Acting credits
4
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Robert Elswit
Camera
Career Snapshot
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1.0
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Movies: 82Series: 8Crew credits: 86
TMDB ID: 2950
IMDb ID: nm0005696
Known for: Camera
Born: April 22, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.54
Wikidata: Q279100
Other jobs
Director of Photography (78)Visual Effects Camera (3)Camera Operator (2)Assistant Camera (1)Thanks (1)Visual Effects Lineup (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Robert Elswit.
5.7
Ella McCay
Director of Photography
2025 Movie
6.6
Bob Marley: One Love
Director of Photography
2024 Movie
7.6
King Richard
Director of Photography
2021 Movie
7.0
The King of Staten Island
Director of Photography
2020 Movie
5.4
Velvet Buzzsaw
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
6.3
Skyscraper
Director of Photography
2018 Movie
3.9
Write When You Get Work
Director of Photography
2018 Movie
6.3
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts
as Self
2017 Movie
5.9
Suburbicon
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
6.6
Gold
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
6.6
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Thanks
2015 Movie
7.2
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Director of Photography
2015 Movie
6.5
Inherent Vice
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
7.7
Nightcrawler
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
6.2
The Bourne Legacy
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
7.1
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
7.2
The Town
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
6.4
Salt
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
6.0
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Director of Photography
2009 Movie
5.9
Duplicity
Director of Photography
2009 Movie
6.6
The Burning Plain
Director of Photography
2008 Movie
6.5
Redbelt
Director of Photography
2008 Movie
6.8
Shine a Light
Camera Operator
2008 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Robert Elswit.
8.0
RIPLEY
Director of Photography • 8 eps
2024 Series
8.0
The Night Of
Director of Photography • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.0
Human Target
Director of Photography • 1 eps
1992 Series
5.5
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Director of Photography • 1 eps
1984 Series
10.0
CBS Library
Director of Photography • 1 eps
1979 Series
The Boys from Brazil
Director of Photography • 1 eps
Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series