Bio

Two-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth, ASC recently wrapped Joachim Ronning’s Tron: Ares for Walt Disney Studios. Cronenweth shot Amazon’s Being the Ricardos for director Aaron Sorkin, staring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem. Kidman became a big fan of Cronenweth, so much so that she asked him to shoot her AMC Theater commercial shortly thereafter.  He also made his television debut lensing the captivating pilot for Amazon’s Tales from the Loop, reuniting with director Mark Romanek to create the show’s unique aesthetic for which he received a 2020 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Cinematography.

Earlier, he 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. Some of the directors he’s worked with include Paul Hunter,  Sam Hargrave, Joseph Kosinski and Erich Joiner. He lensed Taylor Swift, P!nk and Maroon 5 videos as well as shooting for Givenchy, BMW Films, O2,  Lexus, Adidas, Gatorade, Gap, MasterCard, Verizon and Amazon ads. He continues to photograph commercials and music videos between feature projects and shot the high-fashion spots for Lady GaGa’s fragrance, “Fame” as well as her music video “911” for which he was nominated for a 2021 MTV Video Music Award.  He shot her “Hold My Hand” music video, Top Gun:Maverick’s theme song and directed by Joseph Kosinski.

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.