James Friend is a British cinematographer, best known for his work on Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front, which earned him the Academy Award for Best Cinematography,[1] [2] in addition to the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography.[3]
Friend grew up in Maidstone, Kent, where he attended Sutton Valence School.[4] He was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society for his film work in 2020.[5] [6]
Friend's television credits include Patrick Melrose and Your Honor, both of which he collaborated on with Berger.[7] His current upcoming project is the Disney+ series The Acolyte, an instalment in the Star Wars franchise.[8]
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Umbrage | Drew Cullingham | |
| 2010 | Dead Cert | Steven Lawson | |
| Stalker | Martin Kemp | ||
| 2011 | Carmen's Kiss | David Fairman | |
| Jack Falls | Paul Tanter Alexander Williams | ||
| Ghosted | Craig Viveiros | ||
| Turnout | Lee Sales | ||
| 7 Lives | Paul Wilkins | ||
| 2012 | Papadopoulos & Sons | Marcus Markou | |
| 2013 | The Liability | Craig Viveiros | |
| 2016 | Breakdown | Jonnie Malachi | |
| 2022 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Edward Berger | Academy Award for Best Cinematography BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography BSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film |
| TBA | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Joey Ansah | Episode "Beginnings" | ||
| 2015 | Lewis | David Drury | Episode "What Lies Tangled" | |
| 2015-2016 | Silent Witness | Ashley Pearce Patrick Lau Danny Hiller Douglas Mackinnon David Drury | 12 episodes | |
| 2016 | The Musketeers | Udayan Prasad | Episodes "Prisoners of War" and "We Are the Garrison" | |
| Rillington Place | Craig Viveiros | Miniseries | ||
| Marek Losey | 3 episodes | |||
| 2017 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Marek Losey Daniel O'Hara | 4 episodes | |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Glenn Clements | 1 episode | ||
| Victoria | Daniel O'Hara | Episodes "The King Over the Water" and "The Luxury of Conscience" | ||
| 2017-2018 | Strike | Michael Keillor Kieron Hawkes | 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | Edward Berger | Miniseries | |
| 2019 | MotherFatherSon | Charles Sturridge James Kent | 5 episodes | |
| The War of the Worlds | Craig Viveiros | Miniseries | ||
| 2020 | Cursed | Zetna Fuentes | Episodes "Nimue" and "Cursed" | |
| 2020 | Your Honor | Edward Berger | Episodes "Part One", "Part Two" and "Part Three" | |
| 2022 | Willow | Philippa Lowthorpe | Episodes "Wildwood" and "Prisoners of Skellin" | |
| 2024 | The Acolyte | 2 episodes |