Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-01-02 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Daren Okada

Daryn Okada

Biography

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.

Known For

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Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20

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Acting

2013

Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20 as Self

Camera

2018

Station 19 as Director of Photography

2014		Dolphin Tale 2 as Director of Photography
2014		Let's Be Cops as Director of Photography

2013

Movie 43 as Director of Photography

2012

American Reunion as Director of Photography

2009		The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard as Director of Photography
2009		Ghosts of Girlfriends Past as Director of Photography

2008		Baby Mama as Director of Photography
2008		Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Director of Photography

2007

Sex and Death 101 as Director of Photography

2006

Stick It as Director of Photography

2005

Just Like Heaven as Director of Photography

2004		Paparazzi as Director of Photography
2004		Mean Girls as Director of Photography
2004		Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! as Second Unit Director of Photography

2003

Cradle 2 the Grave as Director of Photography

2002

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat as Director of Photography

2001		Joe Somebody as Director of Photography
2001		Texas Rangers as Director of Photography
2001		Good Advice as Director of Photography
2001		Dr. Dolittle 2 as Director of Photography

1999		Lake Placid as Director of Photography
1999		Payback as Additional Photography

1998		Halloween H20: 20 Years Later as Director of Photography
1998		Senseless as Director of Photography

1997		Anna Karenina as Director of Photography
1997		Vanishing Point as Director of Photography

1996		Black Sheep as Director of Photography
1996		Big Bully as Director of Photography

1994		Eyes of Terror as Director of Photography
1994		My Father the Hero as Director of Photography

1993

Airborne as Director of Photography

1992		Captain Ron as Director of Photography
1992		Boris and Natasha as Director of Photography

1991

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken as Director of Photography

1990

Blind Vengeance as Director of Photography

1989

Survival Quest as Director of Photography

1988

Phantasm II as Director of Photography

1987

Punk Vacation as Director of Photography

1985

Stitches as Second Unit Director of Photography

1984

Monaco Forever as Director of Photography

1981

Frightmare as Key Grip

1979

Phantasm as Grip

Crew

1996

A Mother's Instinct as Cinematography

1980

Angel Dust as Second Unit

Directing

2018		The Rookie as Director
2018		Station 19 as Director