Jonathan Freeman (cinematographer)

Jonathan Freeman
Born Jonathan Freeman
Toronto, Canada
Nationality American
Occupation Cinematographer
Known for Game of Thrones; Boardwalk Empire; Hollywoodland, Fifty Dead Men Walking

Jonathan Freeman, ASC is a Canadian-American cinematographer. A multi-award-winning director of photography for motion pictures, television and commercials, he is best known for his work on Game of Thrones 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.[1][2]

Early life

Freeman was born in Toronto, Canada to a mother who was a fine art painter. As an adult, he immigrated to New York City.[3]

Career

Freeman is currently a director of photography on Game of Thrones 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.[4][5]

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.[6]

Freeman is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).[7]

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 eight ASC nominations for his cinematography on Prince Street and won his first ASC Award for Homeland Security.[8][9]

Selected Filmography

Year Title Type Notes Awards
1997 Prince Street TV series NBC, Season 1, multiple episodes. Nominee: ASC Award, Best Cinematography for Regular Series.
1999 Strange Justice TV movie Showtime Networks. Director: Ernest Dickerson. Stars: Delroy Lindo, Regina King, Mandy Patinkin. Nominee: ASC Award, Best Cinematography in Motion Picture, Miniseries or Pilot.
2001 Possible Worlds Feature film Alliance Atlantis. Director: Robert Lepage. Star: Tilda Swinton. Nominee: Genie Award, Best Cinematography (Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television).
2002 Taken TV miniseries Syfy. Star: Dakota Fanning. Nominee: ASC Award, Best Cinematography in Motion Picture or Pilot for Cable.
2004 Homeland Security TV movie NBC. Director: Daniel Sackheim. Star: Tom Skerritt. Winner: ASC Award, Best Cinematography for Motion Picture, Miniseries or Pilot for Network.
2005 The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Feature film DreamWorks Pictures. Director: Jane Anderson. Star: Julianne Moore.
2006 Hollywoodland Feature film Focus Features. Director: Allen Coulter. Stars: Ben Affleck, Adrien Brody, Diane Lane.
2007 Rome TV series HBO, Season 2, multiple episodes. Directors: Alik Sakharov, Steve Shill, John Maybury.
2007 Damages TV series FX Networks, pilot. Director: Allen Coulter. Stars: Glenn Close, Rose Byrne.
2008 The Edge of Love Feature film BBC/Lionsgate. Director: John Maybury. Star: Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller.
2008 Sons of Anarchy TV series FX Networks, pilot. Director: Allen Coulter.
2008 Fifty Dead Men Walking Feature film Handmade Films. Director: Kari Skogland. Star: Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Rose McGowan. Nominee: Genie Award (Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television), Best Cinematography.
2010 Remember Me Feature film Summit Entertainment. Director: Allen Coulter. Stars: Robert Pattinson, Pierce Brosnan.
2013 Ray Donovan TV series Showtime Networks, pilot. Director: Allen Coulter. Stars: Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight.
2010–2014 Boardwalk Empire TV series HBO, Seasons 1, 2, 5, multiple episodes. Directors: Tim Van Patten, Allen Coulter, Brad Anderson. Winner, 2015, 2012, 2011: Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series. Winner, 2015: ASC Award, Best Cinematography for a Regular Series. Winner, 2012: ASC Award, Best Cinematography in One-Hour Episodic. Winner, 2011, ASC Award, Best Cinematography in Episodic.
2012–2018 Game of Thrones TV series HBO, Seasons 2–8, multiple episodes. Directors: Alan Taylor, Dan Minahan, David Benioff. Winner, 2014: ASC Award, Best Cinematography in One-Hour Episodic. Nominee, 2014: Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series.

References

  1. ↑ "Awards". IMDb. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Credits". IMDb. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ Grouchnikov, Kirill (October 12, 2011). "The fine art of cinematography – conversation with Jonathan Freeman ASC". Pushing Pixels. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Close Up: Jonathan Freeman". OConnor. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ Lowry, Brian (June 26, 2013). "Review: Ray Donovan". Variety. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ Grouchnikov, Kirill (October 12, 2011). "The fine art of cinematography – a conversation with Jonathan Freeman ASC". Pushing Pixels. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ "ASC Closeup with Jonathan Freeman". American Society of Cinematographers Magazine. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ "ASC Awards". American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Emmy Awards". Emmys.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.


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