Rob Hardy

Rob Hardy studied at the Sheffield Institute of Arts, renowned for its art and music scene. His short films as both cinematographer and director have won various awards including Best Short at London's Raindance Film Festival and a BAFTA nomination. He has also worked on many commercials and music videos for which he has won a series of industry awards.

Rob has emerged as one of Britain's most in-demand cinematographers. In 2012 he shot the feature Broken, by multi-award winning director Rufus Norris, starring Cillian Murphy and Tim Roth which won Best Film at the BIFA'S. He also lit Oscar-winning director James Marsh's heart-wrenching thriller Shadow Dancer starring Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough. Rob shot in New York Amy Berg's feature debut, Every Secret Thing, starring Dakota Fanning which was produced by Frances McDormand and Anthony Bregman.

Further credits include the award-winning TV drama Red Riding: 1974 directed by Julian Jarrold; Joshua Marston's second feature The Forgiveness of Blood which won a Silver Bear in Berlin; Justin Chadwick's film based on a true story, The First Grader; Lionsgate's action movie Blitz; and Dom Rotheroe's chilling Exhibit A.

In addition to Is Anybody There? starring Michael Caine, Rob worked with director John Crowley on the highly acclaimed Boy A, starring Andrew Garfield and Peter Mullan, for which he won a BAFTA award for Best Cinematography in 2008.

Rob's more recent television credits have seen him re-team with director Justin Chadwick on the BBC film Stolen for which he won a BSC Award for best Cinematography, in 2011.

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