Daryn Okada

Daryn Okada, A.S.C. (born January 2, 1960 ) is a cinematographer and the former president of the American Society of Cinematographers. In 2015, Okada joined the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A highly prolific director of photography, Okada has worked on numerous well-known films including Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Lake Placid, Mean Girls, and American Reunion, many of which are directed by Steve Miner.

Film

 * Nomad Riders (1984)
 * Monaco Forever (1984)
 * Phantasm II (1988)
 * Survival Quest (1988)
 * Blind Curve (1988)
 * Punk Vacation (1990)
 * Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
 * Captain Ron (1992)
 * Airborne (1993)
 * My Father the Hero (1994)
 * Big Bully (1996)
 * Black Sheep (1996)
 * Anna Karenina (1997)
 * Senseless (1998)
 * Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
 * Lake Placid (1999)
 * Bring It On (2000)
 * Texas Rangers (2001)
 * Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
 * Good Advice (2001)
 * Joe Somebody (2001)
 * Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
 * Mean Girls (2004)
 * Paparazzi (2004)
 * Just Like Heaven (2005)
 * Stick It (2006)
 * Sex and Death 101 (2007)
 * Baby Mama (2008)
 * Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
 * Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
 * The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
 * American Reunion (2012)
 * Movie 43 (2013) ("The Proposition" segment)
 * Let's Be Cops (2014)
 * Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)

Other credits


 * Phantasm (1979) (grip)
 * Falling in Love Again (1980) (additional photographer) / (key grip)
 * Fear No Evil (1981) (post-production supervisor)
 * Workout (1982) (gaffer)
 * The Beastmaster (1982) (Steadicam operator - uncredited) / (co-director of photography: second unit - uncredited)
 * Runaway Nightmare (1982) (key grip)
 * Frightmare (1983) (key grip)
 * Ladies Night (1983) (camera operator)
 * Microwave Massacre (1983) (key grip)
 * Stitches (1985) (director of photography: second unit)
 * Lady in White (1988) (camera operator: second unit)
 * The Man Without a Face (1993) (additional photographer - uncredited)
 * Immortal Beloved (1994) (additional photographer - uncredited)
 * The X-Files (1998) (additional photographer)
 * Payback (1999) (additional photographer - uncredited)
 * Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) (director of photography: second unit)
 * Apocalypto (2006) (director of photography: UK)

Television

 * Kidd Video (1984) - 1 episode
 * Elvis (1990) - 13 episodes
 * Blind Vengeance (1990) - Television film
 * In a Child's Name (1991) - 2 episodes
 * Boris and Natasha: The Movie (1992) - Television film
 * Eyes of Terror (1994) - Television film
 * Separated by Murder (1994) - Television film
 * A Mother's Instinct (1996) - Television film
 * Vanishing Point (1997) - Television film
 * Dawson's Creek (1998) - 1 episode
 * Wasteland (1999) - 1 episode
 * Eva Adams (2009) - Television film
 * Castle (2010-2015) - 24 episodes
 * Switched at Birth (2011) - 1 episode
 * Made in Jersey (2012) - 6 episodes
 * Franklin & Bash (2013) - 7 episodes
 * Scandal (2015-2016) - 7 episodes
 * Grey's Anatomy (2017) - 2 episodes
 * Station 19 (2018) - 2 episodes

Director

 * Scandal (2018) – 1 episode
 * Station 19 (2019–22) – 7 episodes

Other credits


 * Runamuk (1978) – Television film (bestboy)