David Connell (cinematographer)

David Ashley Connell (born 7 September 1955) is an Australian cinematographer with a career of over 25 years of cinematographic work in films and television to date.

Career
Connell got his first Super 8 film camera at the age of 12, given to him by his father, sparking an interest in film. In 1972, at the age of 17, Connell became a camera assistant for an Australian news channel. Connell joined Crawford Productions the next year, where he became a camera loader and focus puller, and joined the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1988.

He currently resides in Brighton, Victoria, Australia with his wife Anne.

Film

 * King of the Islands (1973)
 * Another Winter in Melbourne (1975)
 * The Aviator (1985)
 * Fortress (1985)
 * Frog Dreaming (1986) (replaced Russell Hagg) (with John R. McLean)
 * Slate, Wyn & Me (1987)
 * Les Patterson Saves the World (1987)
 * Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988)
 * The Loco-Motion (1988 music video) (with Brett Anderson)
 * What the Moon Saw (1990)
 * Heaven Tonight (1990)
 * The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990) (credited as Dave Connell)
 * Hunting (1991) (with Dan Burstall)
 * Fifty/Fifty (1992)
 * Over The Hill (1992)
 * Secrets (1992)
 * Female Misbehavior (1992) (with Ross Berryman, Elfi Mikesch, and Steven C. Brown)
 * Gross Misconduct (1993)
 * Hercules Returns (1993)
 * The Ascent (1994)
 * Robinson Crusoe (1997)
 * Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
 * The Night Flier (1997)
 * The Snow Walker (2003)
 * News for the Church (2004)
 * Left Behind: World at War (2005)
 * December Boys (2007)
 * Jack and Jill vs. the World (2008)
 * Ivanov Red, White, and Blue (2013)
 * Bad Samaritan (2018)
 * A Gift From Bob (2020)

Television

 * Australia's Hidden Wealth (1982)
 * Carson's Law (1982)
 * Der schwarze Bumerang (1982) (with Peter W. Tost)
 * All the Rivers Run (1983)
 * The Flying Doctors (1985) (with Greg Ryan)
 * Alice to Nowhere (1986)
 * Sword of Honour (1986)
 * Nancy Wake (1987)
 * Bushfire Moon (1987)
 * Barracuda (1988)
 * Trouble in Paradise (1989)
 * Rose Against the Odds (1991)
 * Halfway Across the Galaxy - And Turn Left (1992)
 * Lies and Lullabies (1993)
 * Rio Diablo (1993)
 * Between Love and Hate (1993)
 * My Name Is Kate (1994)
 * A Day in the Life of Country Music (1993)
 * The Only Way Out (1993)
 * The Yearling (1994)
 * Buffalo Girls (1995)
 * Silver Strand (1995)
 * Shadow-Ops (1995)
 * An Unfinished Affair (1996)
 * Twilight Man (1996)
 * Bad Day on the Block (1997)
 * Clover (1997)
 * Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997)
 * Moby Dick (1998)
 * Two for Texas (1998)
 * Stephen King's Storm of the Century (1999)
 * Witch Hunt (1999)
 * Cleopatra (1999)
 * Chameleon II: Death Match (1999)
 * Don Quixote (2000)
 * Hell Swarm (2000)
 * The Monkey King (2001)
 * Rose Red (2002)
 * Disappearance (2002)
 * Mark Twain's Roughing It (2002)
 * Sniper 2 (2002)
 * La Femme Musketeer (2004)
 * Kingdom Hospital (2004)
 * Icon (2005)
 * Left Behind: World at War (2005)
 * The Triangle (2005)
 * Jericho (2006)
 * The Lost Room (2006)
 * Cane (2007)
 * Leverage (2008–2012)
 * The Verdict (2008)
 * The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)
 * The Quickening (2010)
 * Brain Trust (2011)
 * Hound Dogs (2011)
 * Scent of the Missing (2011)
 * Untitled Bounty Hunter Project (2013)
 * Crisis (2014)
 * The Librarians (2014–2018)
 * Rush Hour (2016) (Episode: Pilot)
 * Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019)

Awards

 * 1987: CableACE Award for Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction for a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries — Fortress (1986) (won)
 * 1988: AACTA Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography — Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988) (nominated)
 * 1989: CableACE Award for Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction for a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries — Bushfire Moon (1986) (won)
 * 1996: CableACE Award for Cinematography in a Movie or Miniseries — Twilight Man (1996) (nominated)
 * 1999: ACS Award of Distinction for Telefeatures, TV Drama & Mini Series — Moby Dick (1998) (won)
 * 2006: ACS Award of Distinction for Features — The Snow Walker (2003) (won)