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Xavier Grobet

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Xavier Grobet
Xavier Grobet was born on 12 October 1964 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Before Night Falls (2000), Focus (2015) and Mother and Child (2009).
BornOctober 12, 1964
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BornOctober 12, 1964
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Javier Bardem in Before Night Falls (2000)
    Before Night Falls
    7.1
    • Cinematographer(as Xavier Pérez Grobet)
    • 2000
    Will Smith and Margot Robbie in Focus (2015)
    Focus
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
    Samuel L. Jackson, Annette Bening, Jimmy Smits, Kerry Washington, and Naomi Watts in Mother and Child (2009)
    Mother and Child
    7.2
    • Cinematographer(as Xavier Pérez Grobet)
    • 2009
    Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Cesar Gonzalez, and Darius Rose in Nacho Libre (2006)
    Nacho Libre
    6.0
    • Cinematographer(as Xavier Pérez Grobet)
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Honeymoon with Harry
      • cinematographer
      • Post-production
    • Colin Farrell in Sugar (2024)
      Sugar
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 2026
    • The Chi (2018)
      The Chi
      7.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Bill Murray, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Coolidge, Pete Davidson, and Lewis Pullman in Riff Raff (2024)
      Riff Raff
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Michelle Monaghan, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell, Tayme Thapthimthong, Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Lalisa Manobal in The White Lotus (2021)
      The White Lotus
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Bering, Family Reunion
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway in WeCrashed (2022)
      WeCrashed
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde in Them (2021)
      Them
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Uly Schlesinger, Haley Sanchez, Chase Sui Wonders, Chloe East, Justice Smith, Nathanya Alexander, Lukita Maxwell, and Sydney Mae Diaz in Generation (2021)
      Generation
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
      Watchmen
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Intolerance: No More (2019)
      Intolerance: No More
      4.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Kaitlyn Dever in Unbelievable (2019)
      Unbelievable
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • John Lacy and Matthew Risch in All We Are (2018)
      All We Are
      9.3
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Elizabeth Olsen in Sorry for Your Loss (2018)
      Sorry for Your Loss
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography (as Xavier Pérez Grobet)
      • 2018
    • Grant Show, Daniella Alonso, Robert Christopher Riley, Elizabeth Gillies, Rafael de la Fuente, and Sam Adegoke in Dynasty (2017)
      Dynasty
      7.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Ben Stiller and Austin Abrams in Brad's Status (2017)
      Brad's Status
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
      Watchmen
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography: additional photography
      • 2019
    • Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
      I Love You Phillip Morris
      6.6
      • camera operator: 'a' camera (as Xavier Peres Grobet)
      • 2009
    • Babel (2006)
      Babel
      7.4
      • additional photographer: Mexico (as Xavier Pérez Grobet)
      • 2006
    • 21 Grams (2003)
      21 Grams
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • director of photography: second unit (as Xavier Perez Grobet, as Xavier Perez Grobet)
      • 2003
    • Miguel Ferrer and Leilani Sarelle in The Harvest (1993)
      The Harvest
      5.5
      • director of photography: second unit (as Xavier Pérez Grobet)
      • 1993
    • Gunmen (1993)
      Gunmen
      5.3
      • additional camera operator (as Xavier Pérez Grobet)
      • 1993
    • Danny Glover and Martin Short in Pure Luck (1991)
      Pure Luck
      5.8
      • camera assistant: second unit (as Xavier Perez Grobet)
      • 1991
    • Retorno a Aztlán (1990)
      Retorno a Aztlán
      7.1
      • first assistant camera (as Javier Perez Grovet y)
      • 1990
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)
      Total Recall
      7.5
      • first assistant camera (as Xavier Perez Grobet)
      • 1990
    • Kevin Costner and Madeleine Stowe in Revenge (1990)
      Revenge
      6.2
      • second assistant camera (as Xavier Perez Grobet)
      • 1990

    Actor

    • Ben Stiller and Austin Abrams in Brad's Status (2017)
      Brad's Status
      6.5
      • Xavier
      • 2017
    • Sergio Goyri in Algunas nubes (1995)
      Algunas nubes
      5.7
      • Fotografo (as X. Pérez Grobet)
      • 1995
    • Going Down in Morocco (1989)
      Going Down in Morocco
      6.3
      • Chaval 2 (as Javier Pérez)
      • 1989
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • X. Pérez Grobet
    • Born
      • October 12, 1964
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      One of 115 peopled invited to join AMPAS in 2007.

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