# Peter Deming

Peter Deming, ASC (born December 13, 1957) is a Lebanese-born American cinematographer, known for his collaborations with directors like Sam Raimi, David Lynch, Wes Craven, and Jay Roach. He won the 2002 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for Mulholland Drive, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the third season of Twin Peaks.

## Filmography

Short film
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1982 | The Silence | Michael Toshiyuki Uno |
| 1995 | Premonitions Following an Evil Deed | David Lynch |

### Feature film

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1987 | Evil Dead II | Sam Raimi | |
| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Robert Townsend | |
| 1988 | It Takes Two | David Beaird | |
| 1988 | Scarecrows | William Wesley | Filmed in 1984 |
| 1988 | The Carrier | Nathan J. White | |
| 1988 | From Hollywood to Deadwood | Rex Pickett | |
| 1988 | Purple People Eater | Linda Shayne | |
| 1989 | Martians Go Home | David Odell | |
| 1990 | Why Me? | Gene Quintano | |
| 1990 | House Party | Reginald Hudlin | |
| 1990 | Book of Love | Robert Shaye | |
| 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | Ate de Jong | |
| 1991 | Scorchers | David Beaird | |
| 1992 | My Cousin Vinny | Jonathan Lynn | |
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 | Gene Quintano | |
| 1993 | Son in Law | Steve Rash | |
| 1994 | S.F.W. | Jefery Levy | |
| 1996 | Joe's Apartment | John Payson | |
| 1997 | Lost Highway | David Lynch | |
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Jay Roach | |
| 1997 | Scream 2 | Wes Craven | Also made a cameo as "Popcorn boy" |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart | Wes Craven | |
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Jay Roach | |
| 2000 | Scream 3 | Wes Craven | Also made a cameo as "Man Eating Popcorn on Studio Tour" (Uncredited) |
| 2001 | Mulholland Drive | David Lynch | |
| 2001 | From Hell | Hughes brothers | |
| 2002 | Coney Island Baby | Amy Hobby | |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Jay Roach | |
| 2002 | People I Know | Daniel Algrant | |
| 2004 | Twisted | Philip Kaufman | |
| 2004 | I Heart Huckabees | David O. Russell | |
| 2005 | The Jacket | John Maybury | |
| 2005 | Rumor Has It | Rob Reiner | |
| 2007 | Lucky You | Curtis Hanson | |
| 2007 | Married Life | Ira Sachs | |
| 2008 | The Love Guru | Marco Schnabel | |
| 2009 | Drag Me to Hell | Sam Raimi | |
| 2010 | Last Night | Massy Tadjedin | |
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Wes Craven | |
| 2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Drew Goddard | |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | Sam Raimi | |
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 | Jon M. Chu | |
| 2020 | Capone | Josh Trank | |
| 2020 | The New Mutants | Josh Boone | |
| 2022 | The Menu | Mark Mylod | |
| 2023 | Shotgun Wedding | Jason Moore | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1992 | On the Air | Lesli Linka Glatter Jack Fisk Jonathan Sanger Betty Thomas | 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Hotel Room | David Lynch James Signorelli | All 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Key West | David Beaird Chuck Bowman James Frawley | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Peyton Reed | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | The Toycracker: A Mini-Musical Spectacular | Andreas Nilsson Henry Sedler Paul Nguyen | TV short; With Robert Yeoman |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | David Lynch | 18 episodes |
| 2020 | The Good Lord Bird | Albert Hughes Kevin Hooks Darnell Martin Haifaa al-Mansour Kate Woods Michael Nankin | 7 episodes |
| 2023 | The Continental: From the World of John Wick | Albert Hughes | Episode: "Night 3: Theatre of Pain" |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1994 | Cosmic Slop | Reginald Hudlin Warrington Hudlin Kevin Rodney Sullivan | |
| 1994 | Last Days of Russell | Reginald Hudlin | With Brett King |
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Anne Heche | Segment: "2000" |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1990 | House Party | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2001 | Mulholland Drive | Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography |