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Born
February 1, 1941 (age 85)
Born in
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Peter Hannan (born 1 February 1941 in Sydney) is an Australian cinematographer who spent the majority of his career in Great Britain. One of his first jobs in the film industry was as an assistant cameraman on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). Since 1972, Hannan has worked on more than 30 films as the director of photography. They include the Terry Jones films Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) and Absolutely Anything (2015), Nicholas Roeg's Insignificance (1985) and Bruce Robinson's cult film Withnail and I (1987). Hannon has worked with Monty Python members and George Harrison's production company HandMade Films on multiple occasions. In addition to his films as a lead cameraman, he also worked as the Second unit photographer on blockbuster productions like Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). His awards include a 2001 BAFTA TV Award in the category Best Photography and Lighting (for his work on Longitude) and a 2005 Academy Award in the special technical category Scientific and Engineering Award (together with Laurie Frost and Richard Loncraine, for the development of the remote camera head known as the Hot-Head).

Dough
as Director of Photography
2015

Absolutely Anything
as Director of Photography
2015

Children of Men
as Second Unit Director of Photography
2006

The Gathering Storm
as Director of Photography
2002

Puckoon
as Director of Photography
2002

Solarmax
as Director of Photography
2000

Longitude
as Director of Photography
2000

Longitude
as Director of Photography
2000

Sleepy Hollow
as Second Unit Director of Photography
1999

Milk
as Director of Photography
1999

Mothertime
as Director of Photography
1997

Not Without My Daughter
as Director of Photography
1991

Living with Dinosaurs
as Director of Photography
1990

How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Director of Photography
1989

A Handful of Dust
as Director of Photography
1988

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
as Director of Photography
1987

Withnail & I
as Director of Photography
1987

Half Moon Street
as Director of Photography
1986

Club Paradise
as Director of Photography
1986

Turtle Diary
as Director of Photography
1985