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Ian Kerr(I)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ian Kerr
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Collaborating with talents including James Gunn, Annie Leibovitz, Gene Stupnitsky, John Rubin and others, Ian's work straddles the gulf between fiction and non-fiction, documentary and scripted drama. His assignments range from meticulously executed national commercials to dynamic, sixteen-camera unscripted projects, month-long arctic and mountaineering expeditions and stylish period dramas earning Emmy and CSC awards for his cinematography.

Whether it's documenting a man's heartbreaking final moments of life in PBS's The Suicide Tourist, capturing wild polar bears using only moonlight for illumination in Apple's Earth at Night or crafting period imagery for Robert Kirkman's Heros & Villains, Ian's work is grounded in the real-world and expressed cinematically.

A former adjunct professor of Advanced Cinematography at UBC and SFU, Ian lectures at film schools and workshops and also contributes to publications including The New York Times and Canadian Cinematographer. Ian also develops custom equipment to create unique visual effects including the award-winning camera accessory MultiTurret.
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 13 wins & 19 nominations total

    Known for

    Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Cailee Spaeny in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
    Bad Times at the El Royale
    7.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department(splinter unit)
    • 2018
    Brady Noon, Jacob Tremblay, and Keith L. Williams in Good Boys (2019)
    Good Boys
    6.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department("b" camera)
    • 2019
    Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
    National Geographic Explorer
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Earth at Night in Color (2020)
    Earth at Night in Color
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

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    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster (2025)
      Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
      6.8
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2025
    • The Amazing Race (2001)
      The Amazing Race
      7.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2022–2025
    • Jennifer Robertson, Seth Rogen, Brendan Tang, and Natalie Waddell in The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down (2024)
      The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down
      7.2
      TV Series
      • lighting director
      • 2024
    • Carla Gugino in The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
      The Fall of the House of Usher
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2023
    • Melissa Barrera in Keep Breathing (2022)
      Keep Breathing
      5.3
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography: splinter unit
      • 2022
    • Dee Bradley Baker and John Cena in Peacemaker (2022)
      Peacemaker
      8.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • March of the Polar Bears (2021)
      March of the Polar Bears
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Reba McEntire, Jensen Ackles, Katheryn Winnick, and Kylie Bunbury in Big Sky (2020)
      Big Sky
      6.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography: second unit
      • camera operator: "c" camera (uncredited)
      • 2020–2021
    • Christopher Larkin, Devon Bostick, Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos, and Thomas McDonell in The 100 (2014)
      The 100
      7.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Dana Kaproff, Mark Mannucci, Jonathan Halperin, Anna Bowers, and Adam Docker in Buried in Burma (2020)
      Buried in Burma
      • Director of Photography: additional photography
      • 2020
    • Patrick Swayze in I Am Patrick Swayze (2019)
      I Am Patrick Swayze
      7.7
      • additional photography
      • 2019
    • I Am Richard Pryor (2019)
      I Am Richard Pryor
      6.7
      • additional photography
      • 2019
    • Brady Noon, Jacob Tremblay, and Keith L. Williams in Good Boys (2019)
      Good Boys
      6.7
      • camera operator: "b" camera
      • 2019
    • Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Cailee Spaeny in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
      Bad Times at the El Royale
      7.1
      • director of photography: splinter unit
      • 2018
    • Mel Gibson, Don Johnson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Thomas Kretschmann, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, and Justine Warrington in Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
      Dragged Across Concrete
      6.9
      • camera operator: "b" camera
      • 2018

    Cinematographer



    • The Assembly
      • Cinematographer
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • The Triple Eight
      • director of photography
      • Completed
      • TV Series



    • Jennifer Robertson, Seth Rogen, Brendan Tang, and Natalie Waddell in The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down (2024)
      The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down
      7.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • The Society Page (2024)
      The Society Page
      7.9
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Rainbow Warrior (2023)
      Rainbow Warrior
      8.0
      • Cinematographer (Canada Unit)
      • 2023
    • Predators (2022)
      Predators
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (2021)
      Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • In the Valley of Sin
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Earth at Night in Color (2020)
      Earth at Night in Color
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Citizen Bio (2020)
      Citizen Bio
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel (2020)
      The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • The Age of A.I. (2019)
      The Age of A.I.
      7.8
      TV Series
      • segment director of photography
      • 2020
    • Native America (2018)
      Native America
      7.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • You Are Here: A Come From Away Story (2018)
      You Are Here: A Come From Away Story
      8.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • After the Sirens (2018)
      After the Sirens
      8.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Churchill: The Polar Bears of Hudson's Bay (2018)
      Churchill: The Polar Bears of Hudson's Bay
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Secret History of Comics (2017)
      Secret History of Comics
      7.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Ryan Cook in Carver Kings (2015)
      Carver Kings
      8.6
      TV Series
      • aerial director
      • 2015
    • Timber Kings (2014)
      Timber Kings
      7.0
      TV Series
      • aerial director
      • 2014–2015
    • Yukon Gold (2013)
      Yukon Gold
      6.0
      TV Series
      • aerial director
      • 2013
    • Making the Cut 2: Last Man Standing (2006)
      Making the Cut 2: Last Man Standing
      8.0
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2006–2007

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