Alexander Witt
Known for
Cinematography
Born
April 10, 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Santiago, Chile
Biography
Alexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean Hollywood filmmaker who has worked mostly as a camera operator and second unit director. His feature directorial debut came in 2004 with Resident Evil: Apocalypse, based on the popular Capcom video game series. Witt also became the 2nd unit director on the James Bond movie Casino Royale in 2006.
From a 2004 interview on IGN, he says this about his history: "I was born in Chile, the third generation of Germans there. And, we moved to Mexico, from Mexico in '73 I moved to Europe, where I started working in film. I started with Arriflex, the company that makes the cameras. I was there for a year and I did kind of a trainee type of year where I was in...
Best known work
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
Gladiator
2000
Skyfall
2012
X-Men: First Class
2011
Casino Royale
2006
Spectre
2015
Bird Box
2018
The Bourne Identity
2002
Terminator Genisys
2015Filmography
TBA
Feathering the WindDirector
2024
Sayen: The HuntressDirector
2023
FerrariSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2023
Sayen: Desert RoadDirector
2023
Fast XSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2023
SayenDirector
2021
No Time to DieSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2021
Jungle CruiseSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2018
Bird BoxSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2018
Avengers: Infinity WarSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2017
First They Killed My FatherSecond Unit Director of Photography
2015
SpectreSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2015
Terminator GenisysSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2015
CinderellaSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2014
KickDirector of Photography
2014
HerculesSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2012
SkyfallSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2012
Safe HouseSecond Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Director
2011
X-Men: First ClassSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2011
Fast FiveSecond Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
2010
The TownSecond Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Director
2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeSecond Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Director
2010
Robin HoodSecond Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Director
2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3Second Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Director
2008