Jonathan Freeman (cinematographer)

Jonathan Freeman
Born	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Concordia University
Years active	1993–present
Website	freemandp.com

Jonathan Freeman, ASC is a Canadian cinematographer. ^{[1] [2]}

He is known for his work on Game of Thrones , The Penguin , 3 Body Problem and Boardwalk Empire . ^{[3] [4]} Freeman's motion picture credits include Remember Me, Fifty Dead Men Walking , The Edge of Love , Hollywoodland and The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio . ^{[5] [6]}

Early life

Freeman was born in Toronto. His mother was a fine art painter. As an adult, he moved to New York City. ^[7]

Career

Freeman was a director of photography on Game of Thrones, The Penguin, and shot multiple episodes of Boardwalk Empire. His other television credits include historical drama Rome, the Steven Spielberg-produced miniseries Taken and pilots for the long-running TV series Ray Donovan , Sons of Anarchy and Damages. ^{[8] [9]}

In addition to feature films and TV, Freeman also shoots commercials. ^[10]

Freeman is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). ^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1994	Replikator	G. Philip Jackson
1997	2103: The Deadly Wake
	Falling Fire	Daniel D'Or
	The Planet of Junior Brown	Clement Virgo
1998	The Grace of God	Gerald L'Ecuyer
1999	Resurrection	Russell Mulcahy
2001	Possible Worlds	Robert Lepage
	Ignition	Yves Simoneau
2005	The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio	Jane Anderson
2006	Hollywoodland	Allen Coulter
2008	The Edge of Love	John Maybury
	Fifty Dead Men Walking	Kari Skogland
2009	The Rebound	Bart Freundlich
2010	Remember Me	Allen Coulter
2014	5 Flights Up	Richard Loncraine

Short film

Year	Title	Director
1995	The Home for Blind Women	Sandra Kybartas
1996	The Hangman's Bride	Naomi McCormack

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1997	Prince Street	Matthew Penn	Episode "God Bless America"
1998-2000	Three
2002	Street Time	Marc Levin	Episode "Pilot" (Part 1 & 2)
2004	The Jury	Barry Levinson	Episode "Pilot"
	Rescue Me	Peter Tolan John Fortenberry	Episodes "Guts", "Gay" and "Kansas"
2007	Rome	Alik Sakharov John Maybury Steve Shill	3 episodes
	Damages	Allen Coulter	Episode "Get Me a Lawyer"
2008	Sons of Anarchy	Allen Coulter Michael Dinner	Episode "Pilot"
2010	Rubicon	Allen Coulter	Episode "Gone in the Teeth"
2010–2014	Boardwalk Empire		12 episodes
2012–2019	Game of Thrones	Alan Taylor Daniel Minahan D. B. Weiss Jack Bender David Benioff	9 episodes
2013	Ray Donovan		Episode: "The Bag or the Bat"
2016	Roadside Picnic	Alan Taylor	Unsold pilot
2024	3 Body Problem	Derek Tsang	Episodes "Countdown" and "Red Coast"
2025	Fallout	Frederick E. O. Toye	Episodes "The Innovator" and "The Golden Rule"

Miniseries

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2002	Taken		6 episodes
2020	Defending Jacob	Morten Tyldum
2024	The Penguin	Helen Shaver	Episodes "Cent'Anni" and "Homecoming"

TV movies

Year	Title	Director
1993	Manic	Alex Chapple
1996	Carver's Gate	Sheldon Inkol
1997	Promise the Moon	Ken Jubenville
1998	Futuresport	Ernest Dickerson
	Beauty	Jerry London
	Catch Me If You Can	Jeffrey Reiner
1999	Strange Justice	Ernest Dickerson
2000	The Courage to Love	Kari Skogland
2001	Semper Fi	Michael W. Watkins
	Hitched	Wesley Strick
	The Lost Battalion	Russell Mulcahy
2002	Monday Night Mayhem	Ernest Dickerson
2003	Good Fences
2004	Homeland Security	Daniel Sackheim
	Hollywood Division	James Foley

Awards and nominations

American Society of Cinematographers

Year	Category	Title [12]	Episode(s)	Result
1997	Outstanding Cinematography in Regular Series	Prince Street	"God Bless America"	Won
1999	Outstanding Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television	Strange Justice	—N/a	Nominated
2002		Taken	"John"	Nominated
2004		Homeland Security	—N/a	Won
2010–2014	Outstanding Cinematography in Regular Series	Boardwalk Empire	"Golden Days for Boys and Girls" "Home" "21"	Won
2012–2019		Game of Thrones	"Valar Dohaeris"	Won
2024	Outstanding Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television	The Penguin	—N/a	Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Award	Title [13]	Episode(s)	Result
2010–2014	Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series	Boardwalk Empire	"Golden Days for Boys and Girls" "Home" "21"	Won
2012–2019		Game of Thrones	"Two Swords" "The Iron Throne"	Nominated
2020	Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie	Defending Jacob	"After"	Nominated

Other awards

Year	Title	Award/Nomination
2001	Possible Worlds	Nominated—Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography Nominated—Jutra Award for Best Cinematography
2006	Hollywoodland	Nominated—St. Louis Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
2008	Fifty Dead Men Walking	Nominated—Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography

References

1. "Jonathan Freeman". OConnor. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
2. "JONATHAN FREEMAN". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
3. "Jonathan Freeman".
4. "Shifting gears – interview with Jonathan Freeman ASC · Pushing Pixels" . Retrieved May 20, 2019.
5. "Awards". IMDb. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
6. "Credits". IMDb. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
7. Grouchnikov, Kirill (October 12, 2011). "The fine art of cinematography – conversation with Jonathan Freeman ASC". Pushing Pixels. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
8. "Close Up: Jonathan Freeman". OConnor. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
9. Lowry, Brian (June 26, 2013). "Review: Ray Donovan". Variety. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
10. Grouchnikov, Kirill (October 12, 2011). "The fine art of cinematography – a conversation with Jonathan Freeman ASC". Pushing Pixels. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
11. "ASC Closeup with Jonathan Freeman". American Society of Cinematographers Magazine. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
12. "ASC Awards". American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
13. "Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

External links

• Jonathan Freeman at IMDb
• "Harsh Realms," Game of Thrones, Season 2
• "Shifting Gears," Game of Thrones, Season 4