Barry Ackroyd

Background

Barry was born in Oldham, England and has received a British Academy of Film and Television Arts nomination for Best Cinematography for The Lost Prince.

Career

Ackroyd has frequently worked with British film director, Ken Loach as well as action film director Paul Greengrass. In 2014, Ackroyd became the president of the British Society of Cinematographers. His latest credits are on Ken Loach"s award-winning feature, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, Paul Greengrass"s take on the 9-11 disaster, United 93, and the Kathryn Bigelow-directed Iraq war film, The Hurt Locker.

Teamwork and group effort is the Loach modus operandi.

Loach has denied his status as an auteur director Film reviewer Jack Matthews of the New York Daily News remarked about the filmmaking behind The Wind That Shakes The Barley: "Beautifully shot, both in darkened homes and on the misty green Irish landscape by Loach"s frequent cinematographer Barry Ackroyd, "Wind" has a you-are-there intensity and intimacy about it that make it nearly overwhelming." Foreign 2016, he"s reuniting with Greengrass for fourth time for the fourth Matt Damon Jason Bourne movie.

Achievements

• The Butterfly Manitoba (1996) short film - British Academy of Film and Television Arts nomination Best Short Film (shared with Robin MacPherson) Sweet Sixteen (2002 film) - Won Golden Camera 300 Award The Lost Prince (2003) (television) - British Academy of Film and Television Arts nomination Best Photography & Lighting The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006) - British Independent Film Award nomination - Best Technical Achievement United 93 (2006) - British Academy of Film and Television Arts nomination - Best Cinematography The Hurt Locker (2009) - Won British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Cinematography The Hurt Locker (2009) - Nomination Academy Award - Best Cinematography Captain Phillips (2013) - British Academy of Film and Television Arts Nomination - Best Cinematography.

Membership

British Society of Cinematographers.