Simon Finney
Simon Finney (born 16 September 1958) is a British camera operator. Born in London, England, he is the son of acclaimed actor Albert Finney and Jane Wenham. He has been married to Denise Elliott since 1991.
Finney began his journey in film behind the scenes in the late 1980s, starting as a clapper loader on productions such as Henry V (1989) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Over the years, he climbed the ranks—serving as second assistant camera, focus puller, first assistant camera, and second unit director of photography—before establishing himself as a camera operator around the year 2000. His impressive early credits include work on Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994), A Knight's Tale (2001), EverAfter (1998), and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
Over the years, Simon Finney has contributed his camera-operating expertise to numerous blockbuster films and high-profile projects. Among his notable credits are Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Johnny English (2003), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Les Misérables (2012), John Carter (2012), Skyfall (2012), Wonder Woman (2017), Assassin's Creed (2016), Tomb Raider(2018), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Barbie (2023), Wicked (2024), and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025). He has frequently operated as an A-, B-, or C-camera operator depending on the project and unit, showing a breadth of adaptability across genres and scales.
In recognition of his craftsmanship and dedication, Finney was nominated for Camera Operator of the Year in the Film category at the Society of Camera Operators (SOC) awards for his work on Wicked (2024), where he served as B‑camera operator. Additionally, he received an Operator's Award from the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) for his outstanding contributions on that project.
Fotos
Filme (74)
Spider-Man: Un nuevo día
2026 · "B" Camera Operator
Peaky Blinders – The Immortal Man
2026 · Camera Operator
Wicked: Teil 2
2025 · "B" Camera Operator
Bridget Jones – Verrückt nach ihm
2025 · "B" Camera Operator
Wicked
2024 · "B" Camera Operator
The Union
2024 · Camera Operator
Barbie
2023 · "B" Camera Operator
Mujer Maravilla 1984
2020 · "B" Camera Operator
Jingle Jangle Journey: Abenteuerliche Weihnachten!
2020 · Camera Operator
El rey
2019 · "C" Camera Operator
Fighting with My Family
2019 · Camera Operator
Der Nussknacker und die vier Reiche
2018 · "B" Camera Operator
Amor de Vinilo
2018 · "C" Camera Operator
Han Solo: Una historia de Star Wars
2018 · Camera Operator
Tomb Raider
2018 · "B" Camera Operator
Vor uns das Meer
2018 · "B" Camera Operator
Mujer Maravilla
2017 · "B" Camera Operator
Assassin's Creed
2016 · "C" Camera Operator
Die Unfassbaren 2
2016 · "B" Camera Operator
Im Herzen der See
2015 · "C" Camera Operator
Una dama sobre ruedas
2015 · Camera Operator
Peter Pan
2015 · "B" Camera Operator
Academia de vampiros
2014 · "A" Camera Operator
R.E.D. 2 - Noch Älter. Härter. Besser.
2013 · Camera Operator
La noche más oscura
2012 · Camera Operator
Los miserables
2012 · Camera Operator
James Bond 007 - Skyfall
2012 · Camera Operator
John Carter - Zwischen zwei Welten
2012 · Camera Operator
Will - Folge deinem Traum
2011 · "B" Camera Operator
Johnny English - Jetzt erst recht
2011 · Camera Operator
Zwei an einem Tag
2011 · Camera Operator
Oranges and Sunshine
2010 · "B" Camera Operator
Shanghai
2010 · "B" Camera Operator
Cemetery Junction
2010 · "A" Camera Operator
Die Gebrüder Weihnachtsmann
2007 · "A" Camera Operator
Elizabeth: Das goldene Königreich
2007 · "A" Camera Operator
Sublime gracia
2007 · Camera Operator
Breaking and Entering - Einbruch & Diebstahl
2006 · "B" Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography
Die Zauberflöte
2006 · Camera Operator
Cinematographer Style
2006 · Camera Operator
Mord im Pfarrhaus
2005 · Camera Operator
The Proposition - Tödliches Angebot
2005 · Second Unit Director of Photography
Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis
2005 · "A" Camera Operator
Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban
2004 · "A" Camera Operator
Johnny English - Der Spion, der es versiebte
2003 · Camera Operator
The 51st State
2001 · Camera Operator
Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen
2001 · Camera Operator
Ritter aus Leidenschaft
2001 · First Assistant Camera
Intimidad
2001 · Focus Puller
Maybe Baby
2000 · Focus Puller
High Speed Money - Die Nick Leeson-Story
1999 · Focus Puller
A Rather English Marriage
1998 · Focus Puller
En busca de una estrella
1998 · Focus Puller
Metroland
1998 · Focus Puller
Auf immer und ewig
1998 · Focus Puller
Resurrection Man
1998 · Focus Puller
Prinz Eisenherz
1997 · First Assistant "A" Camera
Twin Town - Pretty Shitty City
1997 · First Assistant Camera
Die Stunde des Verführers
1996 · Focus Puller
The Butterfly Effect
1995 · Focus Puller
Ein Winternachtstraum
1995 · Focus Puller
Stürmische Begegnungen
1995 · Focus Puller
Probezeit
1994 · Focus Puller
Schrei in die Vergangenheit
1994 · Focus Puller
Wunderbare Augenblicke der Luftfahrt
1994 · Clapper Loader, Second Assistant Camera
Vier Hochzeiten und ein Todesfall
1994 · Second Assistant Camera
Viel Lärm um nichts
1993 · Clapper Loader
Foreign Affairs
1993 · Second Assistant Camera
The Hummingbird Tree
1992 · Second Assistant Camera
Gib's ihm Chris
1991 · Clapper Loader
Das Rußland-Haus
1990 · Second Assistant Camera
Henry V
1989 · Clapper Loader
The Endless Game
1989 · Clapper Loader
Tree of Hands
1989 · Clapper Loader
Serien (14)
Andor
2022 · "A" Camera Operator
Game of Thrones
2011 · "C" Camera Operator
The Pacific
2010 · "A" Camera Operator
The American Embassy
2002 · "B" Camera Operator
Arabian Nights - Abenteuer aus 1001 Nacht
2000 · 2nd Guard, Assistant Camera
Das Schloss im Nebel - Die Legende von Gormenghast
2000 · Focus Puller
Flucht vor der Vergangenheit
1999 · Focus Puller
Die Bildhauerin
1996 · First Assistant Camera
Black Hearts in Battersea
1995 · First Assistant Camera
Harry
1993 · First Assistant Camera
A Fatal Inversion
1992 · Second Assistant Camera
Screen One
1989 · Second Assistant Camera
The Endless Game
1989 · Clapper Loader
Screen Two
1985 · Assistant Camera, Clapper Loader, Second Assistant Camera, First Assistant Camera