Matt Poynter

Cinematographer 1999–2026 (27 year career)

6.8 avg rating

Biography

Matthew Poynter ACO SOC is a British camera and Steadicam operator whose career spans more than thirty years in the camera department, working in both feature films and high-end television drama. He began his professional trajectory as a documentary camera assistant before transitioning to scripted drama, gradually advancing from trainee to camera operator. Over the years, Poynter has developed a strong reputation for his proficiency with wheels, dollies, cranes, handheld camera work, and Stead…

Known For

Film

The Witcher

"A" Camera Operator

Film

Fast & Furious 6

First Assistant Camera

Film

The Sandman

"A" Camera Operator

Film

Doctor Who

Additional Camera

Film

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Camera Operator

Film

His Dark Materials

"A" Camera Operator

Film

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

"A" Camera Operator

Film

Shadow and Bone

"A" Camera Operator

Filmography

Crew (66)

Movies (31)

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

2026

Additional Camera

7.0

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

2026

Camera Operator

7.0

Avengers: Doomsday

2026 Upcoming

"B" Camera Operator

Dec 16

Snow White

Additional Camera

Words of War

"B" Camera Operator

Words of War

Second Unit Director of Photography

Picture This

"A" Camera Operator

Picture This

Steadicam Operator

Damsel

"A" Camera Operator

Damsel

Steadicam Operator

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Steadicam Operator

Save the Cinema

"B" Camera Operator

Save the Cinema

Second Unit Director of Photography

The Duke

"B" Camera Operator

Off the Rails

"B" Camera Operator

Off the Rails

Second Unit Director of Photography

Off the Rails

Steadicam Operator

Made in Italy

"B" Camera Operator

Made in Italy

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.0

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

"A" Camera Operator

6.3

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Camera Operator

6.3

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Steadicam Operator

6.3

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Camera Operator

The Mummy

Camera Operator

Assassin's Creed

Camera Operator

Fast & Furious 6

First Assistant Camera

6.8

Lesbian Vampire Killers

Focus Puller

School for Seduction

Focus Puller

Dog

Focus Puller

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

1999

Clapper Loader

6.2

Highlander

"B" Camera Operator

Television (35)

My Lady Jane

"A" Camera Operator

My Lady Jane

Steadicam Operator

Citadel

"B" Camera Operator

Citadel

Steadicam Operator

The Sandman

"A" Camera Operator

The Sandman

Steadicam Operator

Willow

"A" Camera Operator

Willow

Steadicam Operator

Shadow and Bone

"A" Camera Operator

Shadow and Bone

Steadicam Operator

The Witcher

"A" Camera Operator

The Witcher

Steadicam Operator

His Dark Materials

"A" Camera Operator

His Dark Materials

"B" Camera Operator

His Dark Materials

Steadicam Operator

Carnival Row

"B" Camera Operator

Carnival Row

Steadicam Operator

A Discovery of Witches

2018

"A" Camera Operator

7.8

A Discovery of Witches

Steadicam Operator

Deep State

"A" Camera Operator

The White Princess

"B" Camera Operator

The White Princess

Steadicam Operator

Will

"B" Camera Operator

Will

Steadicam Operator

Living the Dream

"A" Camera Operator

Living the Dream

Steadicam Operator

Agatha Raisin

Camera Operator

Galavant

"B" Camera Operator

Fortitude

"C" Camera Operator

Indian Summers

"A" Camera Operator

Jekyll and Hyde

"A" Camera Operator

Da Vinci's Demons

"B" Camera Operator

DCI Banks

"B" Camera Operator

DCI Banks

Steadicam Operator

Doctor Who

Additional Camera