- Known For
- Camera
- Born
- October 5, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Warwick, Queensland, Australia
John Seale
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. …
Filmography
movieIt’s a Mad Max World
2025 · Self
movieThree Thousand Years of Longing
2022 · Director of Photography
movieMad Max: Fury Road
2015 · Director of Photography
movieThe Tourist
2010 · Director of Photography
movieThe Boy Who Cried Werewolf
2010 · First Assistant "B" Camera
moviePrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010 · Director of Photography
movieBetwixt
2010 · First Assistant Camera
movieSmokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
2010 · First Assistant "B" Camera
movieNot Quite Hollywood
2008 · Self
moviePoseidon
2006 · Director of Photography
movieSpanglish
2004 · Director of Photography
movieCold Mountain
2003 · Director of Photography
movieDreamcatcher
2003 · Director of Photography
movieThe Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?
2003
movieHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Director of Photography
movieReplicant
2001 · First Assistant Camera
movieThe Perfect Storm
2000 · Director of Photography
movieFinal Destination
2000 · First Assistant Camera
movieThe Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 · Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
movieAt First Sight
1999 · Director of Photography
movieCity of Angels
1998 · Director of Photography
movieGhosts of Mississippi
1996 · Director of Photography
movieThe English Patient
1996 · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieThe American President
1995 · Director of Photography
movieBeyond Rangoon
1995 · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieThe Paper
1994 · Director of Photography
movieThe Firm
1993 · Director of Photography
movieLorenzo's Oil
1992 · Director of Photography
movieThe Doctor
1991 · Director of Photography
movieTill There Was You
1991 · Director
movieDead Poets Society
1989 · Director of Photography
movieRain Man
1988 · Director of Photography
movieGorillas in the Mist
1988 · Director of Photography
movieStakeout
1987 · Director of Photography
movieThe Mosquito Coast
1986 · Director of Photography
movieChildren of a Lesser God
1986 · Director of Photography
movieThe Hitcher
1986 · Director of Photography
movieThe Empty Beach
1985 · Director of Photography
movieWitness
1985 · Director of Photography
movieSilver City
1984 · Cinematography
movieBMX Bandits
1983 · Director of Photography
movieCareful, He Might Hear You
1983 · Cinematography
movieGoodbye Paradise
1983 · Director of Photography
movieThe Year of Living Dangerously
1982 · Second Unit Director of Photography
movieGinger Meggs
1982 · Director of Photography
movieDoctors & Nurses
1981 · Cinematography
movieThe Survivor
1981 · Director of Photography
movieFatty Finn
1980 · Director of Photography
That Dangerous Summer
movieThat Dangerous Summer
1980 · Director of Photography
movieDawn!
1979 · Camera Operator
movieMoney Movers
1978 · Camera Operator
movieThe Last Wave
1977 · Camera Operator
movieBorn to Run
1977 · Camera Operator
movieDeathcheaters
1976 · Director of Photography
moviePicnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Camera Operator
movieThe Man from Hong Kong
1975 · Additional Photography
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self