# Jonathan Freeman (cinematographer)

Jonathan Freeman, ASC is a Canadian cinematographer. A multi-award-winning director of photography for motion pictures, television and commercials, he is known for his work on Game of Thrones, The Penguin, 3 Body Problem and Boardwalk Empire. Freeman's motion picture credits include Remember Me, Fifty Dead Men Walking, The Edge of Love, Hollywoodland and The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio. He frequently collaborates with directors Allen Coulter, Ernest Dickerson, David Nutter, and Russell Mulcahy.

## Early life

Freeman was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to a mother who was a fine art painter. As an adult, he moved to New York City.

## Career

Freeman was a director of photography on Game of Thrones, The Penguin, and shot multiple episodes of Boardwalk Empire. His other television credits include historical drama Rome, the Steven Spielberg-produced miniseries Taken and pilots for the long-running TV series Ray Donovan, Sons of Anarchy and Damages.
Among the motion picture projects that Freeman photographed are the romantic drama Remember Me, starring Robert Pattinson; IRA thriller Fifty Dead Men Walking, with Ben Kingsley; Dylan Thomas drama The Edge of Love, starring Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller; crime mystery Hollywoodland, with Ben Affleck; and the 1950s-set biopic The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, starring Julianne Moore.
In addition to feature films and TV, Freeman also shoots commercials.
Freeman is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

## Awards

Freeman has earned a total of five ASC Awards and three Emmy Awards for his work on Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and others. He garnered the first of nine ASC nominations for his cinematography on Prince Street and won his first ASC Award for Homeland Security.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1994 | Replikator | G. Philip Jackson | |
| 1997 | 2103: The Deadly Wake | G. Philip Jackson | |
| 1997 | Falling Fire | Daniel D'Or | |
| 1997 | The Planet of Junior Brown | Clement Virgo | |
| 1998 | The Grace of God | Gerald L'Ecuyer | |
| 1999 | Resurrection | Russell Mulcahy | |
| 2001 | Possible Worlds | Robert Lepage | Nominated—Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography Nominated—Jutra Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2001 | Ignition | Yves Simoneau | |
| 2005 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | Jane Anderson | |
| 2006 | Hollywoodland | Allen Coulter | Nominated—St. Louis Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2008 | The Edge of Love | John Maybury | |
| 2008 | Fifty Dead Men Walking | Kari Skogland | Nominated—Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography |
| 2009 | The Rebound | Bart Freundlich | |
| 2010 | Remember Me | Allen Coulter | |
| 2014 | 5 Flights Up | Richard Loncraine | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Seasons | Notes |
| 1997 | Prince Street | 1 | 6 episodes ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series (for "God Bless America") |
| 2002 | Street Time | 1 | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Taken | 1 | Miniseries; 6 episodes ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Limited Series (for "John") |
| 2004 | Rescue Me | 1 | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Rome | 2 | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Damages | 1 | Episode: "Get Me a Lawyer" |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | 1 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2010 | Rubicon | 1 | Episode: "Gone in the Teeth" |
| 2010–2014 | Boardwalk Empire | 1–5 | 12 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (for "Golden Days for Boys and Girls", "Home" & "21") ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series(for "Golden Days for Boys and Girls", "Home" & "21") |
| 2012–2019 | Game of Thrones | 2–8 | 17 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (for "Two Swords" and "The Iron Throne") ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series (for "Valar Dohaeris") |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | 1 | Episode: "The Bag or the Bat" |
| 2020 | Defending Jacob | 1 | 8 Episodes; Complete Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie (for "After") |
| 2024 | 3 Body Problem | 1 | Episodes: "Countdown", "Red Coast" |
| 2024 | The Penguin | 1 | Episodes: "Cent'Anni", "Homecoming" Nominated—American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television |

#### Television films

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1996 | Carver's Gate | Sheldon Inkol | |
| 1997 | Promise the Moon | Ken Jubenville | |
| 1998 | Futuresport | Ernest Dickerson | |
| 1998 | Beauty | Jerry London | |
| 1998 | Catch Me If You Can | Jeffrey Reiner | |
| 1999 | Strange Justice | Ernest Dickerson | Nominated—ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies-of-the-Week |
| 2000 | The Courage to Love | Kari Skogland | |
| 2001 | Semper Fi | Michael W. Watkins | |
| 2001 | Hitched | Wesley Strick | |
| 2001 | The Lost Battalion | Russell Mulcahy | |
| 2002 | Monday Night Mayhem | Ernest Dickerson | |
| 2003 | Good Fences | Ernest Dickerson | |
| 2004 | Homeland Security | Daniel Sackheim | ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movie/Miniseries/Pilot made for broadcast television |