David Herrington

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David Herrington
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Occupation Cinematographer

David Martin Herrington is a British-born director of photography, noted for his work in advertising, film and TV. He graduated from the London School of Technology and began his career as a cinematographer as an apprentice while working for the Rank Organization in London, England. He emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and joined the staff of Film House to become chief timer and technical director before deciding to follow his passion of becoming a director of photography.

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Herrington now lives in Los Angeles where he has worked on commercials for Dodge, Lincoln, Mercury, Toyota, McDonald's, Hallmark, Sony, Sears, Coca-Cola and AT&T.

He has been nominated and won numerous awards for his commercials including a Bronze Lion (Cannes Film Festival), and several Bessie Awards (Canadian Advertising Awards). In 1995, Herrington received a coveted Commercial CSC award for his work on Frigidaire's I Am a Chef. [1]

During shooting of a commercial with John Landis, Herrington was asked to film Blues Brothers 2000 . He went on to film many TV and theatrical projects, including 1-800-Missing for three seasons, and Shoot 'Em Up for Peter Pau and Michael Davis.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 A Judgment in Stone
1988 Primo Baby
1998 Blues Brothers 2000
1991 Love & Murder
2002 You Stupid Man
2013 Fighting for Freedom
2014 E.M.S.
2015 Death Valley
TV
YearTitleGenreNotes
1986 Kay O'Brien (TV series)
A Deadly Business
1988 War of the Worlds (4 episodes, 1988–1989)
1990 A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Common Ground
1992 Deadly Matrimony
1994 Hostage for a Day
1999 The Hoop Life(TV series)
2000 The Color of Friendship
2001 Jenifer
Final Jeopardy
2002 Verdict in Blood
A Killing Spring
2003 America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story
2004 Carry Me Home
2005 1-800-Missing (12 episodes)
Plague City: SARS in Toronto Gemini Award nomination for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
2006 The House Next Door
The Accidental Witness
2007 The Best Years (9 episodes)
2008 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet
2009 Deadliest Sea
Ny-Lon
2011 Nikita
Transporter: The series (TV Series)
Warehouse 13
2011 Republic of Doyle

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References

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