Born in Leicester, England. Cinematographer who entered British films with THE DOLLAR BOTTOM (1980). Other notable credits include "The Crimson Permanent Assurance" segment for MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE (1983), BRAZIL (1985), MONA LISA (1986), HIGH HOPES, PARIS BY NIGHT and CONSUMING PASSIONS (all 1988), BATMAN (1989), THE FISHER KING (1991), YEAR OF THE COMET (1992), SHADOWLANDS (1993), MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN (1994), 12 MONKEYS (1995), IN LOVE AND WAR (1996), "King Lear" (1997, BBC - starring Ian Holm), THE AVENGERS (1998), GREY OWL and THE END OF THE AFFAIR (both 1999), 102 DALMATIANS and CHOCOLAT (both 2000), IRIS (2001), HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (2002), TROY (2004), HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (2005), CLOSING THE RING (2007), and INKHEART (2008).  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 1999: THE END OF THE AFFAIR 1 nomination