Born in Tehran, Iran to a Persian father and a French mother. Majored in film at NYU. Feature director of photography credits include DELICATESSEN (1991), PRAGUE (1992), SE7EN (1995), STEALING BEAUTY and EVITA (both 1996), ALIEN: RESURRECTION (1997), IN DREAMS and THE NINTH GATE (both 1999), THE BEACH (2000), THE PANIC ROOM and TOOBA (both 2002), ANYTHING ELSE (2003), WIMBLEDON (2004), THE INTERPRETER (2005), ZIDANE: UN PORTRAIT DU 21E SIÈCLE / ZIDANE: A 21ST CENTURY PORTRAIT (2006), MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS and FUNNY GAMES U.S. (both 2007), THE RUINS (2008), and THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (scheduled for release in 2009). He and his wife Marianne have 3 children.  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 1996: EVITA 1 nomination