Barry Ackroyd


Barry Ackroyd, BSC is an English cinematographer. Ackroyd has frequently worked with directors Ken Loach and Paul Greengrass. He worked on Kathryn Bigelow's 2008 war film The Hurt Locker as well as the critically acclaimed 2013 biographical thriller Captain Phillips, the former 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.

Life and career

Ackroyd was born in Oldham, England. He received a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography for The Lost Prince. His latest credits are on Ken Loach's award-winning feature, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Paul Greengrass's take on the 9-11 disaster, United 93, and the Kathryn Bigelow-directed Iraq War film, The Hurt Locker.
Teamwork and group effort is the Loach modus operandi. Loach has denied his status as an auteur director. Unlike most directors who routinely overstate the importance of their personal achievements, Loach celebrates the contributions of his crew, such as frequent collaborator, cinematographer Barry Ackroyd.
Film reviewer Jack Matthews of the New York Daily News remarked about the filmmaking behind The Wind That Shakes The Barley: "Beautifully shot, both in darkened homes and on the misty green Irish landscape by Loach's frequent cinematographer Barry Ackroyd, "Wind" has a you-are-there intensity and intimacy about it that make it nearly overwhelming."
In 2016, he reunited with Greengrass for the fourth time for the fourth Jason Bourne movie.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1991Riff-RaffKen Loach
1993Raining StonesKen Loach
1994Ladybird, LadybirdKen Loach
1996Carla's SongKen Loach
1998My Name Is JoeKen Loach
2000Bread and RosesKen Loach
2001The NavigatorsKen Loach
2002Sweet SixteenKen Loach
2004Ae Fond Kiss...Ken Loach
2006The Wind That Shakes the BarleyKen Loach
2006United 93Paul GreengrassNominated – BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
2007Battle in SeattleStuart Townsend
2009The Hurt LockerKathryn BigelowBAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Cinematography
Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography
2010Green ZonePaul Greengrass
2011CoriolanusRalph Fiennes
2013Captain PhillipsPaul GreengrassNominated – BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated – American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Cinematography
2013ParklandPeter Landesman
2015Dark PlacesGilles Paquet-Brenner
2015The Big ShortAdam McKay
2016Jason BournePaul Greengrass
2016The Last FaceSean Penn
2017DetroitKathryn Bigelow
2018Outlaw KingDavid Mackenzie
2019BombshellJay Roach
2020The Old GuardGina Prince-BythewoodWith Tami Reiker
TBASweet GirlBrian Andrew MendozaPost-production