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Barry Ackroyd

Cinematographer | * 05/12/1954 (69) | Manchester (United Kingdom (UK))
Barry Ackroyd, BSC (born 12 May 1954) is an English cinematographer and director. Ackroyd has frequently worked with directors Ken Loach and Paul Greengrass. He worked on Kathryn Bigelow's 2008 war film The Hurt Locker as well as the critically acclaimed 2013 biographical thriller Captain Phillips, the former earning him a BAFTA Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. In 2014, Ackroyd became the president of the British Society of Cinematographers. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work. ...

The Hurt Locker

R

2008 | 3.6/5 | 2h 11min
Drama, Thriller, War
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In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is kill ...

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

NR

2006 | 3.7/5 | 2h 7min
Drama, War
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A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot. ...

United 93

R

2006 | 3.6/5 | 1h 51min
Drama, History, Crime, Thriller, Action
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The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. ...

Captain Phillips

PG-13

2013 | 3.8/5 | 2h 14min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Barry Ackroyd

European Film Award for Best Cinematographer British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
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Movies with Barry Ackroyd as Actor(1)

as Interviewee2016 How to Make a Ken Loach Film

Movies with Barry Ackroyd as Crew(60)

Camera/Director of Photography2023 The Old Guard 2
Camera/Director of Photography2022 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Camera/Director of Photography2021 Sweet Girl
Camera/Director of Photography2020 The Old Guard
Camera/Camera Operator2019 Bombshell
Camera/Director of Photography2019 Bombshell
Camera/Director of Photography2018 Outlaw King
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Detroit
Camera/Director of Photography2017 The Last Face
Camera/Director of Photography2016 Jason Bourne
Camera/Director of Photography2015 Dark Places
Camera/Director of Photography2015 The Big Short
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Parkland
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Dr. Easy
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Captain Phillips
Camera/Director of Photography2012 Contraband
Camera/Director of Photography2012 The Angels' Share
Camera/Director of Photography2011 Coriolanus
Camera/Director of Photography2010 The Special Relationship
Camera/Director of Photography2010 Green Zone
Camera/Camera Operator2010 Green Zone
Camera/Director of Photography2009 Looking for Eric
Camera/Director of Photography2008 The Hurt Locker
Camera/Director of Photography2007 Battle in Seattle
Crew/Cinematography2007 Battle in Seattle
Camera/Director of Photography2006 The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Camera/Director of Photography2006 United 93
Camera/Director of Photography2005 Gideon's Daughter
Crew/Cinematography2005 Friends & Crocodiles
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Ae Fond Kiss...
Camera/Director of Photography2004 The Lost Prince
Camera/Director of Photography2003 The Immortals
Camera/Camera Operator2003 Concert for George
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Eroica
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Sunday
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Out of Control
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Sweet Sixteen
Camera/Director of Photography2001 The Navigators
Camera/Director of Photography2001 Dust
Camera/Director of Photography2001 Very Annie Mary
Camera/Director of Photography2000 Bread and Roses
Camera/Director of Photography1999 The Lost Son
Camera/Director of Photography1999 The Escort
Camera/Director of Photography1999 Beautiful People
Camera/Director of Photography1998 My Name Is Joe
Camera/Director of Photography1997 Under the Skin
Camera/Director of Photography1997 Stella Does Tricks
Camera/Director of Photography1996 Carla's Song
Crew/Cinematography1996 Flowers of the Forest
Camera/Director of Photography1996 Hillsborough
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Life After Life
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Land and Freedom
Camera/Director of Photography1994 Ladybird Ladybird
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Raining Stones
Crew/Cinematography1992 Too White for Me
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
Camera/Director of Photography1991 Riff-Raff
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Time To Go
Crew/Cinematography1987 Big George Is Dead
Crew/Cinematography1986 Inside the Labyrinth

TV Shows/Series with Barry Ackroyd as Crew(1)

Camera/Camera Operator2012 The Newsroom

Additional Information

Full Name: Barry Ackroyd
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 05/12 1954 (May) in Manchester (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 69 years + 344 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: British Society of Cinematographers
Barry Ackroyd frequently works together with these people:
Ken Loach (15x, Crew)
Jonathan Morris (15x, Crew)
Charlize Theron (11x, Actress)
Rebecca O'Brien (10x, Crew)
Paul Greengrass (9x, Crew)
Ray Beckett (9x, Crew)
Simon Chase (9x, Crew)
Paul Laverty (9x, Crew)
George Fenton (8x, Crew)
Nick Broomfield (8x, Crew)
Aaron Sorkin (7x, Crew)
Christopher Rouse (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:637966, Added: 10/24/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024