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Actor

Robert Elswit

Camera

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Acting credits

4

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.4

Low visibility

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Movies: 84Series: 7Crew credits: 87

TMDB ID: 2950

IMDb ID: nm0005696

Known for: Camera

Born: April 22, 1950

Age: 76

Place of birth: California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2026

Years active: 74

Average TMDB rating: 6.58

Wikidata: Q279100

Other jobs

Director of Photography (79)Visual Effects Camera (3)Camera Operator (2)Assistant Camera (1)Thanks (1)Visual Effects Lineup (1)
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Biography

Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood. Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all six films that either brother directed.

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Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with Robert Elswit.

Movie poster for The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)

Director of Photography

The Punisher: One Last Kill

2026 • Movie
Movie poster for Ella McCay (2025)

Director of Photography

Ella McCay

2025 • Movie
Movie poster for Bob Marley: One Love (2024)

Director of Photography

Bob Marley: One Love

2024 • Movie
Movie poster for King Richard (2021)

Director of Photography

King Richard

2021 • Movie
Movie poster for The King of Staten Island (2020)

Director of Photography

The King of Staten Island

2020 • Movie
Movie poster for Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Director of Photography

Velvet Buzzsaw

2019 • Movie
Movie poster for Skyscraper (2018)

Director of Photography

Skyscraper

2018 • Movie
Movie poster for Write When You Get Work (2018)

Director of Photography

Write When You Get Work

2018 • Movie
Movie poster for Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

Director of Photography

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017 • Movie
Movie poster for Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts (2017)

as Self

Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

2017 • Movie
Movie poster for Suburbicon (2017)

Director of Photography

Suburbicon

2017 • Movie
Movie poster for Gold (2016)

Director of Photography

Gold

2016 • Movie
Movie poster for The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)

Thanks

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

2015 • Movie
Movie poster for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

Director of Photography

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

2015 • Movie
Movie poster for Inherent Vice (2014)

Director of Photography

Inherent Vice

2014 • Movie
Movie poster for Nightcrawler (2014)

Director of Photography

Nightcrawler

2014 • Movie
Movie poster for The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Director of Photography

The Bourne Legacy

2012 • Movie
Movie poster for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Director of Photography

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011 • Movie
Movie poster for The Town (2010)

Director of Photography

The Town

2010 • Movie
Movie poster for Salt (2010)

Director of Photography

Salt

2010 • Movie
Movie poster for The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

Director of Photography

The Men Who Stare at Goats

2009 • Movie
Movie poster for Duplicity (2009)

Director of Photography

Duplicity

2009 • Movie
Movie poster for The Burning Plain (2008)

Director of Photography

The Burning Plain

2008 • Movie
Movie poster for Redbelt (2008)

Director of Photography

Redbelt

2008 • Movie
Series

Series

Series credits linked with Robert Elswit.

Series poster for RIPLEY (2024)

Director of Photography • 8 eps

RIPLEY

2024 • Series
Series poster for The Night Of (2016)

Director of Photography • 1 eps

The Night Of

2016 • Series
Series poster for Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

as Self • 1 eps

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015 • Series
Series poster for Human Target (1992)

Director of Photography • 1 eps

Human Target

1992 • Series
Series poster for CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)

Director of Photography • 1 eps

CBS Schoolbreak Special

1984 • Series
Series poster for CBS Library (1979)

Director of Photography • 1 eps

CBS Library

1979 • Series
Series poster for The Oscars (1953)

as Self • 1 eps

The Oscars

1953 • Series