Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Daryn Okada

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Executive
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Daryn Okada
Production Company: Gifted Youth a division of Funny or Die Client: Boost Mobile Director: Jake Szymanski Director of Photography: Daryn Okada ASC
Play demo reel0:30
Boost Mobile SpokesBattle
2 Videos
71 Photos
Daryn Okada was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Mean Girls (2004), Anna Karenina (1997) and Just Like Heaven (2005). He has been married to Cean Okada since 28 December 1986. They have one child.
BornJanuary 2
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
BornJanuary 2
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Photos71

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 65
    View Poster

    Known for

    Lacey Chabert, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried in Mean Girls (2004)
    Mean Girls
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
    Sophie Marceau in Anna Karenina (1997)
    Anna Karenina
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
    Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo in Just Like Heaven (2005)
    Just Like Heaven
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2005
    James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams in Dawson's Creek (1998)
    Dawson's Creek
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Cinematographer

    • The Land
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Station 19 (2018)
      Station 19
      7.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2018–2024
    • Jennifer Garner in The Last Thing He Told Me (2023)
      The Last Thing He Told Me
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
      Scandal
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 2015–2018
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Emma (2015)
      Emma
      6.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)
      Castle
      8.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010–2015
    • Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson, Winter The Dolphin, Nathan Gamble, and Cozi Zuehlsdorff in Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
      Dolphin Tale 2
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson, Nina Dobrev, and Libby Blake in Let's Be Cops (2014)
      Let's Be Cops
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Heather Locklear, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Breckin Meyer in Franklin & Bash (2011)
      Franklin & Bash
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Richard Gere, Kate Winslet, Halle Berry, Seann William Scott, Anna Faris, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Emma Stone, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Movie 43 (2013)
      Movie 43
      4.4
      • director of photography (segment "The Proposition")
      • 2013
    • Janet Montgomery in Made in Jersey (2012)
      Made in Jersey
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Mena Suvari, Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, and Eddie Kaye Thomas in American Reunion (2012)
      American Reunion
      6.7
      • director of photography
      • 2012
    • Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc in Switched at Birth (2011)
      Switched at Birth
      7.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2011
    • The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
      The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2009

    Director

    • Shawn Ashmore, Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Jenna Dewan, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, Mekia Cox, Lisseth Chavez, and Deric Augustine in The Rookie (2018)
      The Rookie
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Station 19 (2018)
      Station 19
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2024
    • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
      Scandal
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Shooting Star: Summer Sun
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 1985

    Videos2

    Boost Mobile SpokesBattle
    Demo Reel 0:30
    Boost Mobile SpokesBattle
    Introducing Kodak 5219
    Demo Reel 12:43
    Introducing Kodak 5219
    Introducing Kodak 5219
    Demo Reel 12:43
    Introducing Kodak 5219

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Variety articles
    • Alternative names
      • Daryn Akoda
    • Born
      • January 2
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Cean OkadaDecember 28, 1986 - present (1 child)

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male
    • Race / Ethnicity
      • Asian

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Since Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991), he has been the cinematographer of choice of director Steve Miner.

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.