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David B. Nowell

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
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David B. Nowell
David B. Nowell was born on 4 December 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an assistant director, known for Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Jurassic World (2015) and Top Gun (1986).
BornDecember 4, 1948
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BornDecember 4, 1948
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins total

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    Known for

    Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
    Top Gun: Maverick
    8.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2022
    Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
    Jurassic World
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2015
    Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
    Top Gun
    7.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as David Nowell)
    • 1986
    Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)
    Apocalypse Now
    8.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as David Nowell)
    • 1979

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
      • director of aerial photography: Moab
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in Fly Me to the Moon (2024)
      Fly Me to the Moon
      6.6
      • aerial director of photography
      • 2024
    • Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
      Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
      6.4
      • aerial director of photography
      • 2024
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Ian Whyte, Kumail Nanjiani, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • cinematographer: aerial unit, New York unit
      • 2024
    • Mark Wahlberg and Ukai in Arthur the King (2024)
      Arthur the King
      7.0
      • director of photography: Aerial Unit / Helicopter photography
      • 2024
    • Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
      Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
      5.6
      • aerial director of photography: Hawaii
      • 2023
    • Chris Hemsworth, Mariami Kovziashvili, and Marta Kovziashvili in Extraction II (2023)
      Extraction II
      7.0
      • aerial director of photography
      • 2023
    • Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Cullen, Pete Davidson, Colman Domingo, David Sobolov, Tongayi Chirisa, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos, and Liza Koshy in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
      Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
      6.0
      • aerial director of photography
      • 2023
    • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Daniela Melchior in Fast X (2023)
      Fast X
      5.7
      • aerial director of photography: second unit
      • 2023
    • Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in Ghosted (2023)
      Ghosted
      5.8
      • aerial director of photography: second unit, New Mexico unit / Atlanta
      • 2023
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
      7.9
      • aerial unit director of photography
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
      Murder Mystery 2
      5.7
      • director of photography: aerial unit
      • 2023
    • Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Kathryn Newton, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, and Jamie Andrew Cutler in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
      Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
      6.0
      • aerial camera operator: San Francisco
      • aerial director of photography: San Francisco
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel in Shotgun Wedding (2022)
      Shotgun Wedding
      5.5
      • aerial director of photography
      • 2022
    • Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
      Top Gun: Maverick
      8.2
      • director of photography: aerial unit
      • 2022
    • Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Ambulance (2022)
      Ambulance
      6.1
      • aerial director of photography
      • 2022

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Angelina Jolie in Taking Lives (2004)
      Taking Lives
      6.2
      • aerial unit director
      • 2004
    • Reign of Fire (2002)
      Reign of Fire
      6.2
      • aerial unit director: Archangel sequence
      • 2002
    • Publicity Poster
      Pearl Harbor
      6.3
      • aerial unit director
      • 2001
    • Harrison Ford in Air Force One (1997)
      Air Force One
      6.6
      • director: aerial unit
      • 1997
    • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
      The Lost World: Jurassic Park
      6.6
      • aerial unit director
      • 1997
    • Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rene Russo in Outbreak (1995)
      Outbreak
      6.6
      • aerial sequences directed by
      • 1995
    • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
      Jurassic Park
      8.2
      • director: aerial unit (as David Nowell)
      • 1993
    • Patrick Duffy, Suzanne Somers, Christine Lakin, Josh Byrne, Brandon Call, Christopher Castile, Staci Keanan, Sasha Mitchell, and Angela Watson in Step by Step (1991)
      Step by Step
      6.6
      TV Series
      • second unit director (as David Nowell)
      • 1993
    • Louis Gossett Jr. and Rachel McLish in Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)
      Aces: Iron Eagle III
      3.8
      • director: aerial unit
      • 1992

    Additional Crew

    • Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
      Unstoppable
      6.8
      • helicopter co-pilot
      • 2010
    • Nick Russell in Signs (2008)
      Signs
      8.0
      Short
      • extras (as David Nowell)
      • 2008
    • Brenden Jefferson, Shia LaBeouf, Miguel Castro, Byron Cotton, Khleo Thomas, and Jake M. Smith in Holes (2003)
      Holes
      7.1
      • aerial coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Harrison Ford in Air Force One (1997)
      Air Force One
      6.6
      • aerial unit director
      • 1997
    • Turbulence (1997)
      Turbulence
      5.1
      • aerial unit director (as David Nowell)
      • 1997
    • Älskar älskar inte (1995)
      Älskar älskar inte
      5.3
      • director: air-to-air (as David Nowell)
      • 1995
    • Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rene Russo in Outbreak (1995)
      Outbreak
      6.6
      • aerial sequences director
      • 1995
    • Tony Todd in Candyman (1992)
      Candyman
      6.8
      • gyrosphere operator (as David Nowel)
      • 1992
    • Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
      Top Gun
      7.0
      • astrovision operator (as David Knoll)
      • 1986

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • David Knoll
    • Born
      • December 4, 1948
      • Los Angeles, California, USA

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    • Trivia
      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2005.

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