Jamie McPherson
Cinematographer, also actor
Jamie McPherson is a documentary cameraman specialising in Natural History. Over the past 16 years he has worked on many landmark series and films for the BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Earth, BBC America, Disneynature, National Geographic, Discovery and Netflix. He is a 3 time BAFTA nominee, 1 time winner and 3 time EMMY award winner for cinematography. He specialises in tracking vehicle work - using gimbals mounted to various vehicles to film animal behaviour and create sequences and films with movement and style. He is best known for his groundbreaking work on the BBC series The Hunt - a landmark series for BBC1 by Silverback Films. The series looked at predator prey relationships and the strategies they use to survive in different habitats. He is currently a principle cameraman on Our Planet a new 8 part series by Silverback films in conjunction with WWF (Netflix, 2019). He is also working on Dolphin World and Penguins for Disneynature. For more information (and an up to date credit list!) visit www.jamiemcpherson.com
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Biography from IMDb.
- Cinematographer, also actor
- 12 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Jamie McPherson's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Cyclical4
- Other1
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 McPherson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).
- discovery+
- BritBox
- Curiosity Stream
Subscription and free streaming for Jamie McPherson'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
15 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Our Oceans(2024)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Life on Our Planet(2023)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Frozen Planet II(2022)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Bear Witness(2022)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Night on Earth(2020)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Our Planet(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Hunt(2015)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Enchanted Kingdom(2014)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Life Story(2014)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Wild Canada(2014)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Sea Otters: A Million Dollar Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Life of Mammals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Natural World(1983)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 1983 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Enchanted Kingdom (2014)
Highest rated
The Hunt (2015)
Most popular right now
Our Planet (2019)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Jamie McPherson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 8 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved8
- Crowd Pleaser4
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.
Who does Jamie McPherson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jamie McPherson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nigel Buck shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Sophie LanfearShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Our Planet (2019), Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019), The Hunt (2015), Life Story (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Sophie Lanfear
- Adam ChapmanShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Our Planet (2019), Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Adam Chapman
- Gisle SverdrupShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Our Planet (2019), Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Gisle Sverdrup
- Hugh PearsonShared titles: Our Planet (2019), Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019), The Hunt (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Hugh Pearson
Actors
- David AttenboroughShared titles: Frozen Planet II (2022), Our Planet (2019), Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019), Life Story (2014)See all 4 shared titles with David Attenborough
- Justin MaguireShared titles: Our Oceans (2024), Frozen Planet II (2022), Our Planet (2019), Life Story (2014), Wild Canada (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Justin Maguire
Cinematographers and editors
- Nigel BuckShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Frozen Planet II (2022), Our Planet (2019), The Hunt (2015), Enchanted Kingdom (2014), Life Story (2014)See all 6 shared titles with Nigel Buck
- Matt MeechShared titles: Our Oceans (2024), Frozen Planet II (2022), Our Planet (2019), The Hunt (2015), Wild Canada (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Matt Meech
- Barrie BrittonShared titles: Our Oceans (2024), Our Planet (2019), The Hunt (2015), Wild Canada (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Barrie Britton
- Hector Skevington-PostlesShared titles: Our Oceans (2024), Our Planet (2019), Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Hector Skevington-Postles
Producers
- Alastair FothergillShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Bear Witness (2022), Our Planet (2019), Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019), The Hunt (2015)See all 5 shared titles with Alastair Fothergill
- Keith ScholeyShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Our Planet (2019), Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Keith Scholey
- Kieran O'DonovanShared titles: Bear Witness (2022), Our Planet (2019), Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Kieran O'Donovan
- Jonathan MussmanShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Our Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Mussman
Mixed roles
- Bertie GregoryShared titles: Our Oceans (2024), Frozen Planet II (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Bertie Gregory
- Gillian TaylorShared titles: Bear Witness (2022), Frozen Planet II (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Gillian Taylor
- Hugh MillerShared titles: Frozen Planet II (2022), Our Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Hugh Miller