James Friend

Friend at FilmFest Munich in 2023

James Friend is a British cinematographer, best known for his work on Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front , which earned him the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, ^{[1] [2]} in addition to the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. ^[3]

In 2024 Friend received an Honorary Fellowship from The Royal Photographic Society.

Friend grew up in Maidstone, Kent, where he attended Sutton Valence School. ^[4] He was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society for his film work in 2020. ^{[5] [6]}

Friend's television credits include Patrick Melrose and Your Honor , both of which he collaborated on with Berger. ^[7] Additionally, Friend worked on the 2024 Disney+ series The Acolyte , an installment in the Star Wars franchise. ^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2009	Umbrage	Drew Cullingham
2010	Dead Cert	Steven Lawson
	Stalker	Martin Kemp
2011	Carmen's Kiss	David Fairman
	Jack Falls	Paul Tanter Alexander Williams
	Ghosted	Craig Viveiros
	Turnout	Lee Sales
	7 Lives	Paul Wilkins
2012	Papadopoulos & Sons	Marcus Markou
2013	The Liability	Craig Viveiros
2016	Breakdown	Jonnie Malachi
2022	All Quiet on the Western Front	Edward Berger	Academy Award for Best Cinematography BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography BSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film
2025	The Ballad of a Small Player †		Post-production
TBA	Angels in the Asylum †	Rob Sorrenti	Filming [9]
TBA	Untitled J. J. Abrams film †	J. J. Abrams	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2014	Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist	Joey Ansah	Episode: "Beginnings"
2015	Lewis	David Drury	Episode: "What Lies Tangled"
2015–16	Silent Witness	Ashley Pearce Patrick Lau Danny Hiller Douglas Mackinnon David Drury	12 episodes
2016	The Musketeers	Udayan Prasad	Episodes: "Prisoners of War" and "We Are the Garrison"
	Rillington Place	Craig Viveiros	Miniseries
	Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands	Marek Losey	3 episodes
2017	Stan Lee's Lucky Man	Marek Losey Daniel O'Hara	4 episodes
	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Glenn Clements	1 episode
	Victoria	Daniel O'Hara	Episodes: "The King Over the Water" and "The Luxury of Conscience"
2017–18	Strike	Michael Keillor Kieron Hawkes	3 episodes
2018	Patrick Melrose	Edward Berger	Miniseries
2019	MotherFatherSon	Charles Sturridge James Kent	5 episodes
	The War of the Worlds	Craig Viveiros	Miniseries
2020	Cursed	Zetna Fuentes	Episodes: "Nimue" and "Cursed"
2020	Your Honor	Edward Berger	Episodes: "Part One", "Part Two" and "Part Three"
2022	Willow	Philippa Lowthorpe	Episodes: "Wildwood" and "Prisoners of Skellin"
2024	The Acolyte	Kogonada Hanelle Culpepper	4 episodes

References

1. Gamerman, Ellen (March 12, 2023). "'All Quiet on the Western Front' Wins Best Cinematography". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 13 March 2023.
2. Lang, Brent; Earl, William (12 March 2023). "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Dominates Oscars With Seven Wins, Including Best Picture (Full Winners List)". Variety . Retrieved 13 March 2023.
3. "BAFTAs 2023: James Friend ASC BSC wins Best Cinematography award for All Quiet on the Western Front". British Cinematographer. February 20, 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
4. McPolin, Sean (February 24, 2023). "Former Maidstone schoolboy James Friend picks up BAFTA and in line for Oscar with Netflix war film All Quiet On The Western Front". KM Media Group . Retrieved 13 March 2023.
5. Max Robinson, 'Moving Stories', RPS Journal, vol. 162, no. 2, March/April 2021, pp. 216-218.
6. 'Beauty and Bloodshed proves a winning formula', RPS Journal, vol. 163, no. 2, March/April 2023, pp. 124-125.
7. Lezotte, Suzanne (February 19, 2021). "James Friend, ASC, BSC Lights the Shadow of Doubt in "Your Honor"". Sony Cine. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
8. Ellwood, Gregory (February 15, 2023). "Why acting skills came into play for the 'All Quiet' cinematographer". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 13 March 2023.
9. Popp, Olivia (31 January 2025). "Cameras rolling for Rob Sorrenti's UK-set debut feature, Angels in the Asylum". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

External links

• James Friend at IMDb