
James Friend
- Camera
Biography
James Friend is a British cinematographer best known for his work on Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front, which earned him the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. In 2024, Friend received an Honorary Fellowship from The Royal Photographic Society. Friend grew up in Maidstone, Kent, where he attended Sutton Valence School. He was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society for his film work in 2020. Friend's television credits include Patrick Melrose and Your Honor, in which he collaborated with Berger. Additionally, Friend worked on the 2024 Disney+ series The Acolyte, an instalment in the Star Wars franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Friend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum · Cinematography
- The Great Beyond · Cinematography
- Supergirl · Additional Director of Photography
- Ballad of a Small Player · Cinematography
- The Acolyte · Cinematography
- Heart of Stone · Additional Director of Photography
- Luther: The Fallen Sun · Additional Director of Photography
- Making All Quiet on the Western Front · Self
- All Quiet on the Western Front · Cinematography
- The War of the Worlds · Cinematography
- MotherFatherSon · Cinematography
- Patrick Melrose · Cinematography
- Lady M · Cinematography
- Rillington Place · Cinematography
- Victoria · Cinematography
- Breakdown · Cinematography, Camera Operator
- The Guvnors · Cinematography
- Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist · Cinematography
- Lords of London · Cinematography
- Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium · Cinematography
- Little Favour · Cinematography
- Papadopoulos & Sons · Cinematography
- Truth or Dare · Cinematography
- Piggy · Cinematography
- A Vampire's Tale · Cinematography
- The Hike · Cinematography
- 7lives · Cinematography
- Turnout · Cinematography
- Ghosted · Producer, Cinematography
- Stalker · Cinematography, Camera Operator
- Dead Cert · Cinematography
- Baseline · Second Unit Director of Photography
- Carmen's Kiss · Cinematography
- Macbeth's Disciple · Camera Operator
- Wishbaby · Camera Operator
- The Man Who Sold The World · Cinematography
- The Oscars · Self
- Angels in the Asylum · Associate Producer, Cinematography











