Barry Ackroyd
| Barry Ackroyd | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 May 1954 Oldham, Lancashire, UK |
| Occupation | Cinematographer and President of BSC |
| Known for | The Hurt Locker & Captain Phillips |
Barry Ackroyd, BSC (born 12 May 1954) is an English cinematographer. Ackroyd has frequently worked with British film director, Ken Loach as well as action film director Paul Greengrass. He worked on Kathryn Bigelow's 2008 war film The Hurt Locker as well as the critically acclaimed 2013 biographical thriller Captain Phillips, the former earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. In 2014, Ackroyd became the president of the British Society of Cinematographers.
Barry was born in Oldham, England and has received a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography for The Lost Prince. His latest credits are on Ken Loach's award-winning feature, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Paul Greengrass's take on the 9-11 disaster, United 93, and the Kathryn Bigelow-directed Iraq war film, The Hurt Locker.
Teamwork and group effort is the Loach modus operandi. Loach has denied his status as an auteur director. Unlike most directors who routinely overstate the importance of their personal achievements, Loach celebrates the contributions of his crew, such as frequent collaborator, cinematographer Barry Ackroyd.
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