Born in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. Worked as camera operator to Russell Boyd on a number of Peter Weir films before graduating to cinematographer in 1980. Seale has shot all of Weir's American features, notably WITNESS (1985), with its memorable compositions of both the Philadelphia train station and the rolling Pennsylvania landscape. He has also photographed such handsome, big-budget productions as RAIN MAN (1988) and DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989). Other notable (non-nominated) credits include DEATHCHEATERS (1976), FATTY FINN (1980), DOCTORS & NURSES and THE SURVIVOR (both 1981), FIGHTING BACK and GINGER MEGGS (both 1982), GOODBYE PARADISE, CAREFUL, HE MIGHT HEAR YOU and BMX BANDITS (all 1983), SILVER CITY (1984), THE EMPTY BEACH (1985), THE HITCHER, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD and THE MOSQUITO COAST (all 1986), STAKEOUT (1987), GORILLAS IN THE MIST (1988), THE DOCTOR (1991), LORENZO'S OIL (1992), THE FIRM (1993), THE PAPER (1994), BEYOND RANGOON and THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (both 1995), GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI (1996), CITY OF ANGELS and STATIC (both 1998), AT FIRST SIGHT and THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (both 1999), THE PERFECT STORM (2000), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (2001), DREAMCATCHER and COLD MOUNTAIN (both 2003), SPANGLISH (2004), and POSEIDON (2006).  Nominated for Cinematography 1985: WITNESS  Nominated for Best Achievement in Cinematography 1988: RAIN MAN  Best Achievement in Cinematography 1996: THE ENGLISH PATIENT  Nominated for Cinematography 2003: COLD MOUNTAIN 4 nominations, 1 Award