Robbie Ryan (cinematographer)
Robbie Ryan is an Irish cinematographer, serving as the director of photography whose work has spanned on over 106 film projects, including feature-length, short films, commercials, and music videos. He is most known for his collaborations with film auteur's such as Andrea Arnold, Sally Potter, Stephen Frears, Ken Loach, Noah Baumbach, and Mike Mills.
He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography for Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite.
Life and career
Ryan was born in Ireland. At the age of 14, he decided he wanted to be a cinematographer. He attended and graduated the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.Ryan is a frequent collaborator on Andrea Arnold's films, including Wasp, Red Road, Fish Tank, Wuthering Heights and American Honey. He has worked with Ken Loach on the films The Angels' Share, Jimmy's Hall, and I, Daniel Blake. He served as the director of photography on films including Philomena, Slow West and The Favourite, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 91st Academy Awards.
Filmography
Selected Credits| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2002 | This Is Not a Love Song | Bille Eltringham | |
| 2003 | Wasp | Andrea Arnold | |
| 2005 | Isolation | Billy O'Brien | |
| 2005 | Antonio's Breakfast | Daniel Mulloy | |
| 2006 | Mischief Night | Penny Woolcock | |
| 2006 | Red Road | Andrea Arnold | |
| 2007 | Brick Lane | Sarah Gavron | |
| 2008 | The German | Nick Ryan | Short Film |
| 2008 | Camo, Hit the Road | Murilo Pasta | |
| 2009 | The Scouting Book for Boys | Tom Harper | |
| 2009 | Girl Like Me | Rowland Jobson | Short Film |
| 2009 | Fish Tank | Andrea Arnold | |
| 2010 | I Am Slave | Gabriel Range | Television Film |
| 2010 | Patagonia | Marc Evans | |
| 2011 | Wuthering Heights | Andrea Arnold | |
| 2012 | The Summit | Nick Ryan | |
| 2012 | Ginger & Rosa | Sally Potter | |
| 2012 | The Angels' Share | Ken Loach | |
| 2013 | The Last Days on Mars | Ruairí Robinson | |
| 2013 | Philomena | Stephen Frears | |
| 2014 | Sophie at the Races | Alan Friel | Short Film |
| 2014 | Jimmy's Hall | Ken Loach | |
| 2014 | Catch Me Daddy | Daniel Wolfe | |
| 2014 | The Karman Line | Oscar Sharp | Short Film |
| 2015 | Slow West | John Maclean | |
| 2016 | I Am Not a Serial Killer | Billy O'Brien | |
| 2016 | I, Daniel Blake | Ken Loach | |
| 2016 | American Honey | Andrea Arnold | |
| 2017 | The Meyerowitz Stories | Noah Baumbach | |
| 2018 | The Favourite | Yorgos Lanthimos | |
| 2018 | Sorry We Missed You | Ken Loach | |
| 2019 | Marriage Story | Noah Baumbach | |
| 2020 | The Roads Not Taken | Sally Potter | |
| 2020 | |||
| 2020 | C'mon C'mon | Mike Mills |