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Doug Anderson(VI)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Doug Anderson began his career as an assistant the the BBC wildlife series "The Blue Planet". By the end of the production Doug had filmed his first wildlife sequence of a whale feeding on a bait ball. Since then Doug has frequently collaborated with wildlife producer Alastair Fothergill, working on BBC films "Blue Planet" (2001), "Deep Blue" (2003), "Planet Earth" (2006), "Earth" (2007), "Frozen Planet" (2011), "The Hunt" (2015) and Netflix's Emmy winning series "Our Planet" (2019). All of these films have received universal acclaim.

Over the last five years Doug has also become skilled in underwater macro motion control work. His work on the Apple TV series "Tiny World - Reef" required a number of new technologies and specialized techniques which, in collaboration with aerospace engineer Tom Forrester, he built for the project and used extensively in West Papua and Australia. Doug and fellow cinematographer Alex Vail were nominated for a BAFTA in Cinematography for their work on the program.

Doug has been Nominated for four BAFTA cinematography awards, winning two for BBC "Frozen Planet - To the Ends of the Earth" (2012) and BBC "The Hunt - The Hardest Challenge". He also has three Emmy cinematography wins for BBC "Life - The Challenges of Life" (2011), BBC "Frozen Planet - To the Ends of the Earth" (2012) and BBC "One Life" (2014).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Ocean with David Attenborough (2025)
    Ocean with David Attenborough
    8.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2025
    One Life (2011)
    One Life
    7.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2011
    David Attenborough in Our Planet (2019)
    Our Planet
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Tiny World (2020)
    Tiny World
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Parenthood (2025)
      Parenthood
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • cameraman
      • 2025
    • Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (2024)
      Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
      8.0
      • cameraman
      • 2024
    • Life on Our Planet (2023)
      Life on Our Planet
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • cameraman
      • 2023
    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      8.0
      TV Series
      • additional camera
      • 2023
    • Wild Isles (2023)
      Wild Isles
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • cameraman
      • 2023
    • Tiny World (2020)
      Tiny World
      8.8
      TV Series
      • cameraman
      • 2021
    • A Perfect Planet (2021)
      A Perfect Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • cameraman
      • 2021
    • Diving with Dolphins (2020)
      Diving with Dolphins
      7.0
      • cinematographer: principal photography
      • 2020
    • Night on Earth (2020)
      Night on Earth
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2020
    • David Attenborough in Our Planet (2019)
      Our Planet
      9.2
      TV Series
      • cameraman
      • additional photography
      • 2019
    • Penguins (2019)
      Penguins
      7.1
      • cameraman
      • 2019
    • Dolphin Reef (2018)
      Dolphin Reef
      7.4
      • cameraman
      • 2018
    • Blue Planet II (2017)
      Blue Planet II
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • cameraman
      • 2017
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • cinematography
      • additional photography
      • 2008–2016
    • The Hunt (2015)
      The Hunt
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • cameraman
      • camera operator
      • 2015

    Cinematographer



    • Ocean with David Attenborough (2025)
      Ocean with David Attenborough
      8.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • The Mating Game (2021)
      The Mating Game
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2021
    • A Perfect Planet (2021)
      A Perfect Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)
      Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • photography
      • 2019
    • Hostile Planet (2019)
      Hostile Planet
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • David Attenborough in Our Planet (2019)
      Our Planet
      9.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004–2016
    • The Hunt (2015)
      The Hunt
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • photography
      • 2015
    • Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (2015)
      Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Hebrides: Islands on the Edge (2013)
      Hebrides: Islands on the Edge
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • underwater cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Autumnwatch (2006)
      Autumnwatch
      7.7
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2008
    • Earth (2007)
      Earth
      7.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Coast (2005)
      Coast
      8.1
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2007
    • Planet Earth (2006)
      Planet Earth
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • The Blue Planet (2001)
      Making Waves
      8.0
      TV Special
      • photography
      • 2001

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    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Spouse
      • Rosie AndersonJuly 12, 2003 - present (3 children)

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