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James Whitaker(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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James Whitaker was born on 7 October 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025), DTF St. Louis (2026) and Thank You for Smoking (2005). He is married to Nicole Hirsch Whitaker.
BornOctober 7, 1970
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sam Rockwell in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025)
    Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2025
    Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini, and David Harbour in DTF St. Louis (2026)
    DTF St. Louis
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    Thank You for Smoking (2005)
    Thank You for Smoking
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2005
    Patriot (2015)
    Patriot
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • All the Sinners Bleed
      • cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini, and David Harbour in DTF St. Louis (2026)
      DTF St. Louis
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2026
    • Sam Rockwell in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025)
      Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Cammy & Mike (2024)
      Cammy & Mike
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Kristin Sutton in Oscar Mayer: Beef Frank, Frank? (2024)
      Oscar Mayer: Beef Frank, Frank?
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Alex B. Pina in Oscar Mayer: Beef Frank, Frank? (2024)
      Oscar Mayer: Beef Frank, Frank?
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Oliver Radley in Match Masters: Dolooklookservatia (2023)
      Match Masters: Dolooklookservatia
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Match Masters: Foxy Roxy Booster (2023)
      Match Masters: Foxy Roxy Booster
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Match Masters: Zabi Dabi (2023)
      Match Masters: Zabi Dabi
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Match Masters: Zeta Reticuli (2023)
      Match Masters: Zeta Reticuli
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Devika Kornbacher in Oscar Mayer: Hearing (2023)
      Oscar Mayer: Hearing
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Uma Thurman, Kyle Chandler, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Super Pumped (2022)
      Super Pumped
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Aleks Paunovic, Piotr Adamczyk, Tony Dalton, Vera Farmiga, Jeremy Renner, Alaqua Cox, Carlos Navarro, Hailee Steinfeld, Fra Fee, and Florence Pugh in Hawkeye (2021)
      Hawkeye
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Apple: Saving Simon - Shot on iPhone 13 Pro (2021)
      Apple: Saving Simon - Shot on iPhone 13 Pro
      7.2
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Ben Kingsley, Jimmi Simpson, and Jacki Weaver in Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019)
      Perpetual Grace, LTD
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Allison Janney, Viola Davis, Mike Epps, Jim Gaffigan, Mckenna Grace, Bella Higginbotham, Charlie Shotwell, Johanna Colón, and Milan Elizabeth Ray in Troop Zero (2019)
      Troop Zero
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Nicolas Cage in Spider-Noir (2026)
      Spider-Noir
      7.7
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2026
    • Ultra City Smiths (2021)
      Ultra City Smiths
      6.7
      TV Series
      • cinematography consultant
      • 2021
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: Civil War (2016)
      Captain America: Civil War
      7.8
      • director of photography: second unit (as Jim Whitaker)
      • 2016
    • Katherine Heigl in One for the Money (2012)
      One for the Money
      5.3
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • 2012
    • Chazz Palminteri, Vera Farmiga, Karel Roden, Paul Walker, and Cameron Bright in Running Scared (2006)
      Running Scared
      7.3
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • 2006
    • Kirsten Dunst and Eric Mabius in The Crow: Salvation (2000)
      The Crow: Salvation
      4.9
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2000
    • Alyssa Milano in Embrace of the Vampire (1995)
      Embrace of the Vampire
      4.4
      • still photographer (as James J. Whitaker)
      • 1995
    • Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)
      Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • camera loader
      • 1995
    • In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful (1994)
      In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
      4.5
      • camera loader (as Jim Whitaker)
      • 1994

    Director

    • Ben Kingsley, Jimmi Simpson, and Jacki Weaver in Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019)
      Perpetual Grace, LTD
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Patriot (2015)
      Patriot
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • James J. Whitaker
    • Born
      • October 7, 1970
      • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    • Spouse
      • Nicole Hirsch Whitaker? - present
    • Other works
      Director of photography for Chrysler Crossfire TV commercial "Black Beauty" (2004).

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    • Trivia
      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2020.

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