Barry Peterson (cinematographer)


Barry Peterson is a Canadian/American cinematographer.
Born in Alberta, Canada, Peterson initially worked in special visual effects on various productions before moving into live action cinematography, where he began shooting commercials for companies such as Apple, Pepsi and Nike.
As a cinematographer, Peterson's first credited film was 1993's Mustard Bath. When he moved to Los Angeles, Peterson was hired as the director of photography for Ben Stiller's Zoolander, which would quickly lead to work on numerous studio films. Barry has worked frequently with directors Rawson Marshall Thurber, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller & John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.
In television, Peterson worked on the pilot episodes of the series The Cape, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Good Place.
Peterson is married and has two sons. He resides in LosAngeles.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1993Mustard BathDarrell Wasyk
2001ZoolanderBen Stiller
2002Dark BlueRon Shelton
2003Hollywood HomicideRon Shelton
2004Starsky & HutchTodd Phillips
2008JumperDoug Liman
201221 Jump StreetPhil Lord
Christopher Miller
2012The WatchAkiva Schaffer
2013We're the MillersRawson Marshall Thurber
2014The Lego MoviePhil Lord
Christopher Miller		Live action scenes only
201422 Jump StreetPhil Lord
Christopher Miller
2015SistersJason Moore
2015VacationJonathan Goldstein
John Francis Daley
2016Central IntelligenceRawson Marshall Thurber
2017The Space Between UsPeter Chelsom
2017Just Getting StartedRon Shelton
2018Game NightJonathan Goldstein
John Francis Daley
2018The Spy Who Dumped MeSusanna Fogel
2018Ari Sandel
2020SuperintelligenceBen FalconePost-production
TBAThunder ForceBen FalconeFilming

Television