John Toll

John Toll

  • Birthday: 1952-06-15
  • Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography

John Toll, ASC (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer and television producer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart respectively, and has also won numerous BAFTA, ASC, and Satellite Awards. He has collaborated with several noteworthy directors, including Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, John Madden, The Wachowskis, and Ang Lee. Outside film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of Emmy Award-winning drama series Breaking Bad, and has served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix original series Sense8 by the Wachowskis, on which he also got executive producing credit in its second season.

Filmography

Production

Braveheart

1995

As Director of Photography

The Last Samurai

2003

As Director of Photography

Almost Famous

2000

As Director of Photography

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001

As Director of Photography

Rise: Blood Hunter

2007

As Director of Photography

Vanilla Sky

2001

As Director of Photography

Legends of the Fall

1994

As Director of Photography

Gone Baby Gone

2007

As Director of Photography

It's Complicated

2009

As Director of Photography

Tropic Thunder

2008

As Director of Photography

Shine a Light

2008

As Director of Photography

The Rainmaker

1997

As Director of Photography

The Thin Red Line

1998

As Director of Photography

Elizabethtown

2005

As Director of Photography

Seraphim Falls

2007

As Director of Photography

Iron Man 3

2013

As Director of Photography

Sweet Dreams

1985

As Camera Operator

Jupiter Ascending

2015

As Director of Photography

The Adjustment Bureau

2011

As Director of Photography

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016

As Director of Photography

Tequila Sunrise

1988

As Second Unit Director of Photography

Cloud Atlas

2012

As Director of Photography

Harriet

2019

As Director of Photography

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012

As Director of Photography

The Hoax

1972

As Director of Photography

The Beach Boys: An American Band

1985

As Director of Photography

Wind

1992

As Director of Photography

Simpatico

1999

As Director of Photography

The Young Graduates

1971

As Director of Photography

Urban Cowboy

1980

As Camera Operator

The 'E.T.' Journals

2012

As Director

Zorro, The Gay Blade

1981

As Camera Operator

Jack

1996

As Cinematography

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

As Camera Operator

The Matrix Resurrections

2021

As Director of Photography

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

1987

As Director of Photography

Gimme Shelter

2008

As Director of Photography

Bustin' Loose

1981

As Camera Operator

Bustin' Loose

1981

As Second Unit

80 for Brady

2023

As Director of Photography

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston

1990

As Director of Photography

The Burning Plain

2008

As Additional Director of Photography

Always

1989

As Additional Photography

Orange County

2002

As Additional Photography

Wanted

2008

As Additional Photography

Blaze

1989

As Second Unit Director of Photography

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

As Camera Operator

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

As Camera Operator

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