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Jamie Cairney

Jamie Cairney

Cinematographer

Jamie is an award-winning Cinematographer. He has worked on a wide-range of television from Channel 4's Flowers, to ratings Netflix smash #SexEducation. His other credits include Endeavour, Detectorists and most recently Gossip Girl.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Jamie Cairney's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
18%
Society
18%
Morality
16%
Self
15%
Bonds
12%
Ideas
12%
Power
9%
Community6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Contemplative
7
Absurd
6
Dread
5
Melancholic
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jamie Cairney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jamie Cairney's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

39 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Girl on the Run: The Hunt for America's Most Wanted Woman(2026)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Brian Butterfield's Call of Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Critical: Between Life and Death(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Joy(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Can I Tell You a Secret?(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Get Gotti(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Pentaverate(2022)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Gossip Girl(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Till Death(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Death to 2021(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Death to 2020(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Anthony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Criminal: UK(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Sex Education(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Kiss Me First(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Defending the Guilty(2018)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Delicious(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Flowers(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Ernestine & Kit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • The Kennedys(2015)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Detectorists(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Walking and Talking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Filthy Cities(2011)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Whites(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Craneway Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • In the Loop(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Inbetweeners(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Peter Serafinowicz Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Spinners and Losers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Michael Hamburger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Swinging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 14 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Smoking Room(2004)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Uncles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Camera Operator

  • Eyes Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 15 episodes · Lighting Camera

  • Dead Ringers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 40 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Willie's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1994 to 2025.

Biggest box office

In the Loop (2009)

$7.8M worldwide

Highest rated

In the Loop (2009)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Doctor Who (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography27 of 29: 27 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew2 of 29: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s8 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jamie Cairney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Doctor Who (2023)

94th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Detectorists (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jamie Cairney's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles16–69 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles20–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles45–90 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles17–46 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles11–60 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jamie Cairney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jamie Cairney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Katherine Parkinson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles