Robbie Ryan (cinematographer)

Robbie Ryan
Robbie Ryan
	Ryan in 2023
Born	1970 (age 55–56); Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater	IADT
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	c. 1990–present
Organization	British Society of Cinematographers (BSC)
Known for	Poor Things (2023) ; Marriage Story (2019) ; The Favourite (2018) ; American Honey (2016) ; I, Daniel Blake (2016) ; Philomena (2013) ; Fish Tank (2009)

Robbie Ryan (born 1970)^[1] is an Irish cinematographer whose work spans over 106 film projects, including feature-length, short films, commercials, and music videos. He is most known for his collaborations with film auteurs such as Andrea Arnold, Sally Potter, Stephen Frears, Ken Loach, Noah Baumbach, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Mike Mills.

Born1970 (age 55–56)

Dublin, Ireland

AlmamaterIADT

Yearsactivec. 1990–present

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Year	Title	Director
2003	Wasp	Andrea Arnold
2005	Toz	Fatih Kizilgok
2005	Antonio's Breakfast	Daniel Mulloy
2007	Son	Daniel Mulloy
2008	The German	Nick Ryan

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1997	How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate	Graham Jones
2001	Large	Justin Edgar
2002	This Is Not a Love Song	Bille Eltringham
2005	Isolation	Billy O'Brien
2006	Red Road	Andrea Arnold
2006	Mischief Night	Penny Woolcock
2007	Brick Lane	Sarah Gavron
2009	Fish Tank	Andrea Arnold
2009	The Scouting Book for Boys	Tom Harper
2010	Patagonia	Marc Evans
2011	Wuthering Heights	Andrea Arnold
2012	The Angels' Share	Ken Loach
2012	Ginger & Rosa	Sally Potter
2013	The Last Days on Mars	Ruairí Robinson
2013	Philomena	Stephen Frears
2014	Catch Me Daddy	Daniel Wolfe Matthew Wolfe
2014	Jimmy's Hall	Ken Loach
2015	Slow West	John Maclean
2016	I, Daniel Blake	Ken Loach
	American Honey	Andrea Arnold
	I Am Not a Serial Killer	Billy O'Brien
2017	The Meyerowitz Stories	Noah Baumbach
2018	The Favourite	Yorgos Lanthimos
2019	Sorry We Missed You	Ken Loach
2019	Marriage Story	Noah Baumbach
2020	The Roads Not Taken	Sally Potter
2021	C'mon C'mon	Mike Mills
2021	The Afterlight	Charlie Shackleton
2022	Medusa Deluxe	Thomas Hardiman
2023	The Old Oak	Ken Loach
2023	Poor Things	Yorgos Lanthimos
2024	Kinds of Kindness	Yorgos Lanthimos
2024	Bird	Andrea Arnold
2025	Tornado	John Maclean
2025	Bugonia	Yorgos Lanthimos
TBA	Switzerland †	Anton Corbijn	Post-production

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2012	The Summit	Nick Ryan	With Fredrik Sträng
2022	This Much I Know to Be True	Andrew Dominik

Year	Title	Artist	Director	Ref.
2022	"Hypnotized"	Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Wuh Oh	Sophie Muller	^[10]
2025	"Stay on Me"	Sophie Ellis-Bextor	Sophie Muller	^[11]

Year	Category	Title	Result
2019	Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases	The Favourite	Nominated
2024	Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Releases	Poor Things	Nominated

Life and career

Robbie Ryan
Ryan in 2023
Born	1970 (age 55–56) Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater	IADT
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	c. 1990–present
Organization	British Society of Cinematographers (BSC)
Known for	Poor Things (2023) Marriage Story (2019) The Favourite (2018) American Honey (2016) I, Daniel Blake (2016) Philomena (2013) Fish Tank (2009)

Year	Category	Title	Result
2019	Best Cinematography	The Favourite	Nominated
2024	Best Cinematography	Poor Things	Nominated

Year	Category	Title	Result
2009	Best Technical Achievement	Fish Tank	Nominated
2012		Ginger & Rosa	Nominated
2014		Catch Me Daddy	Nominated
2016		American Honey	Won
2018	Best Cinematography	The Favourite	Won

Year	Category	Title	Result
2019	Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film	The Favorite	Nominated
2024	Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film	Poor Things	Won

Year	Category	Title	Result
2010	Best Cinematography in a Music Video	Plan B: Prayin'	Nominated
2011	Golden Frog	Wuthering Heights	Nominated
2011	Bronze Frog	Wuthering Heights	Won
2012	Best Cinematography in a Music Video	The Shoes: Time to Dance	Nominated
2014	Best Cinematography in a Music Video	Paolo Nutini: Iron Sky	Won
2018	Golden Frog	The Favourite	Nominated
2018	Audience Award	The Favourite	Won
2021	Golden Frog	C'mon C'mon	Won
2021	Audience Award	C'mon C'mon	Won
2023	Golden Frog	Poor Things	Nominated
	Bronze Frog		Won
	Audience Award		Won

Year	Category	Title	Result
2012	Technical Achievement Award	Wuthering Heights	Won
2017	Technical Achievement Award	American Honey	Nominated