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Cliff Charles(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Cliff Charles is known for Cloak & Dagger (2018), Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (2015) and Good Hair (2009).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph in Cloak & Dagger (2018)
    Cloak & Dagger
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Amy Schumer in Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (2015)
    Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
    5.9
    TV Special
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
    Chris Rock in Good Hair (2009)
    Good Hair
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer

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    Cinematographer

    • Queen Latifah and Florin Penișoară in The Equalizer (2021)
      The Equalizer
      5.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2024–2025
    • Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid (2024)
      Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid
      5.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Welcome to Rap City (2023)
      Welcome to Rap City
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Swagger (2021)
      Swagger
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021–2023
    • Laurence Fishburne in History's Greatest Mysteries (2020)
      History's Greatest Mysteries
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022–2023
    • The Crossover (2023)
      The Crossover
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Afrofuturism: The Origin Story (2022)
      Afrofuturism: The Origin Story
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
      East New York
      7.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Sarah Catherine Hook and Imani Lewis in First Kill (2022)
      First Kill
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Kaci Walfall in Naomi (2022)
      Naomi
      4.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Flatbush Misdemeanors (2021)
      Flatbush Misdemeanors
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • The Slow Hustle (2021)
      The Slow Hustle
      6.6
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Nicholas Pinnock in For Life (2020)
      For Life
      7.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph in Cloak & Dagger (2018)
      Cloak & Dagger
      6.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2018–2019
    • Southern Momma: The Darren Knight Story (2018)
      Southern Momma: The Darren Knight Story
      8.0
      • director of photography
      • 2018

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (2024)
      Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
      5.9
      • additional cinematography
      • 2024
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • additional camera
      • additional photography
      • gaffer
      • 2005–2023
    • The Picture Taker (2022)
      The Picture Taker
      7.4
      • additional camera
      • 2022
    • NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½ (2021)
      NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • additional camera operator
      • 2021
    • The Antidote (2020)
      The Antidote
      7.8
      • additional cinematography
      • 2020
    • David Letterman in My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (2018)
      My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
      7.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2018
    • Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media (2018)
      Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Cassandra Freeman in The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016)
      The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • second unit director of photography
      • 2016
    • Wilhemina's War
      8.0
      • additional photography
      • 2015
    • A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
      A Ballerina's Tale
      6.4
      • 2nd unit director of photography
      • 2015
    • Nate Parker and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Beyond the Lights (2014)
      Beyond the Lights
      6.8
      • additional photography
      • 2014
    • Larenz Tate in Gun Hill (2014)
      Gun Hill
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • additional photography
      • 2014
    • Pharrell Williams in Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo (2014)
      Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo
      2.2
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2014
    • Red Hook Summer (2012)
      Red Hook Summer
      5.3
      • camera operator
      • 2012
    • Sing Your Song (2011)
      Sing Your Song
      7.5
      • camera operator: "b" camera, second unit, New York
      • 2011

    Producer

    • In the Name of God
      • producer
      • In Production
    • Southern Momma: The Darren Knight Story (2018)
      Southern Momma: The Darren Knight Story
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Southern Momma's? (2016)
      Southern Momma's?
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Project Katrina: Midnight Basketball (2015)
      Project Katrina: Midnight Basketball
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Heart of the Shore (2015)
      Heart of the Shore
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Jellysmoke
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Ishmael Butler and Anita Kopacz in Men Without Jobs (2004)
      Men Without Jobs
      6.0
      • co-producer
      • 2004
    • Big Bank Take Little Bank
      8.5
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2001

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Clifford Charles

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      When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, Good Hair, Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, and Cloak & Dagger
    • How many award nominations has Cliff Charles received?
      3 nominations

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