Ben Richardson

Benjamin T. Richardson, is an English cinematographer, television producer and director. He is best known for his work on the films Beasts of the Southern Wild, The [Fault in Our Stars (film)|The Fault in Our Stars], Wind River, and Those Who Wish Me Dead, as well as the limited series Mare of Easttown, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Early life

Richardson was born in England and attended Bournemouth School succeeded by Royal Holloway, University of London's media arts degree programme.

Career

Richardson is a director of photography. Three of his films, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Happy Christmas, and Wind River have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Beasts of the Southern Wild was also nominated for four Academy Awards at the 85th Academy Awards, including a nomination for Best Picture. His short film Seed won Best Animated Short at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival.
In 2019, Richardson was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers. In 2025, he became a member of the British Society of Cinematographers.

''Beasts of the Southern Wild''

Richardson met director Benh Zeitlin in Prague in 2004 and subsequently collaborated on the short film Glory at Sea in 2008. During pre-production on Beasts of the Southern Wild, Richardson shot a test reel which convinced the financiers to approve him as cinematographer for the film.
Beasts of the Southern Wild debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival where Richardson won the Excellence in Cinematography Award. For his work on the film he also won the Independent [Spirit Award for Best Cinematography#2010s|Independent Spirit Award] for Best Cinematography, and was nominated for multiple awards including a Camerimage award and a Satellite Award.

Personal life

Richardson was in a relationship with actress Anna Kendrick since 2014 until 2020 after they met while filming Drinking Buddies.

Filmography

Cinematographer

Feature film

Year	Title	Director
2012	Beasts of the Southern Wild	Benh Zeitlin
2013	Drinking Buddies	Joe Swanberg
2014	The Fault in Our Stars	Josh Boone
2014	Happy Christmas	Joe Swanberg
2014	Cut Bank	Matt Shakman
2015	Digging for Fire	Joe Swanberg
2017	Wind River	Taylor Sheridan
2017	Table 19	Jeffrey Blitz
2017	Sand Castle	Fernando Coimbra
2017	1922	Zak Hilditch
2021	Those Who Wish Me Dead	Taylor Sheridan

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2018	The Chi	Rick Famuyiwa	Episode "Pilot"
2018	Yellowstone	Taylor Sheridan	Season 1
2021	Mare of Easttown	Craig Zobel	Miniseries
2021	Mayor of Kingstown	Taylor Sheridan	Episodes "The Mayor of Kingstown" and "Simply Murder"
2021–2022	1883	Taylor Sheridan Himself Christina Alexandra Voros	6 episodes
2022–2025	1923	Himself Guy Ferland	13 episodes

Director

Film

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