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Steve Lawes

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Steve Lawes is an award-winning cinematographer based in the UK, whose career crosses five continents and spans more than two decades.

Steve is best known for the critically-acclaimed series Sherlock, which garnered him an RTS Craft Nomination and a BAFTA Cymru Award. He also received a Guild of Television Cameramen Award for his work on the three-part murder mystery series Death Comes To Pemberley.

His additional working highlights include the multiple award-winning docudrama The Left Behind for BBC, HBO's action series Strike Back and the fantasy feature Skellig. Jimmy McGovern's Banished (BBC) and the Emmy Award-winning series The Street (BBC) are also among Steve's credits as well as the international productions Peace Breaker for Amazon starring Hong Kong's Aaron Kwok and the remake of the classic Japanese film Edge Of Innocence.

Steve's upcoming projects include Leonardo and The Hot Zone: Anthrax. Shot on location in Rome, Italy, Leonardo is an eight-part series for Sony Pictures that takes a fresh look at the life and legacy of the iconic artist Leonardo da Vinci. The Hot Zone: Anthrax is filmed in Toronto, Canada, and is the second instalment of National Geographic's scientific thriller anthology series starring Daniel Dae Kim and Tony Goldwyn.
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)
    Sherlock
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Helen Mirren, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Georgie Glen, Celia Imrie, Geraldine James, and Julie Walters in Calendar Girls (2003)
    Calendar Girls
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department("b" camera)
    • 2003
    Alex Etel in Millions (2004)
    Millions
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Steve Laws, additional photography)
    • 2004
    Aidan Turner in Leonardo (2021)
    Leonardo
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

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    Cinematographer



    • NCIS: Tony & Ziva
      • director of photography
      • In Production
      • TV Series
      • 2025



    • Beacon 23 (2023)
      Beacon 23
      5.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2023–2024
    • Partygate (2023)
      Partygate
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone (2019)
      The Hot Zone
      7.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Aidan Turner in Leonardo (2021)
      Leonardo
      7.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Jamie Bamber, Daniel MacPherson, Warren Brown, Alin Sumarwata, and Varada Sethu in Strike Back (2010)
      Strike Back
      8.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2010–2020
    • The Left Behind (2019)
      The Left Behind
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Almost Never (2019)
      Almost Never
      4.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Eve Myles, Suzanne Packer, and Michael Sheen in To Provide All People (2018)
      To Provide All People
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Down the Caravan (2018)
      Down the Caravan
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Eve Myles in Keeping Faith (2017)
      Keeping Faith
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Peace Breaker (2017)
      Peace Breaker
      6.0
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Edge of Innocence (2017)
      Edge of Innocence
      5.6
      • director of photography (as Stephen James Lawes)
      • 2017
    • Siân Phillips in Aberfan: The Green Hollow (2016)
      Aberfan: The Green Hollow
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
      Silent Witness
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Peter Mullan in Stonemouth (2015)
      Stonemouth
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • The Street (2006)
      The Street
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2006
    • Martine McCutcheon in The English Harem (2005)
      The English Harem
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • additional photographer
      • camera operator
      • 2005
    • Messiah: The Harrowing (2005)
      Messiah: The Harrowing
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photographer
      • camera operator
      • 2005
    • Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
      Doctor Who
      8.5
      TV Series
      • focus puller
      • 2005
    • Cherished (2005)
      Cherished
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2005
    • Jude Law in Alfie (2004)
      Alfie
      6.2
      • focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Early Doors (2003)
      Early Doors
      8.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • focus puller
      • 2003–2004
    • Trial & Retribution (1997)
      Trial & Retribution
      7.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2004
    • Alex Etel in Millions (2004)
      Millions
      6.8
      • focus puller: additional photography (as Steve Laws)
      • 2004
    • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2003)
      Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • focus puller
      • 2003
    • Helen Mirren, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Georgie Glen, Celia Imrie, Geraldine James, and Julie Walters in Calendar Girls (2003)
      Calendar Girls
      6.9
      • focus puller: "b" camera
      • 2003
    • Adventure Inc. (2002)
      Adventure Inc.
      6.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Steve Laws)
      • 2003
    • Alfred Molina, Christopher Walken, Brenda Blethyn, Lee Evans, and Naomi Watts in Undertaking Betty (2002)
      Undertaking Betty
      6.5
      • focus puller: "b" camera
      • 2002
    • Black Plague (2002)
      Black Plague
      5.1
      Video
      • focus puller: "b" camera
      • 2002
    • Murder (2002)
      Murder
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • daily cinematographer
      • focus puller
      • 2002

    Producer



    • Dig
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Convergence
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010

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