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John Seale

John Seale

Camera

October 5, 1942 (83 years old)
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Male
59 Movies
1 TV Shows

John Clement Seale AM ACS ASC (born 5 October 1942) is an Australian cinematographer. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and an American Society of Cinematographers Award. Seale started his career collaborating with director Peter Weir as both a camera operator and director of photography, gaining a reputation as one of Australia's leading cinematographers. He then earned international prominence working with directors such as Anthony Minghella, Wolfgang Petersen, Ron Howard, Sydney Pollack, and George Miller. Seale received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The English Patient (1996). He was also Oscar-nominated for Witness (1985), Rain Man (1988), Cold Mountain (2003), and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Seale's other work includes the films Children of a Lesser God (1986), Dead Poets Society (1989), The Firm (1993), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). Seale was born in Warwick, Queensland, Australia, to Marjorie Lyndon (née Pool) and Eric Clement Seale. He received Oscar nominations for his work on Witness, Rain Man, and Cold Mountain and won for The English Patient. Seale directed one film, Till There Was You, in 1990. He is a four-time Oscar nominee, five-time BAFTA nominee, and four-time ASC Award nominee. His greatest commercial successes have been Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which grossed US$974 million; Rain Man, which grossed US$354 million; Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which grossed US$335 million; The Perfect Storm, which grossed US$328 million; and The Tourist, which grossed US$278 million. He came out of retirement in 2012 to shoot Mad Max: Fury Road, for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Seale was appointed a member of the Order of Australia in the 2002 Australia Day Honours in recognition of his "service to the arts as an Australian and internationally acclaimed cinematographer." Description above from the Wikipedia article John Seale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001 7.9

Director of Photography

Age 59 (now 83)
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015 7.6

Director of Photography

Age 72 (now 83)
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

1989 8.3

Director of Photography

Age 46 (now 83)
Rain Man
Rain Man

Rain Man

1988 7.8

Director of Photography

Age 46 (now 83)
Final Destination
Final Destination

Final Destination

2000 6.6

First Assistant Camera

Age 57 (now 83)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010 6.3

Director of Photography

Age 67 (now 83)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999 7.2

"A" Camera Operator

Age 57 (now 83)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999 7.2

Director of Photography

Age 57 (now 83)
The Tourist
The Tourist

The Tourist

2010 6.2

Director of Photography

Age 68 (now 83)
The English Patient
The English Patient

The English Patient

1996 7.1

Camera Operator

Age 54 (now 83)
The English Patient
The English Patient

The English Patient

1996 7.1

Director of Photography

Age 54 (now 83)
City of Angels
City of Angels

City of Angels

1998 6.8

Director of Photography

Age 55 (now 83)
The Firm
The Firm

The Firm

1993 6.7

Director of Photography

Age 50 (now 83)
The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000 6.5

Director of Photography

Age 57 (now 83)
Witness
Witness

Witness

1985 7.1

Director of Photography

Age 42 (now 83)
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

2003 6.9

Director of Photography

Age 61 (now 83)