Glen MacPherson, CSC/ASC (born October 29, 1957) is a Canadian cinematographer based in Los Angeles. MacPherson's cinematography career dates to the mid-1980s. MacPherson is fluent in English and French.
MacPherson started work as a focus puller for the 1981 movie Gas. In 1983 MacPherson made his debut as a cinematographer with the movie A 20th Century Chocolate Cake, directed by Lois Siegel. For the remainder of the 1980s, MacPherson held down a variety of jobs, including camera assistant, camera operator and a director of photography.
He received a Genie Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 19th Genie Awards in 1999 for his work on the film Regeneration. He received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series at the 12th Gemini Awards in 1998 for Captains Courageous, and won the award at the 25th Gemini Awards in 2010 for Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Snake Eater | George Erschbamer |
| Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster | ||
| 1993 | Cadillac Girls | Nicholas Kendall |
| 1995 | First Degree | Jeff Woolnough |
| 1997 | Regeneration | Gillies MacKinnon |
| 1998 | Wrongfully Accused | Pat Proft |
| The Real Howard Spitz | Vadim Jean | |
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| 2001 | Camouflage | James Keach |
| Exit Wounds | Andrzej Bartkowiak | |
| 2002 | All About the Benjamins | Kevin Bray |
| Friday After Next | Marcus Raboy | |
| 2004 | My Baby's Daddy | Cheryl Dunye |
| Walking Tall | Kevin Bray | |
| 2005 | Rebound | Steve Carr |
| 2006 | 16 Blocks | Richard Donner |
| 2007 | Trick 'r Treat | Michael Dougherty |
| 2008 | One Missed Call | Eric Valette |
| Rambo | Sylvester Stallone | |
| 2009 | The Final Destination | David R. Ellis |
| 2010 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| 2011 | The Three Musketeers | |
| 2012 | Resident Evil: Retribution | |
| 2014 | Pompeii | |
| 2015 | Momentum | Stephen Campanelli |
| 2016 | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| 2020 | Monster Hunter | |
| 2025 | In the Lost Lands |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A 20th Century Chocolate Cake | Lois Siegel |
| 2011 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | Kevin Tancharoen |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Hitchhiker | Eric Till | Episode "Coach" |
| 1989-1991 | CBC's Magic Hour | Paul Shapiro Brad Turner |
Episodes "Rookies" and "The Prom" |
| 1991 | Conspiracy of Silence | Francis Mankiewicz | Part 1 |
| 1995 | Sliders | Andy Tennant | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2001 | The Division | Robert Butler | Episode "The Pilot" |
| 2010 | Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story | Jeff Woolnough | Miniseries |
| 2022 | Thai Cave Rescue | Kevin Tancharoen Nattawut Poonpiriya |
5 episodes |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Betrayal of Silence | Jeff Woolnough |
| 1989 | The Rookies | Paul Shapiro |
| 1990 | Clarence | Eric Till |
| 1991 | Deadly Surveillance | Paul Ziller |
| Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story | Graeme Campbell | |
| 1992 | Miles from Nowhere | Buzz Kulik |
| Wojeck: Out of the Fire | George Bloomfield | |
| 1993 | The Amy Fisher Story | Andy Tennant |
| Miracle on Interstate 880 | Robert Iscove | |
| The Sea Wolf | Michael Anderson | |
| The Substitute | Martin Donovan | |
| Dying to Remember | Arthur Allan Seidelman | |
| 1994 | For the Love of Aaron | John Kent Harrison |
| Voices from Within | Eric Till | |
| 1995 | Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Jeff Bleckner |
| Johnny's Girl | John Kent Harrison | |
| Bye Bye Birdie | Gene Saks | |
| Shock Treatment | Michael Schultz | |
| 1996 | Captains Courageous | Michael Anderson |
| Doctor Who | Geoffrey Sax | |
| Calm at Sunset | Daniel Petrie | |
| Toe Tags | Daniel Petrie Jr. | |
| 1998 | Max Q | Michael Shapiro |
| 2004 | Alaska | Kim Manners |
| Silver Lake | Kevin Bray |
References
- John McKay, "Two films lead Genie pack with 12 nominations each". Canadian Press, December 7, 1998.
- John McKay, "CBC's 5th Estate leads the pack for 1997 ". Canadian Press, January 13, 1998.
- "Don Cherry movie wins Gemini". Winnipeg Free Press, November 4, 2010.