Dariusz Wolski

Born in Warsaw, Poland, Dariusz Wolski attended the Film School in Lodz. After moving to the United States in 1979, he worked on documentaries and independent films. His big break came in 1986 on the film Heart, when he was called in to replace a cinematographer who left the project. Soon after, Wolski moved to Los Angeles where he worked as director of photography on music videos and commercials for various directors, including Alex Proyas, David Fincher, Tony Scott, and Jake Scott.

He served as director of photography on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, following his acclaimed work on The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man's Chest and At World's End. Wolski also worked with Johnny Depp on Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Alice in Wonderland, as well as on Bruce Robinson's The Rum Diary.

Wolski has collaborated with many notable directors, including Gore Verbinski on The Mexican; DJ Caruso on Eagle Eye; Andrew Davis on A Perfect Murder; Alex Proyas on Dark City, and his cult classic The Crow; Peter Medak on Romeo Is Bleeding; John Polson on Hide And Seek; as well as with Tony Scott on The Fan and the Don Simpson-Jerry Bruckheimer production on Crimson Tide. For his work on the highly acclaimed Crimson Tide, Wolski garnered an ASC Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography.

Wolski collaborated with Ridley Scott in 2014 on Exodus: Gods and Kings, in 2013 on The Counselor, and in 2012 on the science fiction epic Prometheus.

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