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Barry Ackroyd

Person · Cinematographer

Barry Ackroyd

Born
May 12, 1954
From
Manchester, England, UK
  • Also:
  • Camera Department
  • Director
56
Credits on file
5
Decades active
1
Awards

In short · Shooting since 1986, 5 decades active, 56 credits.

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Biography

Barry Ackroyd (born 12 May 1954) is an English cinematographer and director. He has frequently collaborated with directors Ken Loach and Paul Greengrass. Ackroyd worked on Kathryn Bigelow's 2008 war film *The Hurt Locker*, and with Greengrass on the critically acclaimed 2013 biographical thriller *Captain Phillips*, the latter earning him a BAFTA Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. In 2014, Ackroyd became the president of the British Society of Cinematographers.

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Cinematographer

56 credits

Awards & Nominations

1 nomination

Academy Awards

  • Nom2009Oscar — Cinematography

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