Florian Ballhaus

Florian Ballhaus

Born 1965
Baden-Baden, Bádensko-Württembersko, West Germany

Biography

Florian Ballhaus previously collaborated twice with director Robert Schwentke: on the hit action thriller "Flightplan" and the comedy "The Family Jewels." More recently, Ballhaus lensed the hit comedy "Marley & Me" and the worldwide smash "The Devil Wears Prada," both in collaboration with director David Frankel. In addition, he is the cinematographer on director Marc Lawrence's upcoming romantic comedy "Did You Hear About the Morgans?," starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Ballhaus's additional credits as director of photography include the romantic comedy-drama "Definitely, Maybe," as well as two films with director Alan Rudolph, "The Secret Lives of Dentists" and "Intimate Affairs." As a second unit director of photography, Ballhaus worked with such directors as Martin Scorsese, on "Gangs of New York"; Barry Sonnenfeld, on "Men in Black II"; Mike Nichols, on "What Planet Are You From?"; and Robert Redford, on "The Legend of Bagger Vance."

Warner Bros.

Cinematographer

Actor

Documentaries
2001

Anatomy of a Scene (series)