Callan Green ACS NZCS – Bio – Updated Jan 2026
Callan Green is a New Zealand–born, award-winning Director of Photography with over 27 years of experience in the camera department. Known for his dynamic visual style and collaborative approach, he works across feature films and premium television, with a particular passion for automotive advertising and music promos.
Callan recently completed principal photography on The Beekeeper 2, (the sequel to the 2024 hit action feature) starring Jason Statham, Jeremy Irons, Gemma Redgrave, Pom Klementief & Adam Copeland - directed by Timo Tjahjanto and produced by Miramax.
Prior to that, Callan was the lead DP on the upcoming P.O.N.I.E.S. TV series, an eight-part espionage thriller starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. Directed by Susanna Fogel and created by showrunner David Iserson, the series was shot in Budapest and produced by NBCUniversal and Peacock.
Callan also served as Director of Photography on Universal’s Nobody 2, produced by 87North (David Leitch, Kelly McCormick, and Braden Aftergood) and directed by Timo Tjahjanto, starring Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Sharon Stone, John Ortiz, and Colin Hanks.
Recent television credits include lead DP on Gangs of London – Series 3 (Sky Atlantic/AMC & Pulse Films), directed by Kim Hong Sun and starring Joe Cole and Sopé Dìrísù. He previously shot episodes 5–8 of Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen for Netflix/Miramax, working with directors Eran Creevy and David Caffrey.
In 2022, Callan shot second unit on Masters of the Air, the Band of Brothers follow-up from producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and Timothy Van Patten (Main Unit DP: Adam Arkapaw).
Additional feature experience includes DP’ing the UK-based second unit on Fast & Furious 9 and shooting various splinter units on Fast X.
His commercial portfolio includes campaigns for Audi, Sony Bravia, Pokémon, Cadillac, TAG Heuer, Toyota, Red Bull, Johnson & Johnson, Bentley, Aston Martin, Prada, Mercedes-Benz, McLaren, and more.
In the music world, Callan has shot videos for artists including Ed Sheeran, George Michael, Ellie Goulding, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Smith, One Direction, The Script, among many others.
Callan was accredited by the Australian Cinematographers Society in 2013 and the New Zealand Cinematographers Society in 2017. In 2024, he was awarded New Zealand Cinematographer of the Year by the NZCS for his work on The Gentlemen.
He lives in southwest London with his wife and daughter and is represented by Worldwide Production Agency (WPA). Callan holds work visas for the UK, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.
