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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-12-09 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Van Nuys, California, USA

Russell Carpenter

Biography:

Russell Paul Carpenter, ASC (born December 9, 1950) is an American cinematographer and photographer, known for collaborating with directors James Cameron, Robert Luketic, and McG. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1997 Best Picture-winning film Titanic.

Much of his work has been in blockbuster films, including Hard Target (1993), True Lies (1994), Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Ant-Man (2015), and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). His documentary cinematography includes George Harrison: Living in the Material World, directed by Martin Scorsese. It earned six nominations at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming for the cinematography team.

In 2018, Carpenter received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Known For

Camera

2025

Avatar: Fire and Ash as Director of Photography

2022

Avatar: The Way of Water as Director of Photography
Moon Knight as Director of Photography

2019

Noelle as Director of Photography

2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage as Director of Photography

2015

Return to Sender as Director of Photography
Ant-Man as Director of Photography
Parched as Director of Photography

2014

Beyond the Reach as Director of Photography

2013

Jobs as Director of Photography

2012

This Means War as Director of Photography

2011

A Little Bit of Heaven as Director of Photography

2010

Killers as Director of Photography

2009

The Ugly Truth as Director of Photography

2008

21 as Director of Photography

2007

Awake as Director of Photography
Lucifer as Director of Photography

2005

Monster-in-Law as Director of Photography

2004

Noel as Director of Photography

2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Director of Photography

2001

Shallow Hal as Director of Photography

2000

Charlie's Angels as Director of Photography

1998

The Negotiator as Director of Photography

1997

Titanic as Director of Photography
Ghosts as Director of Photography
Money Talks as Director of Photography

1995

The Indian in the Cupboard as Director of Photography

1994

True Lies as Director of Photography
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman as Director of Photography

1993

Hard Target as Director of Photography

1992

Solar Crisis as Director of Photography
The Lawnmower Man as Director of Photography
Pet Sematary II as Director of Photography

1991

The Perfect Weapon as Director of Photography

1990

Death Warrant as Director of Photography

1989

The Wizard of Speed and Time as Director of Photography
Puppet Master as Additional Photography

1988

Cameron's Closet as Director of Photography
Lady in White as Director of Photography
Critters 2 as Director of Photography

1986

Critters as Second Unit Director of Photography

1984

Sole Survivor as Director of Photography

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The Last Resort as Director of Photography

Production

2016

Better Off Single as Executive Producer