Barry Peterson

Barry Peterson

Director

Alberta, Canada

Biography

Barry Peterson is a Canadian-American cinematographer. Born in Alberta, Canada, Peterson initially worked in special visual effects on various productions before moving into live-action cinematography, where he began shooting commercials for companies such as Apple, Pepsi, and Nike. Peterson is the father of two sons. As a cinematographer, Peterson's first credited film was 1993's Mustard Bath. When he moved to Los Angeles, Peterson was hired as the director of photography for Ben Stiller's Zoolander, which would quickly lead to work on numerous studio films. Barry has worked frequently with directors Rawson Marshall Thurber, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, John Francis Daley, and Jonathan Goldstein. On television, Peterson worked on  The Cape, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and The Good Place pilot episodes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Peterson (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Mayday
Mayday
8.0
/ English
The Lego Movie
The Lego Movie
7.4
/ English
Jumper
Jumper
6.2
/ English
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
6.9
/ English
We're the Millers
We're the Millers
6.8
/ English
Game Night
Game Night
6.8
/ English
It Ends with Us
It Ends with Us
7.0
/ English
22 Jump Street
22 Jump Street
6.8
/ English
Vacation
Vacation
6.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Mayday
2026Winner

Best Director

Mayday

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023Nominee

Best Director

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

The Lego Movie
2014Nominee

Best Director

The Lego Movie

Career Highlights

Jumper
2008Highlight

Best Director

Jumper

21 Jump Street
2012Highlight

Best Director

21 Jump Street

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