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Christopher Porter(I)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Producer
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Christopher Porter was born in Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is known for The Dare, The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) and Brokeback Mountain (2005). He has been married to Oona Menges since 11 September 1999. They have one child. He was previously married to Megan Follows.
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Lucas Porter-Bakker in The Dare
    The Dare
    Short
    • Cinematographer
      Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, and John Malkovich in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
      The Man in the Iron Mask
      6.5
      • Camera and Electrical Department
      • 1998
      Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (2005)
      Brokeback Mountain
      7.7
      • Camera and Electrical Department
      • 2005
      Jack Nicholson in The Pledge (2001)
      The Pledge
      6.7
      • Camera and Electrical Department
      • 2001

      Credits

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      Camera and Electrical Department

      • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
        Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
        7.1
        TV Movie
        • gaffer
        • 2011
      • Four Sisters (2010)
        Four Sisters
        Short
        • camera operator
        • 2010
      • Danny Glover, Flex Alexander, and Rossif Sutherland in Poor Boy's Game (2007)
        Poor Boy's Game
        6.3
        • gaffer
        • 2007
      • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
        Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
        7.1
        TV Movie
        • gaffer (as Christopher D. Porter)
        • 2006
      • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
        Jesse Stone: Night Passage
        7.2
        TV Movie
        • gaffer (as Christopher D. Porter)
        • 2006
      • Whole New Thing (2005)
        Whole New Thing
        6.7
        • lighting designer
        • 2005
      • Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (2005)
        Brokeback Mountain
        7.7
        • gaffer
        • 2005
      • Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Lopez, and Robert Redford in An Unfinished Life (2005)
        An Unfinished Life
        7.0
        • chief lighting technician
        • 2005
      • Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
        Coffee and Cigarettes
        7.0
        • gaffer (segment "Twins")
        • 2003
      • Rebecca Jenkins, Molly Parker, and Stacy Smith in Marion Bridge (2002)
        Marion Bridge
        6.7
        • gaffer
        • 2002
      • Audrey Tautou in Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
        Dirty Pretty Things
        7.2
        • gaffer
        • 2002
      • Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, and Cate Blanchett in The Shipping News (2001)
        The Shipping News
        6.7
        • chief lighting technician
        • gaffer
        • 2001
      • Jack Nicholson in The Pledge (2001)
        The Pledge
        6.7
        • chief lighting technician
        • 2001
      • Forest Whitaker in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
        Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
        7.5
        • gaffer (as Chris Porter)
        • 1999
      • Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, and John Malkovich in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
        The Man in the Iron Mask
        6.5
        • chief lighting technician
        • 1998

      Cinematographer

      • The Dare
        • Cinematographer
        • Completed
        • Short
      • The Surf Gods (2015)
        The Surf Gods
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2015
      • Relative Happiness (2014)
        Relative Happiness
        6.1
        • director of photography
        • 2014
      • Sisters
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2013
      • The Disappeared (2012)
        The Disappeared
        6.0
        • Cinematographer
        • 2012
      • A Night Out
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2011
      • Pardis Parker in The Dance (2011)
        The Dance
        5.7
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2011
      • Hey Rosetta! in Hey Rosetta! - Bandages (2011)
        Hey Rosetta! - Bandages
        Music Video
        • Cinematographer
        • 2011
      • The Fiddler's Reel (2011)
        The Fiddler's Reel
        7.2
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2011
      • Roller Town (2011)
        Roller Town
        6.0
        • director of photography
        • 2011
      • Whirligig (2010)
        Whirligig
        5.9
        • Cinematographer
        • 2010
      • ZedCrew (2010)
        ZedCrew
        5.6
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2010
      • Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns (2009)
        Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns
        7.0
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2009
      • Keshia Chante in Soul (2009)
        Soul
        7.0
        TV Series
        • Cinematographer
        • 2009
      • Rodney Chester, Doug Spearman, Darryl Stephens, Christian Vincent, and Jensen Atwood in Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2008)
        Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom
        6.7
        • Cinematographer
        • 2008
      • Pawnshop (2008)
        Pawnshop
        8.3
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2008

      Producer

      • The Dare
        • producer
        • Completed
        • Short
      • Sisters
        Short
        • producer
        • 2013
      • ZedCrew (2010)
        ZedCrew
        5.6
        Short
        • producer
        • 2010

      Personal details

      • Alternative names
        • Christopher D. Porter
      • Born
        • Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada
      • Spouses
          Oona MengesSeptember 11, 1999 - present (separated, 1 child)
      • Children
          Russell Porter-Follows

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        Has 4 children: Lucas (born January 1987) with Trysha Bakker; Lyla Anne (born December 1991) and Russell Porter-Follows (born July 13, 1994) with his ex-wife, Megan Follows. Has one son Quinn from Marriage with ex wife Oona Menges.

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