Andrew Dunn (cinematographer)

Andrew William Dunn BSC is a British cinematographer.

Andrew Dunn
Born
Andrew William Dunn

London, England
Years active1978–2026
OrganizationBritish Society of Cinematographers
Spouse
Emma Dunn
(m. 1996)
Children2

Early life and career

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Dunn was born in London, England.

He grew up around cinema, as his father worked for MGM Studios.[1]

Dunn started making films in his early teens, and then joined the BBC whilst studying film at the University of Westminster (formerly London Polytechnic).[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director
1989 Strapless David Hare
Chattahoochee Mick Jackson
1991 L.A. Story
1992 Blame It on the Bellboy Mark Herman
The Bodyguard Mick Jackson
1993 The Hawk David Hayman
1994 Clean Slate Mick Jackson
A Simple Twist of Fate Gillies MacKinnon
The Madness of King George Nicholas Hytner
1995 The Grotesque John-Paul Davidson
1996 The Crucible Nicholas Hytner
1997 Addicted to Love Griffin Dunne
1998 Hush Jonathan Darby
Ever After Andy Tennant
Practical Magic Griffin Dunne
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Liam Stephen Frears
2001 Monkeybone Henry Selick
Gosford Park Robert Altman
2002 The Count of Monte Cristo Kevin Reynolds
Sweet Home Alabama Andy Tennant
2003 What a Girl Wants Dennie Gordon
The Company Robert Altman
2004 Stage Beauty Richard Eyre
Piccadilly Jim John McKay
2005 Hitch Andy Tennant
Mrs Henderson Presents Stephen Frears
2006 The History Boys Nicholas Hytner
Miss Potter Chris Noonan
2007 Hot Rod Akiva Schaffer
2008 Good Vicente Amorim
2009 Precious Lee Daniels
2010 Extraordinary Measures Tom Vaughan
Life as We Know It Greg Berlanti
2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love Glenn Ficarra
John Requa
2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky
2013 Summer in February Christopher Menaul
The Butler Lee Daniels
Hello Carter Anthony Wilcox
2014 Endless Love Shana Feste
Effie Gray Richard Laxton
2015 Man Up Ben Palmer
The Lady in the Van Nicholas Hytner
Ithaca Meg Ryan
2016 Bridget Jones's Baby Sharon Maguire
Keeping Up with the Joneses Greg Mottola
2017 The Children Act Richard Eyre
2018 Book Club Bill Holderman
2020 The Secret: Dare to Dream Andy Tennant
2021 Flora & Ulysses Lena Khan
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Lee Daniels
2022 Downton Abbey: A New Era Simon Curtis
2023 Love Again James C. Strouse
Book Club: The Next Chapter Bill Holderman
2024 Killer Heat Philippe Lacôte
2027 The Housekeeper Richard Eyre

Documentary film

Year Title Director
2022 Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich Maiken Baird
Lisa Bryant

Television

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TV movies

Year Title Director Notes
1981 Andrina Bill Forsyth
1984 Threads Mick Jackson With Paul Morris
1987 Two of Us Roger Tonge
1988 Tumbledown Richard Eyre
Across the Lake Tony Maylam
1994 And Then There Was One David Jones
Is There Life Out There?
1997 Food for Ravens Trevor Griffiths
2017 My Country Rufus Norris

TV series

Year Title Director Notes
1984 A Winter Harvest Colin Godman 3 episodes
1987–1995 Screen Two 5 episodes
1988 Scene Roger Tonge Segment "Two of Us"
1993 Great Performances Richard Eyre Episode "Suddenly, Last Summer"
2015 Empire Lee Daniels Episode "Pilot"
2017–2019 The Zoo 22 episodes

Miniseries

Year Title Director Notes
1985 Edge of Darkness Martin Campbell
1986 The Monocled Mutineer Jim O'Brien With Robert Southam and Jeremy Humphries
1987 My Family and Other Animals Peter Barber-Fleming
1989 Blackeyes Dennis Potter

Music video

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Year Title Artist Director
1992 "I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston Nick Brandt
1993 "I Have Nothing" S.A. Baron
"Run to You" Mitchell Sinoway
1994 "Queen of the Night" Mick Jackson

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Title Result
1984 BAFTA Awards Best Film Cameraman Threads Won
1985 Edge of Darkness Won
1986 The Monocled Mutineer Nominated
1988 Tumbledown Won
1994 Best Cinematography The Madness of King George Won
British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Won
2001 Gosford Park Nominated
2005 Mrs Henderson Presents Nominated
1994 Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Technical/Artistic Achievement The Madness of King George Won

Further reading

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  • (2006) "Andrew Dunn" Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television: A biographical guide featuring performers, directors, writers, producers, designers, managers, choreographers, technicians, composers, executives, dancers, and critics in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and the world Vol. 65, Thomson Gale, Detroit, ISBN 978-0-7876-9042-7

References

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  1. Friedman, Illya (3 March 2021). "Andrew Dunn, BSC, on The United States vs. Billie Holiday and his past work on The Bodyguard, Precious, Monkeybone, L.A. Story". Cam Noir. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. Riggs, Thomas (2005). Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. Vol. 65. Gale Research Inc. p. 130. ISBN 9780787690380.
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