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John Mahaffie

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Cinematographer
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John Mahaffie
John Mahaffie is known for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
    Spider-Man: Homecoming
    7.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2017
    Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
    The Avengers
    8.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2012
    Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
    Avengers: Age of Ultron
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department(uncredited)
    • 2015
    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    8.8
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, Mark Knapton, and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man (2015)
      Ant-Man
      7.2
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2015
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
      Avengers: Age of Ultron
      7.3
      • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Christopher Eccleston, Tadanobu Asano, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Tom Hiddleston, Zachary Levi, Chris Hemsworth, and Jaimie Alexander in Thor: The Dark World (2013)
      Thor: The Dark World
      6.7
      • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
      6.3
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2010
    • Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness (2010)
      Edge of Darkness
      6.6
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2010
    • Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in The International (2009)
      The International
      6.5
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2009
    • Edward Norton and Naomi Watts in The Painted Veil (2006)
      The Painted Veil
      7.4
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2006
    • Julia Roberts and Dominic Scott Kay in Charlotte's Web (2006)
      Charlotte's Web
      6.3
      • director of photography: second unit, Melbourne
      • 2006
    • Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mary Crosby, Giovanna Zacarías, Mar Carrera, and Alexandra Benedetti in The Legend of Zorro (2005)
      The Legend of Zorro
      6.0
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2005
    • Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures (1994)
      Heavenly Creatures
      7.2
      • additional cinematographer
      • steadicam operator
      • 1994
    • Harvey Keitel and Holly Hunter in The Piano (1993)
      The Piano
      7.5
      • steadicam operator: studio
      • 1993
    • Yahoo Serious in Reckless Kelly (1993)
      Reckless Kelly
      5.1
      • camera operator
      • steadicam operator
      • 1993
    • The Footstep Man (1992)
      The Footstep Man
      7.1
      • steadicam operator
      • 1992
    • The End of the Golden Weather (1991)
      The End of the Golden Weather
      6.3
      • camera operator
      • 1991
    • The Boy from Andromeda (1991)
      The Boy from Andromeda
      7.0
      TV Series
      • steadicam operator
      • 1991

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Mark Wahlberg and LaKeith Stanfield in Play Dirty (2025)
      Play Dirty
      5.9
      • second unit director
      • 2025
    • Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
      Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
      5.6
      • second unit director
      • 2023
    • Archie Yates in Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
      Home Sweet Home Alone
      3.6
      • second unit director
      • 2021
    • Yifei Liu in Mulan (2020)
      Mulan
      5.8
      • second unit director
      • 2020
    • Zachary Levi in Shazam! (2019)
      Shazam!
      7.0
      • second unit director
      • 2019
    • Jason Momoa and Amber Heard in Aquaman (2018)
      Aquaman
      6.8
      • second unit director
      • 2018
    • The Meg (2018)
      The Meg
      5.7
      • second unit director: H20 unit
      • 2018
    • Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
      Spider-Man: Homecoming
      7.4
      • second unit director
      • 2017
    • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
      Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
      7.8
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, Mark Knapton, and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man (2015)
      Ant-Man
      7.2
      • second unit director
      • 2015
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
      Avengers: Age of Ultron
      7.3
      • second unit director
      • 2015
    • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
      The Amazing Spider-Man 2
      6.6
      • second unit director
      • 2014
    • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Christopher Eccleston, Tadanobu Asano, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Tom Hiddleston, Zachary Levi, Chris Hemsworth, and Jaimie Alexander in Thor: The Dark World (2013)
      Thor: The Dark World
      6.7
      • second unit director
      • 2013
    • Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
      Zero Dark Thirty
      7.4
      • second unit director
      • 2012
    • Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, and Chris Hemsworth in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
      Snow White and the Huntsman
      6.1
      • second unit director
      • 2012

    Cinematographer

    • Ian Bohen, Chris Conrad, Kevin Smith, and Johna Stewart-Bowden in Young Hercules (1998)
      Young Hercules
      5.3
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • Kevin Sorbo in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
      Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
      6.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1995
    • White Fang (1993)
      White Fang
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 1993
    • Raglan by the Sea
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • John Mahaffey

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