Russell Carpenter

Known For

Camera

Born

Dec 09, 1950

Place of Birth

Van Nuys, California, USA

Credits

49 titles

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Carpenter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2025

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director of Photography

Movie
2022

Avatar: The Way of Water

Director of Photography

Movie
2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Additional Director of Photography

Movie
2019

Noelle

Director of Photography

Movie
2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

Director of Photography

Movie
2016

Better Off Single

Executive Producer

Movie
2015

Parched

Director of Photography

Movie
2015

Ant-Man

Director of Photography

Movie
2015

Return to Sender

Director of Photography

Movie
2014

Beyond the Reach

Director of Photography

Movie
2013

Jobs

Director of Photography

Movie
2012

This Means War

Director of Photography

Movie
2011

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Director of Photography

Tv
2011

A Little Bit of Heaven

Director of Photography

Movie
2010

Killers

Director of Photography

Movie
2009

The Ugly Truth

Director of Photography

Movie
2008

21

Director of Photography

Movie
2007

Awake

Director of Photography

Movie
2007

Lucifer

Director of Photography

Movie
2005

Monster-in-Law

Director of Photography

Movie
2004

Noel

Director of Photography

Movie
2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Director of Photography

Movie
2001

Shallow Hal

Director of Photography

Movie
2001

Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up

Self

Movie
2001

Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects

Self

Movie
2000

Charlie's Angels

Director of Photography

Movie
1998

The Negotiator

Director of Photography

Movie
1997

Titanic

Director of Photography

Movie
1997

Ghosts

Director of Photography

Movie
1997

Money Talks

Director of Photography

Movie
1995

The Indian in the Cupboard

Director of Photography

Movie
1994

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

Director of Photography

Movie
1994

True Lies

Director of Photography

Movie
1993

Hard Target

Director of Photography

Movie
1992

Pet Sematary II

Director of Photography

Movie
1992

Solar Crisis

Director of Photography

Movie
1992

HBO First Look

Self

Tv
1992

The Lawnmower Man

Director of Photography

Movie
1991

The Perfect Weapon

Director of Photography

Movie
1990

Death Warrant

Director of Photography

Movie
1989

Puppetmaster

Additional Photography

Movie
1989

The Wizard of Speed and Time

Director of Photography

Movie
1988

Cameron's Closet

Director of Photography

Movie
1988

Critters 2

Director of Photography

Movie
1988

Lady in White

Director of Photography

Movie
1986

Critters

Second Unit Director of Photography

Movie
1985

The Lemon Grove Incident

Cinematography

Movie
1984

Sole Survivor

Director of Photography

Movie
—

The Last Resort

Director of Photography

Movie