Danny Cohen (cinematographer)
English cinematographer
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Early Life
Daniel Cohen was born in London in 1963. Cohen studied social science at Sheffield Polytechnic (now Sheffield Hallam University).[5][6]
Career
Cohen began his professional career as a photographic technician at Middlesex Polytechnic.
He subsequently spent eight years working as a camera assistant across various documentaries, adverts and feature films.
Cohen had a long-term collaboration with director Tom Hooper,[7] receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography with The King's Speech.
Filmography
Film
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Dead Babies | William Marsh | Credited as Daniel Cohen |
| 2004 | Only Human | Teresa De Pelegrí Dominic Harari |
|
| Creep | Christopher Smith | ||
| Dead Man's Shoes | Shane Meadows | ||
| 2005 | Festival | Annie Griffin | Credited as Daniel Cohen |
| Pierrepoint | Adrian Shergold | ||
| 33X Around the Sun | John Hardwick | ||
| 2006 | This Is England | Shane Meadows | |
| 2008 | At the Apollo | Richard Ayoade | |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked | Richard Curtis | |
| Glorious 39 | Stephen Poliakoff | ||
| 2010 | The King's Speech | Tom Hooper | |
| 2011 | Johnny English Reborn | Oliver Parker | |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Tom Hooper | |
| 2014 | X+Y | Morgan Matthews | |
| 2015 | London Road | Rufus Norris | |
| Room | Lenny Abrahamson | ||
| The Danish Girl | Tom Hooper | ||
| The Program | Stephen Frears | ||
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | ||
| 2017 | Final Portrait | Stanley Tucci | |
| Victoria & Abdul | Stephen Frears | ||
| Disobedience | Sebastián Lelio | ||
| 2018 | King of Thieves | James Marsh | |
| 2020 | Downhill | Nat Faxon Jim Rash |
|
| Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | David Dobkin |
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Snatching of Bookie Bob | John Sharian | Credited as Daniel Cohen |
| 1999 | Wiper | Marc Charach | |
| 2001 | My Other Wheelchair Is a Porsche | Ravi Kumar | |
| 2002 | About Time 2 | Mike Figgis | Segment of Ten Minutes Older: The Cello |
| My Wrongs 8245–8249 & 117 | Chris Morris | ||
| 2004 | Old Street | Angus Jackson | |
| 2005 | Rob of the Rovers | Ashley Horner | |
| 2006 | Scummy Man | Paul Fraser | |
| 2011 | Jess//Jim | Luke Snellin |
Television
TV series
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Book Group | Annie Griffin | Credited as Daniel Cohen Season 2 only |
| 2005 | Murder in Suburbia | Roger Goldby | 2 episodes from season 2 only |
| 2022-2025 | Slow Horses | James Hawes Saul Metzstein Adam Randall |
24 episodes only |
Miniseries
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2001 | Shockers | David Blair Bharat Nalluri |
2 episodes only |
| 2002 | Menace | Bill Eagles | |
| 2005 | Nathan Barley | Chris Morris | |
| 2008 | John Adams | Tom Hooper | 2 episodes only Co-cinematographed with Tak Fujimoto |
| 2010 | This Is England '86 | Tom Harper Shane Meadows |
2 episodes only |
| 2011 | This Is England '88 | Shane Meadows | |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown | Rupert Goold | Episode: "Richard II" |
| 2018 | A Very English Scandal | Stephen Frears | |
| 2023 | The Gallows Pole | Shane Meadows |
TV films
| Year | Title | Director | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Baited Breath | Jon Wilson | |
| 2002 | Daddy's Girl | Bill Eagles | |
| 2006 | Longford | Tom Hooper | |
| Born Equal | Dominic Savage | ||
| 2007 | Coming Down the Mountain | Julie Anne Robinson | |
| Joe's Palace | Stephen Poliakoff | ||
| A Real Summer | |||
| Capturing Mary | |||
| 2008 | Poppy Shakespeare | Benjamin Ross | |
| Portraits of a Lady | Neil Leifer | Credited as Daniel Cohen Co-cinematographed with Peter Franchella and Howie Leifer | |
| 2010 | Dive | Dominic Savage | |
| 2019 | Brexit: The Uncivil War | Toby Haynes |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Arctic Monkeys: Leave Before the Lights Come On | John Hardwick |
| 2018 | James Bay - Pink Lemonade | Philip Andelman |
| 2024 | Ed Sheeran: Under the Tree | Richard Curtis |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | The King's Speech | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | The King's Speech | Nominated |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series (For episode "Don't Tread on Me") |
John Adams | Nominated |
