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).
Ryan was born in Sandymount, on the southside of Dublin City. At 14, he decided he wanted to be a cinematographer. He attended and graduated from the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
Ryan frequently collaborates with 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 for 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.
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