Simon Duggan

Cinematographer

Birthday May 13, 1959

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace New Zealand

Age 64 years old

Nationality New Zealand

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Simon Duggan, ASC, ACS is a New Zealand-born Australian cinematographer.

Duggan started his career off in Australia at Ross Wood Film Studios.

1989

Duggan was invited as a member to the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1989, and American Society of Cinematographers in 2022.

1998

His first feature film was 1998's The Interview starring Hugo Weaving.

Duggan frequently worked with Alex Proyas and Len Wiseman, acting as cinematographer on their films Garage Days, I, Robot, Underworld: Evolution, Live Free or Die Hard and Knowing.

Other credits include The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Killer Elite.

Duggan was director of photography on Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby.

This was Luhrmann's first experience filming with 3D.

2006

After The Great Gatsby, Duggan worked on 300: Rise of an Empire, Duncan Jones' Warcraft, and Hacksaw Ridge, which marked Mel Gibson's return to directing after 2006's Apocalypto.