Born in Birkenhead, England. Cinematographer of many Merchant-Ivory productions who began in British television in the early 1970s ("Play for Today", 1970). Other notable credits include MOONLIGHTING (1982), A PRIVATE FUNCTION (1984), A ROOM WITH A VIEW (1986), A TIGER'S TALE (1988), SLAVES OF NEW YORK (1989), MR. & MRS. BRIDGE (1990), HOWARDS END (1992), THE DARK HALF and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (both 1993), THE CLIENT and DISCLOSURE (both 1994), HAUNTED (1995), SURVIVING PICASSO (1996), JUNGLE 2 JUNGLE (1997), PAULIE and SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN (both 1998), THE TRENCH and BLACKADDER BACK & FORTH (both 1999), THE GOLDEN BOWL and KISS KISS BANG BANG (both 2000), "Dinotopia" (TV mini-series) and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (both 2002), UNDERWORLD (2003), DE-LOVELY (2004), SEPARATE LIES, DOOM and LIGHTS2: RETURN OF THE SHADOW (all 2005), HOME OF THE BRAVE (2006), J'AURAIS VOULU ÊTRE UN DANSEUR / GONE FOR A DANCE (2007), and MADE OF HONOR and VIVALDI (both scheduled for 2008).  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 1986: A ROOM WITH A VIEW  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 1992: HOWARDS END 2 nominations