Acting credits
16
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Caleb Deschanel
Camera
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 61Series: 4Crew credits: 49
TMDB ID: 8750
IMDb ID: nm0221042
Known for: Camera
Born: September 21, 1944
Age: 81
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2026
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.86
Wikidata: Q49020
Also known as
Joseph Caleb Deschanel
Other jobs
Director of Photography (34)Director (6)Additional Photography (5)Additional Camera (1)Additional Director of Photography (1)Cinematography (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff. His second was in 1984 for The Natural, the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home, the fourth in 2000 for The Patriot, the fifth for The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the sixth for Never Look Away (2018). He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Caleb Deschanel.
Oct 22
Director of Photography
Wildwood
2026 • Movie
Additional Photography
Ad Astra
2019 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Lion King
2019 • Movie
as Self
Hal
2019 • Movie
Director of Photography
Never Look Away
2018 • Movie
Director of Photography
Unforgettable
2017 • Movie
Director of Photography
Rules Don't Apply
2016 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016 • Movie
as Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016 • Movie
as Self
The Natural: The Best There Ever Was
2016 • Movie
Director of Photography
Winter's Tale
2014 • Movie
Additional Photography
Gangster Squad
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
Jack Reacher
2012 • Movie
Director of Photography
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012 • Movie
Director of Photography
Killer Joe
2012 • Movie
as Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012 • Movie
as Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012 • Movie
Director of Photography
Dream House
2011 • Movie
as Self
These Amazing Shadows
2011 • Movie
Director of Photography
My Sister's Keeper
2009 • Movie
Director of Photography
Killshot
2008 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 • Movie
as Self
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 • Movie
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Caleb Deschanel.
