Simon Duggan

Simon Duggan (born 13 May 1959) is a New Zealand-born Australian cinematographer .

Simon Duggan
Born	13 May 1959
Nationality	Australian

Career

Duggan started his career off in Australia at Ross Wood Film Studios.[1] His first feature film was 1998's The Interview starring Hugo Weaving. Duggan frequently worked with Alex Proyas and Len Wiseman, acting as cinematographer on their films Garage Days, I, Robot, Underworld: Evolution, Live Free or Die Hard and Knowing. Other credits include The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Killer Elite.

Duggan was director of photography on Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby. This was Luhrmann's first experience filming with 3D.[2]

After The Great Gatsby, Duggan worked on 300: Rise of an Empire, Duncan Jones' Warcraft, and Hacksaw Ridge, which marked Mel Gibson's return to directing after 2006's Apocalypto.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Notes
1998	The Interview	Craig Monahan	Nominated- AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
2001	Risk	Alan White
2002	Garage Days	Alex Proyas
2004	I, Robot
2006	Underworld: Evolution	Len Wiseman
2007	Live Free or Die Hard
2008	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Rob Cohen
	Restraint	David Denneen
2009	Knowing	Alex Proyas
2011	Killer Elite	Gary McKendry
2013	The Great Gatsby	Baz Luhrmann	AACTA Award for Best Cinematography[3]
2014	300: Rise of an Empire	Noam Murro
2016	Warcraft	Duncan Jones
	Hacksaw Ridge	Mel Gibson	AACTA Award for Best Cinematography Nominated- Satellite Award for Best Cinematography[4]
2019	Isn't It Romantic	Todd Strauss-Schulson

References

1. Simon Duggan ACS
2. Camerimage Interview: The Great Gatsby Cinematographer Simon Duggan
3. Bodey, Michael (29 January 2014). "Great day for Gatsby at awards". The Australian. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
4. Hawker, Philippa (5 December 2016). "Mel Gibson's Hackshaw Ridge wins four AACTA Awards". The Australian. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

External links

• Simon Duggan on IMDb