Roger A. Deakins was born and raised in Devon. He studied Graphic Design at the Bath College of Art and, before continuing on to the National Film School, he spent time shooting still photographs for North Devon, with the intent of capturing the disappearing rural farm life. After graduating from the National Film School, he shot a number of documentaries and then moved into feature films. Roger has been nominated 16 times for an Academy Award and won twice for the movies BLADERUNNER 2049 and 1917. He has also been nominated 17 times for the top award of the American Society of Cinematographers, 11 times for the BAFTA  award and 11 times for the British Society of Cinematographers. He has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American Society of Cinematographers, the British Society of Cinematographers and the National Board of Review. He is also the only cinematographer to have been awarded the honour of CBE in 2013 and he went on to be the only cinematographer to receive the honor of knighthood in 2021. Roger also enjoys being a visual consultant on certain animated films. He has consulted on  WALL•E, RANGO, all of the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON films and VIVO, to name a few.

Among his list of films (too many to list!) are: Sid And Nancy, Mountains Of The Moon, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, Skyfall, Bladeruner 2049, 1917, The Goldfinch, Prisoners, True Grit, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Unbroken, Shawshank Redemption, Sicario, Kundun, Revolutionary Road, Jarhead, No Country For Old Men, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Empire Of Light