Raised in Devon, England

Attended an art college in Bath; studied graphic design and photography

Commissioned to create a photographic documentary of life in Torquay

Met future collaborator Michael Radford, while attending Film School

Shot first documentary, "Around the World With Ridgeway"

Traveled to Africa to film, "Zimbabwe" and "Eritrea – Behind Enemy Lines"

Filmed the documentary feature, "Welcome to Britain" and the short film, "Empty Hand"

Director of photography for his first non-documentary, "Cruel Passion"

First collaboration with Michael Radford, "Another Place, Another Time"

Served as cinematographer on Radford's film version of "1984"

Director of photography for Alex Cox's "Sid and Nancy"

Re-teamed with Radford for "White Mischief"

American film debut as a cinematographer, "Mountains of the Moon"

First collaboration with the Coen brothers, "Barton Fink"

Earned first Academy Award nomination for his work on "The Shawshank Redemption"

Second film for the Coens, "The Hudsucker Proxy"

Re-teamed with the Coen brothers' for "Fargo"; earned second Academy Award nomination

Received third Academy Award nomination for Martin Scorsese's "Kundun"

Again teamed with the Coen brothers' for "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"; earned fourth Academy Award nomination

Re-teamed with the Coen brothers' for "The Man Who Wasn't There"; earned fifth Academy Award nomination

Was the cinematographer for Ron Howard's "A Beautiful Mind"

Shot the beautifully filmed, "House of Sand and Fog" for director Vadim Perelman

Filmed the Sam Mendes directed, "Jarhead"

Shot the film, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; earned sixth Academy Award nomination

Again collaborated with the Coen brothers' for "No Country for Old Men"; earned seventh Academy Award nomination

Co-cinematographer for Stephen Daldry's “The Reader”; earned eighth Academy Award nomination

Was also the cinematographer for Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road" and John Patrick Shanley's "Doubt"