Declan Quinn (born 1957) is an American cinematographer. He is a three-time winner of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography.
Early life Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Quinn is one of four children. His mother, Teresa, was a homemaker, and also worked as a bookkeeper and in the travel business, and his father, Michael Quinn, was a professor of literature. His four siblings, the most famous of whom is Aidan, are actors.FilmReference.com The family moved to Ireland when he was in his teens, but he returned to the United States to earn a degree in film from Columbia College Chicago.
Career In Ireland, he met Bono and U2 at the Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, and he began his career filming several music videos and the documentaries U2: Unforgettable Fire (1984) and U2: Outside It's America (1987) for the group.American Cinematographer, September 2004
Quinn permanently returned to the States in 1989 and filmed The Kill-Off.
In 1991, he served as cinematographer on Tim Hunter's well-received Lies of the Twins, starring Isabella Rossellini, Iman, and Declan's brother Aidan.Harris M. Lentz, Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Supplement 2, Through 1993, Volume 4, (McFarland: 1994), p.495.
Quinn has collaborated with director Mira Nair on five projects, including Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair, and Hysterical Blindness, which earned him a nomination for the Emmy Award for Best Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie. Additional credits include 2x4, (which won him the Cinematography Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival), Vanya on 42nd Street, Leaving Las Vegas, One True Thing, In America, Cold Creek Manor, The Lucky Ones, Rachel Getting Married, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012).
Personal life Quinn resides in Orange County, New York with his wife Etta and four daughters.
Filmography Film Short film Year Title Director Notes 1984 U2: Unforgettable Fire Barry Devlin Documentary short 2002 IndiaMira Nair Segment of 11'09"01 September 112008 How can it be? Segment of 8 New York, I Love You 1 segment 2013 The Tale of Timmy Two Chins Nancy Savoca With Mauricio Rubinstein 2014 The Suffering Kind Kevin Liddy Also producer 2019 Nafas Mira Nair 2020 New York Our Time Vivienne Dick
Documentary film Year Title Director Notes 1987 U2: Outside It's America Barry Devlin 1992 Cousin BobbyJonathan Demme With Ernest Dickerson, Craig Haagensen, Tony C. Jannelli and Jacek Laskus 2007 Man from Plains 2009 Neil Young Trunk Show 2011 Neil Young Journeys2016 Sidemen: Long Road to Glory Scott D. Rosenbaum Interviews with Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids Jonathan DemmeConcert film 2022 Jersey Boys LIVE Des McAnuff
Feature film Year Title Director Notes 1987 The Clash of the Ash Fergus Tighe 1989 The Kill-Off Maggie Greenwald1991 Blood and Concrete Jeffrey Reiner Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Rachel Talalay 1992 The Bargain Shop Johnny Gogan1993 The Ballad of Little Jo Maggie Greenwald Daniel Lanois: Rocky World Philip King With Mark Mackay and Brendan Galvin 1994 Vanya on 42nd Street Louis Malle 1995 Leaving Las Vegas Mike Figgis1996 Carried Away Bruno Barreto Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Mira Nair 1997 One Night Stand Mike Figgis1998 2by4 Jimmy Smallhorne This Is My Father Paul Quinn Also executive producer One True Thing Carl Franklin 1999 Flawless Joel Schumacher 2000 28 Days Betty Thomas 2001 Monsoon Wedding Mira Nair 2002 In America Jim Sheridan 2003 Cold Creek Manor Mike Figgis 2004 Vanity Fair Mira Nair2005 Breakfast on Pluto Neil Jordan Get Rich or Die Tryin' Jim Sheridan2008 The Lucky Ones Neil Burger Rachel Getting Married Jonathan Demme Pride and Glory Gavin O'Connor 2009 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Rebecca Miller 2011 The Moth Diaries Mary Harron2012 Being Flynn Paul Weitz The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mira Nair2013 Admission Paul Weitz A Master Builder Jonathan Demme2015 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Steve Pink Ricki and the Flash Jonathan Demme 2017 The Shack Stuart Hazeldine 2018 Black '47 Lance Daly 2019 Otherhood Cindy Chupack2020 The Evening Hour Braden King Sylvie's Love Eugene Ashe 2022 Better Nate Than Ever Tim Federle2024 TWIG Marian Quinn Descendants: The Rise of Red Jennifer Phang
Filmed stage productions Year Title Director 2008 Rent: Filmed Live on BroadwayMichael John Warren 2013 Shrek the Musical 2020 Hamilton Thomas Kail 2021 Diana Christopher Ashley
Television Year Title Director Notes 1990 ABC Afterschool Special Nancy Cooperstein Episode "Over the Limit" 1991 American Playhouse Noel Black Episode "The Hollow Boy" 1993 Fallen Angels Phil JoanouJonathan Kaplan Episodes "Dead-End for Delia" and "Since I Don't Have You" 1994 Screen Two Barry Devlin Episode "All Things Bright and Beautiful" 1995 Out of Order Leslie LibmanLarry Williams Episode "Strange Habit"2018 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman Michael Bonfiglio 5 episodes The Bobby Brown Story Kiel Adrian Scott 2020 A Suitable Boy Mira NairShimit Amin Miniseries 2022 National Treasure: Edge of History Mira Nair Episode "I'm a Ghost"
TV movies Year Title Director 1991 Lies of the Twins Tim Hunter 1992 The Heart of Justice Bruno Barreto 2002 Hysterical Blindness Mira Nair 2014 Line of Sight Jonathan Demme 2018 Notes from the Field Kristi Zea
TV specials Year Title Director Notes2015 Neighborhood Sessions: Jennifer Lopez Alex Coletti Live show Neighborhood Sessions: Toby Keith Stephen C. Mitchell 2019 Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh Michael Bonfiglio With Michael Richard Martin and Robert Richman 2022 Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester Prashanth Venkataramanujam Stand-up comedy
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