Robbie Ryan (born 1970) is an Irish cinematographer whose work spans over 106 film projects, including feature-length, short films, commercials, and music videos. He is most known for his collaborations with film auteurs such as Andrea Arnold, Sally Potter, Stephen Frears, Ken Loach, Noah Baumbach, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Mike Mills.
He received Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography for Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023).
Ryan was born in Sandymount, on the southside of Dublin City. At the age of 14, he decided he wanted to be a cinematographer. He attended and graduated the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
Ryan is a frequent collaborator on Andrea Arnold's films, including Wasp, Red Road, Fish Tank, Wuthering Heights and American Honey.
He has worked with Ken Loach on the films The Angels' Share, Jimmy's Hall, and I, Daniel Blake. He served as the director of photography on films including Philomena, Slow West and The Favourite, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 91st Academy Awards.
TV movie
Documentary film
Concert film
Music video
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
American Society of Cinematographers
Austin Film Critics Association
Boston Society of Film Critics
British Independent Film Awards
British Society of Cinematographers
Chicago Film Critics Association
DallasâÂÂFort Worth Film Critics Association
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Georgia Film Critics Association
Hollywood Creative Alliance<br>
Irish Film & Television Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
San Diego Film Critics Society
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
St. Louis Film Critics Association
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association