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Simon King(III)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Actor
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Simon King was born on 27 December 1962 in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for The Blue Planet (2001), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) and Predators (2000). He is married to Marguerite Smits van Oyen. They have one child.
BornDecember 27, 1962
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    The Blue Planet (2001)
    The Blue Planet
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Jude Law, James Newton Howard, Jacqueline Boatswain, Matthias Brenner, Richard Coyle, Stuart Craig, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Mark Day, Dan Fogler, Fiona Glascott, David Heyman, Manuel Klein, Steve Kloves, Neil Lamont, Tim Lewis, Ramona Kunze-Libnow, Oliver Masucci, Mads Mikkelsen, William Nadylam, Paul Parker, George Richmond, J.K. Rowling, Peter Simonischek, Alison Sudol, Lionel Wigram, David Yates, Dónal Finn, Bo Ponomari, Mimi Pitakworraratana, Amore Psiche, Tony McCarthy, Stefan Race, Roy 'Tony' Pickering, David Thrower, Radha Sthanakiya, Winston Hayles, Cormac O'Shea, Emilia Karlsson, Lucy Ross, Paul Candelent, Tianyi Kiy, Jessica Cartledge, Isabelle Coverdale, Eugene Lin, Jessica Wai Sum Tong, Pippa Hurley, Eddie Redmayne, Cara Mahoney, Jessica Williams, David Bertrand, Katherine Waterston, Jan Pohl, Maja Bloom, Ezra Miller, Sean Talo, Hebe Beardsall, Richard Price, Nick Owenford, Victoria Yeates, Noor Dillan-Night, Callum Turner, Dave Wong, Martin Polak, Jeremy Azis, Martyn Mayger, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Paul Low-Hang, Sam Shoubber, Valerie Pachner, Lucas Englander, Wilf Scolding, Kazeem Tosin Amore, Nick Davison, Jag Patel, Alexander Kuznetsov, Elizabeth Back, Phil Reeve, Chris Robb, and Johnny Li Gotti in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
    6.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2022
    Predators (2000)
    Predators
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Planet Earth (2006)
    Planet Earth
    9.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Science for Evil Geniuses (2023)
      Science for Evil Geniuses
      TV Series
      • phantom operator
      • 2023
    • Jude Law, James Newton Howard, Jacqueline Boatswain, Matthias Brenner, Richard Coyle, Stuart Craig, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Mark Day, Dan Fogler, Fiona Glascott, David Heyman, Manuel Klein, Steve Kloves, Neil Lamont, Tim Lewis, Ramona Kunze-Libnow, Oliver Masucci, Mads Mikkelsen, William Nadylam, Paul Parker, George Richmond, J.K. Rowling, Peter Simonischek, Alison Sudol, Lionel Wigram, David Yates, Dónal Finn, Bo Ponomari, Mimi Pitakworraratana, Amore Psiche, Tony McCarthy, Stefan Race, Roy 'Tony' Pickering, David Thrower, Radha Sthanakiya, Winston Hayles, Cormac O'Shea, Emilia Karlsson, Lucy Ross, Paul Candelent, Tianyi Kiy, Jessica Cartledge, Isabelle Coverdale, Eugene Lin, Jessica Wai Sum Tong, Pippa Hurley, Eddie Redmayne, Cara Mahoney, Jessica Williams, David Bertrand, Katherine Waterston, Jan Pohl, Maja Bloom, Ezra Miller, Sean Talo, Hebe Beardsall, Richard Price, Nick Owenford, Victoria Yeates, Noor Dillan-Night, Callum Turner, Dave Wong, Martin Polak, Jeremy Azis, Martyn Mayger, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Paul Low-Hang, Sam Shoubber, Valerie Pachner, Lucas Englander, Wilf Scolding, Kazeem Tosin Amore, Nick Davison, Jag Patel, Alexander Kuznetsov, Elizabeth Back, Phil Reeve, Chris Robb, and Johnny Li Gotti in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
      Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
      6.2
      • rigging electrician
      • 2022
    • Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)
      Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
      8.0
      TV Special
      • electrician
      • 2022
    • David Attenborough in Our Planet (2019)
      Our Planet
      9.2
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2019
    • Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (2019)
      Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
      7.3
      • additional cinematography
      • 2019
    • Life in the Snow (2016)
      Life in the Snow
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • additional photography
      • 2016
    • The Growing Up Pets in Films (2015)
      The Growing Up Pets in Films
      7.1
      • photographer
      • 2015
    • Science of Stupid (2014)
      Science of Stupid
      6.7
      TV Series
      • phantom technician
      • 2014
    • The Great British Year (2013)
      The Great British Year
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2013
    • Chris Packham in The Burrowers (2013)
      The Burrowers
      6.8
      TV Series
      • wildlife photography
      • 2013
    • African Cats (2010)
      African Cats
      7.5
      • special photography
      • 2010
    • Simon King's Shetland Diaries
      7.7
      TV Series
      • specialist camera
      • 2010
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2009
    • Life (2009)
      Life
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer
      • 2009
    • Springwatch (2005)
      Springwatch
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2009

    Cinematographer

    • The Hunt (2015)
      The Hunt
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2015
    • Science of Stupid (2014)
      Science of Stupid
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2014
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Allison Argo, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001–2011
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2011
    • Earth (2007)
      Earth
      7.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Planet Earth (2006)
      Planet Earth
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Deep Blue (2003)
      Deep Blue
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Wild Africa (2001)
      Wild Africa
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • The Blue Planet (2001)
      The Blue Planet
      9.0
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2001
    • Big Cat Diary (1996)
      Big Cat Diary
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (1996-2007)
      • 1996
    • The Trials of Life (1990)
      The Trials of Life
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 1990
    • Three in the Wild (1984)
      Three in the Wild
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1988
    • In the Wild (1985)
      In the Wild
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1986–1987
    • The Living Isles (1986)
      The Living Isles
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 1986
    • King's Country
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1983–1985

    Actor

    • Maggie's Moor
      TV Series
      • Buzzard Boy
      • 1980
    • A Secret Place
      TV Movie
      • John
      • 1974
    • The Fox
      TV Movie
      • Peter the son
      • 1973

    Personal details

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      • Simon King Wildlife
    • Born
      • December 27, 1962
      • Nairobi, Kenya
    • Spouse
      • Marguerite Smits van Oyen? - present (1 child)
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      • 1 Interview

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      He was born in Nairobi, Kenya but moved to the UK in 1964.
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