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Michael Bonvillain

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Michael Bonvillain
Michael Bonvillain was born in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He is known for Cloverfield (2008), Zombieland (2009) and Peacemaker (2022).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Cloverfield (2008)
    Cloverfield
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
    Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone in Zombieland (2009)
    Zombieland
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
    Dee Bradley Baker and John Cena in Peacemaker (2022)
    Peacemaker
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Naveen Andrews, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Dae Kim, Emilie de Ravin, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Dominic Monaghan, Terry O'Quinn, Harold Perrineau, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Watros, Maggie Grace, and Evangeline Lilly in Lost (2004)
    Lost
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

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    Cinematographer

    • Pierce Brosnan, Ellen Barkin, Nina Dobrev, and Adam Devine in The Out-Laws (2023)
      The Out-Laws
      5.4
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Dee Bradley Baker and John Cena in Peacemaker (2022)
      Peacemaker
      8.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Anthony Mackie and Damson Idris in Outside the Wire (2021)
      Outside the Wire
      5.4
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Hap and Leonard (2016)
      Hap and Leonard
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Gretchen Mol and Hugh Laurie in Chance (2016)
      Chance
      7.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Ivana Baquero, Austin Butler, and Poppy Drayton in The Shannara Chronicles (2016)
      The Shannara Chronicles
      7.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart in American Ultra (2015)
      American Ultra
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Zane Holtz and Eiza González in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)
      From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
      6.8
      TV Series
      • cinematography
      • 2014
    • Ben Kingsley in Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)
      Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King
      7.2
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2014
    • Company Town
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Daniel Henney in One Night Surprise (2013)
      One Night Surprise
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
      Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
      6.1
      • director of photography
      • 2013
    • Revolution (2012)
      Revolution
      6.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2012
    • Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd in Wanderlust (2012)
      Wanderlust
      5.6
      • director of photography
      • 2012
    • Unwatchable (2011)
      Unwatchable
      7.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Westworld (2016)
      Westworld
      8.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography: Utah
      • 2016
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin in Maggie (2015)
      Maggie
      5.6
      • additional photography
      • 2015
    • Rebecca Gayheart, Danny Trejo, Marco Leonardi, Temuera Morrison, and Michael Parks in From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999)
      From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
      4.8
      Video
      • additional camera operator (as Mike Bonvillain)
      • 1999
    • Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
      Air Bud: Golden Receiver
      4.6
      • director of photography: additional photography
      • director of photography: second unit (as Mike Bonvillain, as Mike Bonvillain)
      • 1998
    • Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
      Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
      6.4
      • director of photography: second unit, South Carolina and Texas
      • 1995
    • Son of Sam & Delilah
      Short
      • gaffer
      • 1991
    • The Refrigerator (1991)
      The Refrigerator
      4.2
      • gaffer extraordinaire (as Mike Bonvillain)
      • 1991
    • Paris Is Burning (1990)
      Paris Is Burning
      8.2
      • assistant camera (as Michael Bon Villain)
      • 1990
    • The Afterlife of Grandpa (1989)
      The Afterlife of Grandpa
      8.1
      Short
      • gaffer (as Mike Bonvillain)
      • 1989
    • Joni Ruth White and Joe Malone in Chains (1989)
      Chains
      Short
      • camera operator
      • director of photography: second unit
      • gaffer (as Mike Bonvillain, as Mike Bonvillain)
      • 1989
    • Mickey Rourke and Debra Feuer in Homeboy (1988)
      Homeboy
      5.8
      • electrician
      • 1988
    • Lou Diamond Phillips in Trespasses (1986)
      Trespasses
      4.8
      • assistant camera (as Mike Bonvillain)
      • 1986
    • Future-Kill (1984)
      Future-Kill
      3.9
      • second assistant camera (as Mike Bonivillian)
      • 1984

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
      Snow White: A Tale of Terror
      6.1
      • second unit director
      • 1997

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    • Alternative names
      • Mike Bonivillian
    • Born
      • Jackson, Mississippi, USA

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      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2004.

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