Operator, Second Unit

Tequila Sunrise

1988Second Unit Director of Photography

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986Camera Operator

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016Director of Photography

Orange County

2002Additional Photography

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001Director of Photography

Jupiter Ascending

2015Director of Photography

Rise: Blood Hunter

2007Director of Photography

Simpatico

1999Director of Photography