Dariusz Wolski
Dariusz Adam Wolski is a Polish film and music video cinematographer. He is known for his work as the cinematographer on the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and on Alex Proyas' cult classics The Crow and Dark City. Many of his collaborations include working with film directors like Ridley Scott, Rob Marshall, Tony Scott, Gore Verbinski and Tim Burton. He has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1996 and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2004. Along with working with many film directors, Wolski has also worked on several music videos with artists such as Elton John, Eminem, David Bowie, Sting, Aerosmith, and Neil Young.
Personal life
Dariusz Wolski was born on May 7, 1956. He attended film school in Łódź, Poland and moved to the United States in 1979 at age 23. Soon after, he began working as a camera assistant on low budget films in New York City and Los Angeles which eventually led him to working as a cinematographer on films such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Prometheus, The Martian and many others.Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1993 | Romeo Is Bleeding | Peter Medak | |
| 1994 | The Crow | Alex Proyas | |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Tony Scott | Nominated – American Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography |
| 1996 | The Fan | Tony Scott | |
| 1998 | A Perfect Murder | Andrew Davis | |
| 1998 | Dark City | Alex Proyas | |
| 2001 | The Mexican | Gore Verbinski | |
| 2002 | Bad Company | Joel Schumacher | |
| 2003 | ' | Gore Verbinski | |
| 2005 | Hide and Seek | John Polson | |
| 2006 | ' | Gore Verbinski | |
| 2007 | ' | Gore Verbinski | |
| 2007 | ' | Tim Burton | Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – Awards Circuit Community Awards for Best Cinematography |
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | D. J. Caruso | |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Tim Burton | |
| 2011 | ' | Rob Marshall | |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary | Bruce Robinson | |
| 2012 | Prometheus | Ridley Scott | |
| 2013 | The Counselor | Ridley Scott | |
| 2014 | ' | Ridley Scott | |
| 2015 | The Martian | Ridley Scott | Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2015 | The Walk | Robert Zemeckis | Nominated – Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Virtual Cinematography |
| 2017 | ' | Ridley Scott | |
| 2017 | All the Money in the World | Ridley Scott | |
| 2017 | War Machine | David Michôd | |
| 2018 | ' | Stefano Sollima | |
| 2020 | News of the World | Paul Greengrass | Post-production |
| 2021 | The Last Duel | Ridley Scott | Filming |
Awards and nominations
MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography
- 2001 – "Stan" by Eminem feat. Dido, nominated
- 1990 – "Janie's Got a Gun" by Aerosmith, nominated
- 1988 – "Luka" by Suzanne Vega, nominated