Barry Ackroyd

Barry Ackroyd (born 12 May 1954) is an English cinematographer and former president of the British Society of Cinematographers.

He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Kathryn Bigelow's war film The Hurt Locker.

Life and career Ackroyd was born in Oldham, England. He received a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography for The Lost Prince. His latest credits are on Ken Loach's award-winning feature, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Paul Greengrass's take on the 9-11 disaster, United 93, and the Kathryn Bigelow-directed Iraq War film, The Hurt Locker.

Film reviewer Jack Matthews of the New York Daily News remarked about the filmmaking behind The Wind That Shakes The Barley: "Beautifully shot, both in darkened homes and on the misty green Irish landscape by Loach's frequent cinematographer Barry Ackroyd, "Wind" has a you-are-there intensity and intimacy about it that make it nearly overwhelming."

Filmography Television TV movies

TV series Year Title Director Notes1993 Spender Ian Knox Episode "Retreat" ScreenPlay Les Blair Episode "The Merrihill Millionaires" 1995–1996 Screen Two Tim FywellMichael Whyte Episodes "Life After Life" and "Flowers of the Forest" 2012 The Newsroom Greg Mottola Episode "We Just Decided To" 2024 The Sympathizer Fernando Meirelles Episode "Give Us Some Good Lines"

Feature film

Documentary works Film Year Title Director 1990 Hunters and Bombers Hugh BrodyNigel Markham 1991 The Leader, His Driver, and the Driver's WifeNick Broomfield 1992 Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer 1995 Anne Frank Remembered Jon Blair

TV series Year Title Director Notes 1988 40 Minutes Sam Organ Episode "Diary of a Frontliner"1989 Dispatches Shari Robertson Episode "Return to Year Zero?" Split Screen Ken Loach Episode "Time to Go" 1988–1989 Byline Marjorie WallaceDavid Collison Episodes "Whose Mind Is It Anyway?" and "Johnny and Alf Go Home" 1993 Nova Dave Duncan Episode "The Real Jurassic Park" 1996 Modern Times Ken Loach Episode "The Flickering Flame" 2003 The Blues Mike Figgis Episode "Red, White and Blues"

Awards and nominations

Other awards