Dariusz Adam Wolski (born 7 May 1956) is a Polish cinematographer, best known for his work on the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and for his collaboration with director Ridley Scott.
Life and education Wolski was born Warsaw, Poland, and attended film school in Łódź.
Career Wolski moved to the United States in 1979, at age of 23. Soon after, he began working as a camera assistant on low-budget films in New York City and Los Angeles, which eventually led him to work as a cinematographer on major Hollywood productions.
He has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1996 and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2004.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1988 Nightfall Paul Mayersberg 1993 Romeo Is Bleeding Peter Medak 1994 The Crow Alex Proyas 1995 Crimson TideTony Scott 1996 The Fan1998 A Perfect Murder Andrew Davis Dark City Alex Proyas 2001 The Mexican Gore Verbinski 2002 Bad Company Joel Schumacher 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Gore Verbinski 2005 Hide and Seek John Polson 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestGore VerbinskiShot back-to-back2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Tim Burton 2008 Eagle Eye D. J. Caruso 2010 Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Rob Marshall The Rum Diary Bruce Robinson 2012 PrometheusRidley Scott 2013 The Counselor 2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings2015 The Martian The Walk Robert Zemeckis2017 Alien: CovenantRidley Scott All the Money in the World War Machine David Michôd 2018 Sicario: Day of the Soldado Stefano Sollima 2020 News of the World Paul Greengrass2021 The Last DuelRidley Scott House of Gucci 2023 Napoleon2024 Fly Me to the Moon Greg Berlanti Also acted in the role of "Edvardo" Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness Johnny Depp With Nicola Pecorini 2025 Nuremberg James Vanderbilt 2026 Resident Evil Zach Cregger 2027 Liminal Louis Leterrier Post-production
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Television Year Title Director Notes1989 American Playhouse Evelyn Purcell Episode "Land of Little Rain" Kenny, Dolly and Willie: Something Inside So Strong Tom Trbovich TV special 1991 Chains of Gold Rod Holcomb TV movie;Co-cinematographer with Bruce Surtees 1992 Fifteenth Phase of the Moon Mark Amos Nealey TV short 2020 Raised by Wolves Ridley Scott Episodes "Raised by Wolves" and "Pentagram"
Awards and nominations Year Title Award/Nomination1995Crimson TideNominated – ASC Award for Best Cinematography2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetNominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography2015The MartianNominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best CinematographyNominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best CinematographyNominated – Satellite Award for Best CinematographyThe WalkNominated – Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Virtual Cinematography2020News of the WorldNominated – Academy Award for Best CinematographyNominated – ASC Award for Best CinematographyNominated – BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
External links
Dariusz Wolski at Letterboxd https://boxd.it/h9lD