Bio

Jeff Cronenweth, ASC
Cinematographer

Two-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth, ASC lensed Amazon’s Tales from the Loop pilot for director Mark Romanek. Rebecca Hall stars in the hourlong drama inspired by Simon Stålenhag’s neofuturistic artwork, premiering April 3rd. 

He also recently shot director Sam Taylor-Johnson's A Million Little Pieces, chronicling a young addict's journey to recovery, based on James Frey's hit memoir. Cronenweth’s recognizable work is also on view in David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. 

Cronenweth earned Best Cinematography nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the American Society of Cinematographers for his two previous collaborations with Fincher: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Social Network.

Named one of the 10 best shot films of 1998 – 2008 by his peers at the American Society of Cinematographers, Cronenweth lensed his first feature, Fight Club, in 1999. He also lensed Mark Romanek’s One Hour Photo, K-19: The Widowmaker directed by Kathryn Bigelow and Hitchcock starring Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren.

In addition to his feature career, Cronenweth is known for his stylish and CLIO Award-winning music videos and commercials. For directors such as Spike Jonze, Stephane Sednaoui and Phil Joanou, he lensed Nine Inch Nails and Janet Jackson videos as well as Jeep, Adidas, Gatorade, Gap, MasterCard, Verizon and Tommy Hilfiger ads. He continues to photograph commercials and music videos between feature projects and shot the high-fashion spots for Lady GaGa’s fragrance, “Fame.”

A native Angeleno, Cronenweth studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California and began his professional career apprenticing to some of the film industry’s greatest cinematographers, including; Sven Nykvist, ASC, John Toll, ASC, Conrad Hall, ASC and his father, the late Jordan Cronenweth, ASC (Blade Runner).

Cronenweth is represented by DDA.