Callan Green ACS NZCS – Bio – May 2025

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 specialises in feature films and television series, with a keen passion for automotive commercials and music promos.

Callan recently wrapped principal photography on Ponies, 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.

Prior to that, he completed work on Universal’s Nobody 2 for 87North producers David Leitch, Kelly McCormick, and Braden Aftergood. Directed by Timo Tjahjanto, the film stars Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Sharon Stone, John Ortiz, and Colin Hanks.

His upcoming feature is The Beekeeper 2, the sequel to the 2024 hit action film starring Jason Statham, also directed by Timo Tjahjanto and produced by Miramax.

Recent credits also include serving as 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. Before that, he shot episodes 5–8 of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix/Miramax series The Gentlemen, 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 Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 (2019), directed by JJ Perry (Main Unit: Steve Windon and Justin Lin), and shooting various splinter units on Fast X (2022).

His commercial portfolio includes campaigns for Audi, Sony Bravia, Pokémon, Cadillac, Tag Heuer, Toyota, Red Bull, Johnson & Johnson, Bentley, Aston Martin, Prada, Mercedes, McLaren, and more.

In the music world, Callan has shot videos for artists such as Ed Sheeran, George Michael, Ellie Goulding, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Smith, One Direction, The Script, and many others.

Callan was accredited by the Australian Cinematographers Society in 2013 and the New Zealand Cinematographers Society in 2017. In 2024, he was honoured with the “New Zealand Cinematographer of the Year” award 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.