Robbie Ryan (cinematographer)

Robbie Ryan (born 1970) is an Irish cinematographer whose work spans over 106 film projects, including feature-length, short films, commercials, and music videos. He is most known for his collaborations with film auteurs such as Andrea Arnold, Sally Potter, Stephen Frears, Ken Loach, Noah Baumbach, Yorgos Lanthimos and Mike Mills.

He received Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography for Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023).

Life and career
Ryan was born in Sandymount, on the southside of Dublin City. At the age of 14, he decided he wanted to be a cinematographer. He attended and graduated the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

Ryan is a frequent collaborator on Andrea Arnold's films, including Wasp, Red Road, Fish Tank, Wuthering Heights and American Honey.

He has worked with Ken Loach on the films The Angels' Share, Jimmy's Hall, and I, Daniel Blake. He served as the director of photography on films including Philomena, Slow West and The Favourite, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 91st Academy Awards.

Filmography
Short film

Feature film

Documentary film

Concert film

Music video

Awards and nominations
Academy Awards

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

American Society of Cinematographers

Austin Film Critics Association

Boston Society of Film Critics

British Academy Film Awards

British Independent Film Awards

British Society of Cinematographers

Camerimage

Chicago Film Critics Association

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association

Dublin Film Critics' Circle

European Film Awards

Evening Standard British Film Awards

Florida Film Critics Circle

Georgia Film Critics Association

Hollywood Creative Alliance (Astra Film Creative Arts Awards)

Houston Film Critics Society

Independent Spirit Awards

IndieWire Critics Poll

Irish Film & Television Awards

London Film Critics' Circle

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

MTV Video Music Awards

Online Film Critics Society

San Diego Film Critics Society

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

Satellite Awards

Seattle Film Critics Society

St. Louis Film Critics Association

Venice Film Festival

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association