| Martin Ruhe | |
| Birth Place: | Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Education: | University of Seville |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
Martin Ruhe (born 1965) is a German cinematographer working on films, commercials, and music videos. A member of the American Society of Cinematographers, he is perhaps best known for his work on the miniseries Catch-22 (2019), as well as the films Control (2007) and The Midnight Sky (2020), for which he was nominated for a British Independent Film Award and a Satellite Award, respectively.
Martin Ruhe became interested in cinema as a teenager and wanted to become a director.[1] After graduating from school, he completed a two-year training course as a focus puller.
Afterwards he moved to London, where he worked as a runner for a camera rental company. He then became a cinematographer and filmed more than 200 music videos for artists such as Herbert Grönemeyer, Depeche Mode and Coldplay as well as 350 advertising spots.[2] For Thorsten Wettcke Ruhe filmed the short film Die Rosenfalle (1998) and the feature film A Goddamn Job (2001). On the recommendation of Herbert Grönemeyer Ruhe met Anton Corbijn, wo engaged him for his Ian Curtis biopic Control.[3] He gained further prominence for his work on the film Harry Brown.[4] Since then Ruhe was engaged for various international productions. In 2010 he worked again with Anton Corbijn on The American, a thriller starring George Clooney. In 2016 he filmed Ewan McGregor's directorial debut American Pastoral.[5] For George Clooney Ruhe filmed the science fiction film The Midnight Sky.
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bonnie vs Clyde | Christian Weikert | ||
| 2001 | Ein Gottlicher Job | Thorsten Wettcke | ||
| 2007 | Control | Anton Corbijn | ||
| 2009 | The Countess | Julie Delpy | ||
| Harry Brown | Daniel Barber | |||
| 2010 | The American | Anton Corbijn | ||
| 2014 | The Keeping Room | Daniel Barber | ||
| 2015 | Run All Night | Jaume Collet-Serra | ||
| 2016 | American Pastoral | Ewan McGregor | ||
| 2020 | The Midnight Sky | George Clooney | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography | |
| 2021 | The Tender Bar | |||
| 2023 | The Boys in the Boat | |||
| 2025 | James Hawes | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2003 | Balko | Uli Moller | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Page Eight | David Hare | TV movie |
| 2017-2018 | Counterpart | Morten Tyldum Jennifer Getzinger Stephen Williams Alik Sakharov | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Catch-22 | George Clooney Grant Heslov Ellen Kuras | Miniseries |