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Russell Carpenter

Camera

Born December 9, 1950 · Van Nuys, California, USA

Also known as Russell Paul Carpenter · Russ Carpenter

Biography

Russell Paul Carpenter, ASC (born December 9, 1950) is an American cinematographer and photographer, known for collaborating with directors James Cameron, Robert Luketic, and McG. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1997 Best Picture-winning film Titanic. Much of his work has been in blockbuster films, including Hard Target (1993), True Lies (1994), Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Ant-Man (2015), and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). His documentary cinematography includes George Harrison: Living in the Material World, directed by Martin Scorsese. It earned six nominations at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming for the cinematography team. In 2018, Carpenter received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Carpenter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1998
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1998 · nominated

Filmography39 titles

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

2011Director of Photography

Titanic

1997Director of Photography

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025Director of Photography

Avatar: The Way of Water

2022Director of Photography

Parched

2015Director of Photography

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022Additional Director of Photography

Ant-Man

2015Director of Photography

The Negotiator

1998Director of Photography

True Lies

1994Director of Photography

21

2008Director of Photography

Noelle

2019Director of Photography

Awake

2007Director of Photography

The Ugly Truth

2009Director of Photography

The Indian in the Cupboard

1995Director of Photography

Hard Target

1993Director of Photography

Critters

1986Second Unit Director of Photography

A Little Bit of Heaven

2011Director of Photography

The Perfect Weapon

1991Director of Photography

Critters 2: The Main Course

1988Director of Photography

This Means War

2012Director of Photography

Monster-in-Law

2005Director of Photography

Shallow Hal

2001Director of Photography

Death Warrant

1990Director of Photography

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

2017Director of Photography

Return to Sender

2015Director of Photography

Jobs

2013Director of Photography

Lady in White

1988Director of Photography

Killers

2010Director of Photography

Money Talks

1997Director of Photography

Beyond the Reach

2014Director of Photography

Noel

2004Director of Photography

Charlie's Angels

2000Director of Photography

Puppetmaster

1989Additional Photography

The Lawnmower Man

1992Director of Photography

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003Director of Photography

Pet Sematary II

1992Director of Photography

Better Off Single

2016Executive Producer

Cameron's Closet

1988Director of Photography

Solar Crisis

1990Director of Photography