Born in London, England. Cinematographer who entered New Zealand film as a grip in 1980 (NUTCASE). Other notable cinematography credits include THE LEADING EDGE (1987), KITCHEN SINK (1989), AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE (1990), THE PIANO (1993), ONCE WERE WARRIORS (1994), THE PEREZ FAMILY, PEACH and THE BEACH (all 1995), LONE STAR and THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY (both 1996), "Sex and the City" (1998, HBO TV series - 1 episode), ANALYZE THIS and RUNAWAY BRIDE (both 1999), BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY and KATE & LEOPOLD (both 2001), THE RECRUIT and THE EXTREME TEAM (both 2003), BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY and IN MY FATHER'S DEN (both 2004), ÆON FLUX (2005), THE PAINTED VEIL (2006), NO RESERVATIONS and THE GIRL IN THE PARK (both 2007), and SHINE A LIGHT and NIM'S ISLAND (both scheduled for 2008).  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 1993: THE PIANO 1 nomination