Florian Ballhaus
German cinematographer
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Florian Marc Ballhaus (born 1965) is a German cinematographer, best known for his work in romantic comedy films and for his collaboration with director Robert Schwentke.
Michael Ballhaus
Lena Hutter (grandmother)
Oskar Ballhaus (grandfather)
Florian Ballhaus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) |
| Spouse | Pamela Katz |
| Parent(s) | Helga Maria Betten Ballhaus Michael Ballhaus |
| Relatives | Sebastian Ballhaus (brother) Lena Hutter (grandmother) Oskar Ballhaus (grandfather) |
He is also son of the late cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.
Life and career
Ballhaus was born in Baden-Baden, Germany, the son of Helga Mavia Betten and noted German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.[1]
At the age of 16, he moved to the U.S. with his family when his father began working on American films.
He began working as a cinematographer's second assistant before becoming camera assistant, and then operator. He returned to Germany in his adulthood, debuting in episodes of the TV series Alles außer Mord.
Ballhaus then returned to the U.S., shooting episodes of Sex and the City before working on feature films.
Filmography
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Trial by Fire | Janek Rieke |
| 2001 | Investigating Sex | Alan Rudolph |
| 2002 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | |
| 2003 | Eierdiebe | Robert Schwentke |
| 2005 | Flightplan | |
| 2006 | The Devil Wears Prada | David Frankel |
| 2008 | Definitely, Maybe | Adam Brooks |
| Marley & Me | David Frankel | |
| 2009 | The Time Traveler's Wife | Robert Schwentke |
| Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Marc Lawrence | |
| 2010 | Red | Robert Schwentke |
| 2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Mark Waters |
| 2012 | Hope Springs | David Frankel |
| Gambit | Michael Hoffman | |
| 2013 | One Chance | David Frankel |
| The Book Thief | Brian Percival | |
| 2014 | Lullaby | Andrew Levitas |
| 2015 | The Divergent Series: Insurgent | Robert Schwentke |
| 2016 | The Divergent Series: Allegiant | |
| 2017 | Snatched | Jonathan Levine |
| The Captain | Robert Schwentke | |
| 2018 | I Feel Pretty | Abby Kohn Marc Silverstein |
| 2020 | The One and Only Ivan | Thea Sharrock |
| 2022 | Marry Me | Kat Coiro |
| 2023 | Your Place or Mine | Aline Brosh McKenna |
| 2025 | The Life List | Adam Brooks |
| Nonnas | Stephen Chbosky | |
| 2026 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | David Frankel |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | Alles außer Mord | Nikolai Müllerschön Reinhard Münster |
Episodes "Tödlicher Irrtum" and "Blackout" |
| 2003-2004 | Sex and the City | David Frankel Alan Taylor Michael Patrick King Wendey Stanzler Julian Farino |
10 episodes |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Robert Schwentke | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2014 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Adam Brooks | Episode "Rule No. 23: Never Lie to the Kids" |
| 2020 | The Baker and the Beauty | David Frankel | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Kat Coiro | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | 2 episodes |
