Donald McAlpine

Donald McAlpine

Born 1934
Quandialla, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Donald McAlpine, ASC, ACS is a leading director of photography who shot the box-office hit X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber and Ryan Reynolds; Main Street, a feature-film rendering of Horton Foote's play starring Colin Firth, Patricia Clarkson and Orlando Bloom; and the comedy Mental, featuring Schreiber and Toni Collette.

Born and raised in Australia, McAlpine first served as director of photography on The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, one of the films that marked the early '70s production revival known as "new Australian cinema." He went on to lens some of the most popular films in recent times including Moulin Rouge! for which he received an Oscar nomination, as well as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Time Machine and Anger Management.

Among his many other films as director of photography are Mrs. Doubtfire, Stepmom, The Edge, Romeo + Juliet, Nine Months, Clear and Present Danger, The Man Without a Face, Patriot Games, Medicine Man, Parenthood, Moon Over Parador, Predator, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, King David, Moscow on the Hudson, Breaker Morant, My Brilliant Career, Don's Party and Gentle Strangers.

Sierra/Affinity

Cinematographer

Movies
2023

The Portable Door

2022

A Stitch in Time

 

Black Site

2020

Love Aaj Kal

2018

Spilling the Beans

2017

Ali's Wedding

2015

The Dressmaker

2013

Ender's Game

2012

Mental

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Ads

2010

Main Street

2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2005

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2003

Anger Management

 

Peter Pan

2002

The Time Machine

2001

Moulin Rouge!

1998

Stepmom

1997

The Edge

1996

Romeo + Juliet

1995

Nine Months

1994

Clear and Present Danger

1993

Mrs. Doubtfire

 

The Man Without a Face

1992

Medicine Man

 

Patriot Games

1991

Career Opportunities

 

The Hard Way

1990

Stanley & Iris

1989

Parenthood

 

See You in the Morning

1988

Moon Over Parador

 

Moving

1987

Orphans

 

Predator

1986

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

 

The Fringe Dwellers

1985

King David

 

My Man Adam

1984

Harry & Son

 

Moscow on the Hudson

1983

Blue Skies Again

 

Now and Forever

1982

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

 

Tempest

1981

Puberty Blues

1980

'Breaker' Morant

 

Club, The

 

The Children of An Lac (TV movie)

 

The Earthling

1979

Money Movers

 

My Brilliant Career

 

Odd Angry Shot, The

 

The Journalist

1978

Getting of Wisdom, The

 

Patrick

1976

Don's Party

 

Surrender in Paradise

1974

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1972

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

Series
2022

Savage River

 

Episode 6 (E06)

 

Episode 5 (E05)

 

Episode 4 (E04)

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Documentaries
1973

Our Asian Neighbours: Indonesia (series)

1970

Or Forever Hold Your Peace

Short
1969

Leonard French's Stained Glass Screens

Actor

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