Dana Gonzales


Dana W. Gonzales is an American director and cinematographer.
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Career

Gonzales is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences, and the Television Academy.
A regular cinematographer on Fargo, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie for the episode "Waiting for Dutch".

Filmography

Cinematographer

Feature film
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2006High HopesJoe EckardtWith Brian Bernstein
2007Man in the ChairMichael Schroeder
2008FelonRic Roman Waugh
2009Down for LifeAlan JacobsWith Morgan Susser
2013SnitchRic Roman Waugh
2013Empire StateDito Montiel
2016CriminalAriel Vromen
2016IncarnateBrad Peyton
2017Shot CallerRic Roman Waugh
2020GreenlandRic Roman Waugh
2023The Toxic AvengerMacon Blair

Television
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2010-2012Pretty Little Liars39 episodes
2010-2013Southland9 episodes
2013-2016LongmireDaniel Sackheim
J. Michael Muro		5 episodes
2015Brooklyn Animal ControlBrian Kirk
2014-2024Fargo23 episodes;
Also executive producer
2017-2019Legion13 episodes
2019HannaSarah Adina SmithEpisodes "Forest" and "Friend"
2019ChambersTi West
Geeta V. Patel
Tony Goldwyn		3 episodes
2021SEAL TeamJ. Michael Muro
Tyler Grey		Episodes "Horror Has a Face" and "Do No Harm"
2025Alien: EarthNoah HawleyEpisode "Neverland";
Also executive producer

Director

Short filmThe Lonely American
Feature filmCenturion: The Dancing Stallion
Television
YearTitleEpisode
2011Pretty Little Liars"The First Secret"
2020Fargo"The Birthplace of Civilization"
2020Fargo"Camp Elegance"
2020Fargo"Lay Away"
2020Fargo"Storia Americana"
2018-2019Legion"Chapter 18"
2018-2019Legion"Chapter 26"
2019Chambers"Murder on My Mind"
2022The Handmaids Tale"Border"
2022The Handmaids Tale"Dear Offred"
2023The Changeling"The Wise Ones"
2025Alien: Earth"Mr. October"
2025Alien: Earth"Metamorphosis"
2025Alien: Earth"Emergence"
2025Alien: Earth"The Real Monsters"

Awards