He studied Political science at the University of Waterloo and Filmmaking at the York University.
Born August 7, 1950) is a Canadian cinematographer. He is famous for early David Cronenberg films such as Fast Company, Scanners, Videodrome, The Dead Zone, and The Fly. Irwin has also been a main collaborator for several directors such as Wes Craven, Todd Phillips and The Farrelly brothers.