Directed credits
58
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Don Burgess
Camera
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.5
Moderate attention
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Directed movies: 57Directed series: 1All crew credits: 66
TMDB ID: 36
IMDb ID: nm0121281
Known for: Camera
Born: May 28, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2025
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q484980
Also known as
Don Michael Burgess • Mike Burgess • Michael Burgess
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (54)Second Unit Director of Photography (3)Director (1)Additional Photography (3)Camera Operator (3)Additional Camera (1)Cinematography (1)
Biography
Don Michael Burgess, ASC (born May 28, 1956) is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis. He was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Zemeckis' Forrest Gump (1994). In 2024, he received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Burgess (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Don Burgess.
6.6
The Thursday Murder Club
Director of Photography
2025 Movie
6.5
Here
Director of Photography
2024 Movie
5.7
A Family Affair
Director of Photography
2024 Movie
6.5
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Director of Photography
2023 Movie
6.3
Pinocchio
Director of Photography
2022 Movie
6.5
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Director of Photography
2020 Movie
6.3
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Director of Photography
2020 Movie
6.2
Sextuplets
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
6.9
Aquaman
Director of Photography
2018 Movie
7.2
The Christmas Chronicles
Director of Photography
2018 Movie
8.1
Wonder
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
6.8
Same Kind of Different as Me
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
6.1
Monster Trucks
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
6.8
Allied
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
7.3
The Conjuring 2
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
Skateboarding's First Wave
Director
2015 Movie
6.3
Muppets Most Wanted
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
7.2
42
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
6.9
Flight
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
6.7
The Muppets
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
5.9
Priest
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
7.3
Source Code
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
6.8
The Book of Eli
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
5.7
Aliens in the Attic
Director of Photography
2009 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Don Burgess.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Don Burgess.
8.5
Forrest Gump
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
8.1
Wonder
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
7.9
The Avengers
Additional Photography
2012 Movie
7.7
Cast Away
Director of Photography
2000 Movie
7.5
The Bourne Identity
Additional Photography
2002 Movie
7.4
Contact
Director of Photography
1997 Movie
7.3
Source Code
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
7.3
Radio
Director of Photography
2003 Movie
7.3
Spider-Man
Director of Photography
2002 Movie
7.3
The Conjuring 2
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
7.2
42
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
7.2
The Christmas Chronicles
Director of Photography
2018 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Don Burgess.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Don Burgess.
7.9
The Avengers
Additional Photography
2012 Movie
8.5
Forrest Gump
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
7.3
Spider-Man
Director of Photography
2002 Movie
6.9
Aquaman
Director of Photography
2018 Movie
6.5
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Director of Photography
2023 Movie
6.8
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Camera Operator
2014 Movie
7.5
The Bourne Identity
Additional Photography
2002 Movie
7.7
Cast Away
Director of Photography
2000 Movie
7.3
The Conjuring 2
Director of Photography
2016 Movie
7.3
Source Code
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
6.9
Divergent
Camera Operator
2014 Movie
8.1
Wonder
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Don Burgess.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Don Burgess.
6.8
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Camera Operator
2014 Movie
6.9
Divergent
Camera Operator
2014 Movie
7.9
The Avengers
Additional Photography
2012 Movie
7.5
The Bourne Identity
Additional Photography
2002 Movie
6.2
Deep Impact
Additional Camera
1998 Movie
6.3
Executive Decision
Additional Photography
1996 Movie
2.8
Playboy: Bedtime Stories
Cinematography
1987 Movie
6.0
Happy Birthday to Me
Camera Operator
1981 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Don Burgess.
