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David B. Nowell

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  • Cinematographer
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David B. Nowell
David B. Nowell was born on 4 December 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Jurassic World (2015) and Kong: Skull Island (2017).
BornDecember 4, 1948
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BornDecember 4, 1948
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins total

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    Known for

    Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Hannah John-Kamen in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
    Ant-Man and the Wasp
    7.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as David Nowell)
    • 2018
    Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
    Jurassic World
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2015
    Kong: Skull Island (2017)
    Kong: Skull Island
    6.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2017
    Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)
    Apocalypse Now
    8.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as David Nowell)
    • 1979

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in Fly Me to the Moon (2024)
      Fly Me to the Moon
      6.6
      • Aerial DP
      • 2024
    • Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
      Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
      6.5
      • aerial unit director of photography
      • 2024
    • Paul Rudd, Kevin Mangold, Ian Whyte, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • cinematographer: aerial unit, New York Unit
      • 2024
    • Chris Hemsworth, Mariami Kovziashvili, and Marta Kovziashvili in Extraction II (2023)
      Extraction II
      7.0
      • aerial unit director of photography
      • 2023
    • Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Cullen, Pete Davidson, David Sobolov, Tongayi Chirisa, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos, and Liza Koshy in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
      Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
      6.0
      • aerial director of photography: Peru
      • 2023
    • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Daniela Melchior in Fast X (2023)
      Fast X
      5.7
      • aerial director of photography: second unit
      • 2023
    • Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in Ghosted (2023)
      Ghosted
      5.8
      • aerial director of photography: second unit, New Mexico Unit/Atlanta
      • 2023
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
      7.9
      • aerial unit director of photography
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
      Murder Mystery 2
      5.7
      • director of photography: aerial unit
      • 2023
    • Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Kathryn Newton, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, and Jamie Andrew Cutler in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
      Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
      6.0
      • aerial camera operator: San Francisco Plate Unit
      • aerial director of photography: San Francisco Plate Unit
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel in Shotgun Wedding (2022)
      Shotgun Wedding
      5.5
      • aerial unit director of photography
      • 2022
    • Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
      Top Gun: Maverick
      8.2
      • director of photography: aerial unit
      • 2022
    • Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Ambulance (2022)
      Ambulance
      6.1
      • aerial unit director of photography
      • 2022
    • Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Radcliffe, Oscar Nuñez, Channing Tatum, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Lost City (2022)
      The Lost City
      6.1
      • director of photography: aerial unit
      • 2022
    • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
      Jungle Cruise
      6.6
      • aerial director of photography: Hawaii Unit
      • 2021

    Additional Crew

    • Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)
      Unstoppable
      6.8
      • helicopter co-pilot
      • 2010
    • Nick Russell in Signs (2008)
      Signs
      8.0
      Short
      • extras (as David Nowell)
      • 2008
    • Brenden Jefferson, Shia LaBeouf, Miguel Castro, Byron Cotton, Khleo Thomas, and Jake M. Smith in Holes (2003)
      Holes
      7.0
      • aerial coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Publicity Poster
      Pearl Harbor
      6.2
      • aerial unit director
      • 2001
    • Harrison Ford in Air Force One (1997)
      Air Force One
      6.5
      • aerial unit director
      • 1997
    • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
      The Lost World: Jurassic Park
      6.6
      • aerial unit director
      • 1997
    • Turbulence (1997)
      Turbulence
      5.0
      • aerial unit director (as David Nowell)
      • 1997
    • Älskar älskar inte (1995)
      Älskar älskar inte
      5.2
      • director: air-to-air (as David Nowell)
      • 1995
    • Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rene Russo in Outbreak (1995)
      Outbreak
      6.6
      • aerial sequences director
      • 1995
    • Tony Todd in Candyman (1992)
      Candyman
      6.7
      • gyrosphere operator (as David Nowel)
      • 1992
    • Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)
      Top Gun
      6.9
      • astrovision operator (as David Knoll)
      • 1986

    Cinematographer

    • Pilots (2006)
      Pilots
      6.7
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Highway
      3.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Panorama Tour
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Daytona Dream Laps
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Wings: Thrill of Flight
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999
    • Shannon Whirry in Exit (1996)
      Exit
      4.2
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 1996
    • Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker in Perfect Strangers (1986)
      Perfect Strangers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as David Nowell)
      • 1990

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • David Knoll
    • Born
      • December 4, 1948
      • Los Angeles, California, USA

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      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2005.

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