Actor

Russell Carpenter

Camera

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.6

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Movies: 46Series: 2Crew credits: 45

TMDB ID: 8523

IMDb ID: nm0005665

Known for: Camera

Born: December 9, 1950

Age: 75

Place of birth: Van Nuys, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2025

Years active: 42

Average TMDB rating: 6.32

Wikidata: Q497075

Also known as

Russell Paul Carpenter • Russ Carpenter

Other jobs

Director of Photography (40)Additional Director of Photography (1)Additional Photography (1)Cinematography (1)Executive Producer (1)Second Unit Director of Photography (1)

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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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Russell Carpenter.