# Paul Cameron (cinematographer)

Paul A. Cameron ASC (born May 30, 1958) is a Canadian-born American cinematographer and television director.
He won the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (shared with Dion Beebe) for his work on Michael Mann's film Collateral (2004), along with two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the HBO series Westworld (2016-22).

## Biography

Cameron was born in Montreal, and was raised in New York City. He studied at the State University of New York at Purchase. He cites Gordon Willis as one of his primary influences.
After working as cinematographer for a number of movies throughout the 21st century, mainly action thrillers, Cameron shifted to a career as a television director, directing episodes of acclaimed series like Westworld, Special Ops: Lioness and Mayor of Kingstown.
Cameron is on the Board of Governors for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has won Clio, Emmy, AICP awards as well as a BAFTA, and is represented by DDA.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1988 | Distribution of Lead | Charles Libin | |
| 1995 | The Last Supper | Stacy Title | |
| 1999 | Advice from a Caterpillar | Don Scardino | |
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Dominic Sena | |
| 2001 | Swordfish | Dominic Sena | |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | Tony Scott | |
| 2004 | Collateral | Michael Mann | With Dion Beebe |
| 2006 | Déjà Vu | Tony Scott | |
| 2007 | In the Land of Women | Jonathan Kasdan | |
| 2010 | Henry's Crime | Malcolm Venville | |
| 2012 | Man on a Ledge | Asger Leth | |
| 2012 | Total Recall | Len Wiseman | |
| 2013 | Dead Man Down | Niels Arden Oplev | |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Joachim Rønning Espen Sandberg | |
| 2018 | The Commuter | Jaume Collet-Serra | |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges | Brian Kirk | |
| 2021 | Reminiscence | Lisa Joy | |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2002 | Beat the Devil | Tony Scott | Segment of The Hire |
| 2018 | Unregistered | Sophia Banks | |
| 2018 | Ties | Laura Stabilini | |

### Television

Cinematographer
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1981 | TV - CBGB | Eddy Carabello | TV special; With Brian Elba and Jack Kney |
| 1993 | Chantilly Lace | Linda Yellen | TV movie |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives | Linda Yellen | TV movie |
| 1996 | Relativity | Mark Piznarski | Episode "Pilot" |
| 1997 | Michael Hayes | Thomas Carter | "Episode One" |
| 2016–2020 | Westworld | Jonathan Nolan | Episodes "The Original" and "Parce Domine" |
| 2023 | Special Ops: Lioness | John Hillcoat | Episodes "Sacrificial Soldiers" and "The Beating" |
Director
| Year | Title | Episodes |
| 2020–2022 | Westworld | "The Mother of Exiles" |
| 2020–2022 | Westworld | "Generation Loss" |
| 2023 | Special Ops: Lioness | "Truth Is the Shrewdest Lie" |
| 2023 | Special Ops: Lioness | "The Lie Is the Truth" |
| 2024 | Mayor of Kingstown | "Iris" |
| 2024 | Mayor of Kingstown | "Ecotone" |

### Music video

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 1993 | "Hard Act to Follow" | Brother Cane |
| 1994 | "Can't Hurry the Harvest" | Katey Sagal |
| 2002 | "How Come You Don't Call Me" | Alicia Keys |
| 2002 | "Gangsta Lovin'" | Eve ft. Alicia Keys |
| 2003 | "Can't Nobody" | Kelly Rowland |
| 2017 | "...Ready for It?" | Taylor Swift |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Notes |
| 2004 | BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Collateral | Won | Shared with Dion Beebe |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Collateral | Won | Shared with Dion Beebe |
| 2004 | American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Cinematography | Collateral | Nominated | Shared with Dion Beebe |
| 2004 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Cinematography | Collateral | Nominated | Shared with Dion Beebe |
| 2004 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Collateral | Nominated | Shared with Dion Beebe |
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography | Westworld | Nominated | For episode "The Original" |
| 2020 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography | Westworld | Nominated | For episode "Parce Domine" |