Henry Braham (born 30 October 1965 in England) is a British cinematographer, best known for his work on Nanny McPhee, The Legend of Tarzan, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and The Flash.
Braham’s cinematographic career began in 1989 with the British band The KLF working on their 1991 road movie, The White Room.
He later became a frequent collaborator with directors Kirk Jones and James Gunn, as cinematographer on their films Waking Ned Divine (1998), Nanny McPhee (2005), Everybody’s Fine (2009), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), The Suicide Squad (2021), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Braham’s other credits include The Golden Compass (2007), Bright Young Things (2003), and The Legend of Tarzan (2016).
Braham has also directed several commercials.[1] In 2013, Henry has also designed the lighting for the sellout exhibition, “Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones” for the Victoria and Albert Museum.[2]
Henry is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and is also the co-founder of the Good Hemp Food brand with Glynis Murray.[3]
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Soft Top Hard Shoulder | Stefan Schwartz | |
| 1997 | Roseanna's Grave | Paul Weiland | |
| Shooting Fish | Stefan Schwartz | ||
| 1998 | The Land Girls | David Leland | |
| Waking Ned | Kirk Jones | ||
| 2001 | The Invisible Circus | Adam Brooks | |
| Crush | John McKay | ||
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Stephen Fry | |
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | Kirk Jones | |
| 2006 | Flyboys | Tony Bill | |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Chris Weitz | |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Kirk Jones | |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | David Yates | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | James Gunn | |
| 2019 | Georgetown | Christoph Waltz | |
| Joachim Rønning | |||
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | James Gunn | |
| Cinderella | Kay Cannon | ||
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | James Gunn | |
| The Flash | Andy Muschietti | ||
| 2024 | Road House | Doug Liman | |
| The Instigators | |||
| 2025 | James Gunn | Post-production[4] | |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Giving Tongue | Stefan Schwartz | TV movie | |
| 1998 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Peter Richardson | Episode "Four Men in a Car" | |
| 2002 | Shackleton | Charles Sturridge | Miniseries | |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales | Neil Gaiman | Episode "Statuesque" | |
| 2015 | The Bastard Executioner | Paris Barclay | Episode "Pilot" (Part 1 & 2) | |
| 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | James Gunn | TV special |
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series | Shackleton | ||
| 2007 | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | The Golden Compass |