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| Born | May 30, 1958 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Website | paulcamerondp |
Paul A. Cameron ASC (born May 30, 1958) is a Canadian-born American cinematographer and television director. [1] He won the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (shared with Dion Beebe) for his work on Michael Mann's film Collateral (2004), along with two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the HBO series Westworld (2016-22).
Cameron was born in Montreal, and was raised in New York City. [2] He studied at the State University of New York at Purchase. [2] He cites Gordon Willis as one of his primary influences. [2]
Cameron's visually groundbreaking work as a director and a director of photography has helped shape the craft of cinematography in the 21st century.
Cameron recently directed multiple episodes of “Special Ops: Lioness”, created by Taylor Sheridan for Paramount+, as well as multiple episodes of HBO’s acclaimed “Westworld” series. Previously, Cameron lensed “Reminiscence”, starring Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson, “21 Bridges”, and “The Commuter”, starring Liam Neeson. His other DP credits include: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”, “Man on Fire”, “Déjà Vu”, “Collateral”, “Dead Man Down”, “Total Recall”, “Swordfish”, and “Gone in Sixty Seconds”, among others.
Cameron is on the Board of Governors for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has won Clio, Emmy, AICP awards as well as a BAFTA, and is represented by DDA.
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1988 | Distribution of Lead | Charles Libin | |
| 1995 | The Last Supper | Stacy Title | |
| 1999 | Advice from a Caterpillar | Don Scardino | |
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Dominic Sena | |
| 2001 | Swordfish | ||
| 2004 | Collateral | Michael Mann | Shared credit with Dion Beebe; BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography Nominated – National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography |
| Man on Fire | Tony Scott | ||
| 2006 | Déjà Vu | ||
| 2007 | In the Land of Women | Jon Kasdan | |
| 2010 | Henry's Crime | Malcolm Venville | |
| 2012 | Man on a Ledge | Asger Leth | |
| Total Recall | Len Wiseman | ||
| 2013 | Dead Man Down | Niels Arden Oplev | |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Joachim Rønning Espen Sandberg | |
| 2018 | The Commuter | Jaume Collet-Serra | |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges | Brian Kirk | |
| 2021 | Reminiscence | Lisa Joy |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1993 | Chantilly Lace | Television film |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives | |
| 1996 | Relativity | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1997 | Michael Hayes | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016–20 | Westworld | Cinematographer (additional photography); 9 episodes Cinematographer; 2 episodes Director; 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Special Ops: Lioness | Cinematographer; 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Mayor of Kingstown | Director; 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
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| 1979 | Rock Lobster | The B-52s | |
| 1993 | Hard Act to Follow | Brother Cane | |
| 1994 | Can't Hurry the Harvest | Katey Sagal | |
| 2002 | How Come You Don't Call Me | Alicia Keys | |
| 2002 | Gangsta Lovin' | Eve ft. Alicia Keys | |
| 2003 | Can't Nobody | Kelly Rowland | |
| 2017 | ...Ready for It? | Taylor Swift |
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