Danny Cohen (cinematographer)

Daniel Cohen (born 1963) is an English cinematographer.[1][2] A member of the British Society of Cinematographers, he has worked on many feature films and television series, and is known for his collaborations with Tom Hooper, Stephen Frears, Shane Meadows, and Lenny Abrahamson.[3] He has worked with Hooper on five occasions: Longford (2006), John Adams (2008), The King's Speech (2010), Les Misérables (2012), and The Danish Girl (2015). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The King's Speech,[4][5][6] the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Les Miserables, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series for John Adams.

Danny Cohen
Born
Daniel Cohen

1963 (age 60–61)
London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1994–present

Filmography

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Short film

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Year Title Director Notes
1998 The Snatching of Bookie Bob John Sharian
1999 Wiper Marc Charach
2001 My Other Wheelchair Is a Porsche Ravi Kumar
2002 About Time 2 Mike Figgis Segment of Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
My Wrongs 8245–8249 & 117 Chris Morris
2004 Old Street Angus Jackson
2005 Rob of the Rovers Ashley Horner
2006 Scummy Man Paul Fraser
2011 Jess//Jim Luke Snellin

Feature film

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Year Title Director
2000 Dead Babies William Marsh
2004  Only Human Dominic Harari
Teresa Pelegri
Creep Christopher Smith
Dead Man's Shoes Shane Meadows
2005 Festival Annie Griffin
Pierrepoint Adrian Shergold
33X Around the Sun John Hardwick
2006 This Is England Shane Meadows
2009 The Boat That Rocked Richard Curtis
Glorious 39 Stephen Poliakoff
2010 The King's Speech Tom Hooper
2011 Johnny English Reborn Oliver Parker
2012 Les Misérables Tom Hooper
2014 X+Y Morgan Matthews
2015 London Road Rufus Norris
Room Lenny Abrahamson
The Danish Girl Tom Hooper
The Program Stephen Frears
2016 Florence Foster Jenkins
2017 Final Portrait Stanley Tucci
Victoria & Abdul Stephen Frears
Disobedience Sebastián Lelio
2018 King of Thieves James Marsh
2020 Downhill Nat Faxon
Jim Rash
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga David Dobkin

Television

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TV movies

Year Title Director
2001 Baited Breath Jon Wilson
2002 Daddy's Girl Bill Eagles
2006 Longford Tom Hooper
Born Equal Dominic Savage
2007 Coming Down the Mountain Julie Anne Robinson
Joe's Palace Stephen Poliakoff
A Real Summer
Capturing Mary
2008 Poppy Shakespeare Benjamin Ross
2010 Dive Dominic Savage
2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Toby Haynes

Documentary film

Year Title Director Notes
2008 Portraits of a Lady Neil Leifer With Peter Franchella and Howie Leifer

TV series

Year Title Director Notes
1999-2001 Shockers David Blair
Bharat Nalluri
Episodes "Ibiza - £99 Return" and "Cyclops"
2003 The Book Group Annie Griffin Season 2
2005 Nathan Barley Chris Morris All 6 episodes
Murder in Suburbia Roger Goldby 2 episodes
2012 The Hollow Crown Rupert Goold Episode "Richard II"
2022 Slow Horses James Hawes 12 episodes

Miniseries

Year Title Director Notes
2002 Menace Bill Eagles
2008 John Adams Tom Hooper Episodes "Don't Tread on Me" and "Reunion" (With Tak Fujimoto)
2010 This Is England '86 Tom Harper
Shane Meadows
2 episodes
2011 This Is England '88 Shane Meadows
2018 A Very English Scandal Stephen Frears
2013 The Gallows Pole Shane Meadows

Awards and nominations

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Academy Awards

Year Title Category Result
2010 The King's Speech Best Cinematography Nominated

BAFTA Awards

Year Title Category Result
2010 The King's Speech Best Cinematography Nominated
2012 Les Misérables Nominated

American Society of Cinematographers

Year Title Category Result
2010 The King's Speech Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nominated
2012 Les Misérables Nominated

Emmy Awards

Year Title Category Result
2008 John Adams Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series (For episode "Don't Tread on Me") Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "DANNY COHEN BSC - CINEMATOGRAPHER". www.dannycohendp.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "DANNY COHEN". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Shot for Shot: DP Danny Cohen Discusses Three Key Scenes from The Program, Room and The Danish Girl". MovieMaker Magazine. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  4. ^ "What is a cinematographer?". BBC News. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Danny Cohen BSC on The King's Speech". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Lights, Cameras … Cinematographer Danny Cohen on 'The King's Speech'". LA Times. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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