David Klein (cinematographer)

David Klein, A.S.C. (born December 1972) is an American cinematographer known for working with director Kevin Smith on the films Clerks , Mallrats , Chasing Amy , Clerks II , Zack and Miri Make a Porno , Cop Out , and Red State . ^{[1] [2]}

Klein, a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, was the director of photography for True Blood on HBO and for Homeland on Showtime. Klein was hired for the latter position beginning with Homeland's third season, taking over cinematographer duties from Nelson Cragg who had served as the series' director of photography for two seasons. ^[3]

In 2020, Klein served as the cinematographer on an episode of The Mandalorian , titled "Chapter 14: The Tragedy", which was directed by Robert Rodriguez. ^[4] He also served as cinematographer on multiple episodes of The Book of Boba Fett . ^[5]

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Director
1994	Clerks	Kevin Smith
1995	Mallrats
1997	Chasing Amy
1999	When	Ricardo Scipio
	Eyes to Heaven	Shane Hawks
	Carlo's Wake	Mike Valerio
2000	Vulgar	Bryan Johnson
2001-2002	State of Grace	Various
2001	Wish You Were Dead	Valerie McCaffrey
2002	Tattoo: A Love Story	Richard W. Bean
2004	Wild Roomies	Oliver Robins
2005	The Ape	James Franco
	Zyzzyx Road	John Penney
2006	Clerks II	Kevin Smith
	Beyond the Break	Various
	Novel Romance	Emily Skopov
2007	By Appointment Only	John Terlesky
	Good Time Max	James Franco
	Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango	D.J. MacHale
	Flight 29 Down	Various
2008	Gemini Division	Various
	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Kevin Smith
	Living with Abandon	Richie Keen
2008-2009	Pushing Daisies	Various
2010	Cop Out	Kevin Smith
	The Five	Dave Yasuda
	Gaykeith	Leslie Hope
2011	Mr. Sunshine	Thomas Schlamme
	Red State	Kevin Smith
	Honey 2	Bille Woodruff
2011-2014	True Blood	Various
2012	The Story of Luke	Alonso Mayo
2013-2020	Homeland	Various
2015	Runner	Michael Offer
2017	Six	Lesli Linka Glatter
	Law & Order True Crime	Lesli Linka Glatter
2018	Strange Angel	Meera Menon and Ernest Dickerson
2019	Deadwood: The Movie	Daniel Minahan
2020-2023	The Mandalorian	Various
2021-2022	The Book of Boba Fett	Various
2024-2025	Star Wars: Skeleton Crew	Various

References

1. "David Klein". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
2. "Cinematographer David Klein Delves Into "Deadwood"". SHOOTonline. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
3. "Behind the Lens: Homeland's David Klein, ASC". CreativeCOW.net. 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
4. Jamie Jirak (December 4, 2020). "The Mandalorian: Kevin Smith Reacts to Clerks Cinematographer Filming Chapter 14". Comicbook.com/.
5. "'The Book Of Boba Fett': Cinematographer David Klein Confirmed For Multiple Episodes". THE RONIN. 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

External links

• David Klein at IMDb