Actor

John Toll

Camera

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.3

Low visibility

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Movies: 51Series: 4Crew credits: 52

TMDB ID: 2483

IMDb ID: nm0001799

Known for: Camera

Born: June 15, 1952

Age: 73

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2023

Years active: 71

Average TMDB rating: 6.65

Wikidata: Q585668

Other jobs

Director of Photography (35)Camera Operator (8)Additional Photography (3)Second Unit Director of Photography (2)Additional Director of Photography (1)Director (1)First Assistant Camera (1)Second Unit (1)

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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.