Henry Braham (born 30 October 1965 in England) is a British cinematographer, best known for his work on Nanny McPhee, The Legend of Tarzan, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and The Flash.

Early life and career

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Braham’s cinematographic career began in 1989 with the British band The KLF working on their 1991 road movie, The White Room.

He later became a frequent collaborator with directors Kirk Jones and James Gunn, as cinematographer on their films Waking Ned Divine (1998), Nanny McPhee (2005), Everybody’s Fine (2009), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), The Suicide Squad (2021), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Braham’s other credits include The Golden Compass (2007), Bright Young Things (2003), and The Legend of Tarzan (2016).

Braham has also directed several commercials.[1] In 2013, Henry has also designed the lighting for the sellout exhibition, “Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones” for the Victoria and Albert Museum.[2]

Henry is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and is also the co-founder of the Good Hemp Food brand with Glynis Murray.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Key
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Year Title Director Notes
1992 Soft Top Hard Shoulder Stefan Schwartz
1997 Roseanna's Grave Paul Weiland
Shooting Fish Stefan Schwartz
1998 The Land Girls David Leland
Waking Ned Kirk Jones
2001 The Invisible Circus Adam Brooks
Crush John McKay
2003 Bright Young Things Stephen Fry
2005 Nanny McPhee Kirk Jones
2006 Flyboys Tony Bill
2007 The Golden Compass Chris Weitz
2009 Everybody's Fine Kirk Jones
2016 The Legend of Tarzan David Yates
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 James Gunn
2019 Georgetown Christoph Waltz
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Joachim Rønning
2021 The Suicide Squad James Gunn
Cinderella Kay Cannon
2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 James Gunn
The Flash Andy Muschietti
2024 Road House Doug Liman
The Instigators
2025 Superman James Gunn Post-production[4]

Television

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Year Title Director Notes
1996 Giving Tongue Stefan Schwartz TV movie
1998 The Comic Strip Presents... Peter Richardson Episode "Four Men in a Car"
2002 Shackleton Charles Sturridge Miniseries
2009 10 Minute Tales Neil Gaiman Episode "Statuesque"
2015 The Bastard Executioner Paris Barclay Episode "Pilot" (Part 1 & 2)
2022 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special James Gunn TV special

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Title Result
2002 Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series Shackleton Won
2007 Satellite Awards Best Cinematography The Golden Compass Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Henry Braham - Credits
  2. ^ "Henry Braham".
  3. ^ "The good life: How Glynis Murray brought hemp to the mainstream UK market". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ Tinoco, Armando (30 July 2024). "James Gunn Wraps 'Superman' Filming: "It Has Been An Honor"". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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