# Daryn Okada

Daryn Okada, A.S.C. (born January 2, 1960) is a cinematographer and the former president of the American Society of Cinematographers.
In 2015, Okada joined the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1984 | Nomad Riders | Frank Roach |
| 1984 | Monaco Forever | William A. Levey |
| 1988 | Phantasm II | Don Coscarelli |
| 1988 | Survival Quest | Don Coscarelli |
| 1991 | Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken | Steve Miner |
| 1992 | Captain Ron | Thom Eberhardt |
| 1993 | Airborne | Rob Bowman |
| 1994 | My Father the Hero | Steve Miner |
| 1996 | Big Bully | Steve Miner |
| 1996 | Black Sheep | Penelope Spheeris |
| 1997 | Anna Karenina | Bernard Rose |
| 1998 | Senseless | Penelope Spheeris |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Steve Miner |
| 1999 | Lake Placid | Steve Miner |
| 2001 | Texas Rangers | Steve Miner |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Steve Carr |
| 2001 | Good Advice | Steve Rash |
| 2001 | Joe Somebody | John Pasquin |
| 2003 | Cradle 2 the Grave | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| 2004 | Mean Girls | Mark Waters |
| 2004 | Paparazzi | Paul Abascal |
| 2005 | Just Like Heaven | Mark Waters |
| 2006 | Stick It | Jessica Bendinger |
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 | Daniel Waters |
| 2008 | Baby Mama | Michael McCullers |
| 2008 | Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Jon Hurwitz Hayden Schlossberg |
| 2009 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Mark Waters |
| 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Neal Brennan |
| 2012 | American Reunion | Jon Hurwitz Hayden Schlossberg |
| 2014 | Let's Be Cops | Luke Greenfield |
| 2014 | Dolphin Tale 2 | Charles Martin Smith |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1988 | Blind Curve | Gary Markowitz | |
| 2013 | The Proposition | Steve Carr | Segment of Movie 43 |
| 2015 | Emma | Howard Lukk | |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1990 | The Spirit in Architecture: John Lautner | Bette Jane Cohen |
| 2002 | Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat | David Raynr |
Direct-to-video
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1990 | Punk Vacation | Stanley Lewis |
| 1997 | Céline Dion: The Concert | Bud Schaetzle |

### Television

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1984 | Kidd Video | Bud Schaetzle | Episode "To Beat the Band" (Live-action segment) |
| 1990 | Elvis | Steve Miner Bruce Seth Green Bethany Rooney Arlene Sanford Michael Levine | 12 episodes |
| 1990 | The Dave Thomas Comedy Show | Dave Thomas | Episode 3 |
| 1991 | In a Child's Name | Tom McLoughlin | Miniseries |
| 1998 | Dawson's Creek | Steve Miner | Episode "Pilot" |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Steve Miner | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2010-2015 | Castle | | 24 episodes |
| 2011 | Switched at Birth | Steve Miner | Episode "This Is Not a Pipe" |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Adam Davidson Mark Waters Victor Nelli Jr. Jeff Bleckner Vincent Misiano Eric Stoltz | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Franklin & Bash | Mike Listo Jay Chandrasekhar Arlene Sanford Richie Keen Colin Bucksey | 7 episodes |
| 2015-2016 | Scandal | | 10 episodes; Also directed episode "Robin" |
| 2017 | Grey's Anatomy | Jann Turner Chandra Wilson | 2 episodes |
| 2018-2024 | Station 19 | | 19 episodes; Also directed 7 episodes |
| 2023 | The Last Thing He Told Me | Deniz Gamze Ergüven Lila Neugebauer | 3 episodes |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1990 | Blind Vengeance | Lee Philips | |
| 1992 | Boris and Natasha: The Movie | Charles Martin Smith | |
| 1994 | Eyes of Terror | Sam Pillsbury | |
| 1994 | Separated by Murder | Donald Wrye | |
| 1996 | A Mother's Instinct | Sam Pillsbury | With Matthew Williams |
| 1997 | Vanishing Point | Charles Robert Carner | |
| 2009 | Eva Adams | Mark Waters | |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Note |
| 1995 | Reba: Starting Over | Bud Schaetzle | With Chris Mosio |