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David J. Thompson(I)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Writer
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David J. Thompson
David J. Thompson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. David J. is a cinematographer and writer, known for Warfare (2025), Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).
BornOctober 1
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tom Dunne, Will Poulter, Noah Centineo, Kit Connor, Alex Brockdorff, and Michael Gandolfini in Warfare (2025)
    Warfare
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2025
    Bradley Cooper, Debbie Lay, and Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
    Silver Linings Playbook
    7.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as David Thompson)
    • 2012
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    7.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2013
    Elden Ring (2028)
    Elden Ring
    • Cinematographer
    • 2028

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
      • 'a' camera & steadicam operator
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • The Man with the Bag
      • 'a' camera & steadicam operator
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman in Song Sung Blue (2025)
      Song Sung Blue
      7.3
      • 'a' camera & steadicam operator
      • 2025
    • Susan Sarandon, Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, and Brenda Vaccaro in Nonnas (2025)
      Nonnas
      6.8
      • camera operator: 'a' camera & Steadicam operator
      • 2025
    • Sofia Carson in The Life List (2025)
      The Life List
      6.8
      • 'a' camera & steadicam operator
      • 2025
    • Blake Lively in It Ends with Us (2024)
      It Ends with Us
      6.3
      • 'a' camera & steadicam operator
      • 2024
    • Civil War (2024)
      Civil War
      7.0
      • 'a' camera operator
      • 2024
    • Jason Schwartzman, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Zegler, Josh Rivera, Tom Blyth, and Hunter Schafer in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
      The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
      6.6
      • camera operator: 'a' camera & Steadicam operator (as Dave Thompson)
      • 2023
    • Will Smith in Emancipation (2022)
      Emancipation
      6.3
      • camera operator: 'b' camera
      • steadicam operator
      • 2022
    • Jason Momoa and Marlow Barkley in Slumberland (2022)
      Slumberland
      6.7
      • camera operator: 'a' camera & Steadicam operator
      • 2022
    • Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway (2022)
      Causeway
      6.6
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • steadicam operator
      • 2022
    • Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan (2022)
      Samaritan
      5.7
      • camera operator: 'a' camera & Steadicam operator (as Dave Thompson)
      • 2022
    • Mohan Kapur, Laurel Marsden, Iman Vellani, Zenobia Shroff, Matt Lintz, Travina Springer, Saagar Shaikh, Yasmeen Fletcher, and Rish Shah in Ms. Marvel (2022)
      Ms. Marvel
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • steadicam operator
      • 2022
    • Tom Hanks, Seamus, and Caleb Landry Jones in Finch (2021)
      Finch
      6.9
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • steadicam operator (as Dave Thompson)
      • 2021
    • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
      Jungle Cruise
      6.5
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • steadicam operator
      • 2021
    • Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer in Thunder Force (2021)
      Thunder Force
      4.6
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • steadicam operator
      • 2021
    • Jason Momoa in See (2019)
      See
      7.6
      TV Series
      • 'a' camera operator
      • steadicam operator (as Dave Thompson, as Dave Thompson)
      • 2019

    Cinematographer

    • Elden Ring
      • cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • 2028
    • Tom Dunne, Will Poulter, Noah Centineo, Kit Connor, Alex Brockdorff, and Michael Gandolfini in Warfare (2025)
      Warfare
      7.1
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • My Scene (2002)
      My Scene
      7.8
      TV Series
      • cinematography
      • 2002–2008
    • Yuengling from Pottsville: The Story of America's Oldest Brewery
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999

    Writer

    • Hawthorne James, Taimak, and Tariq Alexander in The System Within (2006)
      The System Within
      3.2
      • Writer
      • 2006

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Dave J. Thompson
    • Born
      • October 1
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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    • Trivia
      Member of the Society of Operating Cameraman (S.O.C.)

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