Roger Horrocks is an underwater cinematographer specializing in wildlife sequences for documentaries and features. Since 2007 Horrocks has worked on projects for National Geographic, Disney Films and the BBC, including the recently released Blue Planet 2. Horrocks developed his underwater field craft as a competitive spear fisherman while studying for an Honours Degree from the University of Natal in South Africa. He continued to dive while working in the digital and financial services sectors, and furthered his management training at the UCT Graduate School of Business and the London Business School. In 2007 he began working for the BBC Natural History on the Nature's Great Events series directed by Hugh Pearson, and began his apprenticeship under cameramen Didier Noirot and Doug Anderson. During this period he narrated and co-directed three documentaries with Craig and Damon Foster. The first of these "Into the Dragon's Lair", was nominated for an Emmy for best Cinematography in 2010, and the sequel, 'Touching the Dragon" was selected as one of the feature shows for National Geographic's 125th centenary year celebrations. In 2011 Horrocks shot his first blue chip sequence for John Downer's "Earthflight", for producer Rob Pilley. This was followed by a long term assignment from John Downer to film bottle-nose dolphins for the "Spy in the Pod" series which aired on BBC One in 2013, and two sequences on the BBC Atlantic series for producer Ted Giffords. In 2015 and 2016 he spent 110 days filming for Silverback Films on Disneynature's "Blue", for director Keith Scholey and worked as a second unit DOP on the National Geographic "Into the Okavango" feature directed by Neil Gelinas. in 2017 Horrocks was appointed as the underwater DOP on the National Geographic Pristine Seas Expedition to Tristan da Cunha, led by Paul Rose, working for producer Alex Verville. For Blue Planet 2, released in October 2017, Horrocks received cinematography credits on four of the six main episodes, shooting for producers Jonathan Smith, Katheryn Jeffs and Joe Stevens.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Auckland - New Zealand
- Cinematographer
- 14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Roger Horrocks' films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Cyclical5
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 Roger Horrocks' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (6).
- Curiosity Stream
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Roger Horrocks' 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
19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Ghost Elephants(2025)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Antarctica - Domain One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Our Oceans(2024)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Life on Our Planet(2023)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
A Perfect Planet(2021)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Animal(2021)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
My Octopus Teacher(2020)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Elephant(2020)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Our Planet(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Hostile Planet(2019)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Into the Okavango(2018)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Blue(2018)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Blue Planet II(2017)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Wings 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Venus: A Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Touching the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Skin Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1978 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Blue (2018)
Highest rated
A Perfect Planet (2021)
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. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2019, Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Roger Horrocks' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
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 Roger Horrocks' work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Roger Horrocks work with?
People who share at least 2 of Roger Horrocks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nigel Buck shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Alastair FothergillShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), A Perfect Planet (2021), Elephant (2020), Our Planet (2019), Blue (2018)See all 5 shared titles with Alastair Fothergill
- Adam ChapmanShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Our Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Chapman
- Nick Shoolingin-JordanShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), A Perfect Planet (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Shoolingin-Jordan
- Sophie LanfearShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), Our Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sophie Lanfear
Writers
- Bruce KennedyShared titles: David Blaine: Do Not Attempt (2025), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Kennedy
- David FowlerShared titles: Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020)See all 2 shared titles with David Fowler
Actors
- Cong LiuShared titles: A Perfect Planet (2021), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Cong Liu
Cinematographers and editors
- Nigel BuckShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), A Perfect Planet (2021), Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020), Our Planet (2019), Blue Planet II (2017)See all 6 shared titles with Nigel Buck
- Howard BourneShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), A Perfect Planet (2021), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020), Hostile Planet (2019), Our Planet (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Howard Bourne
- Matt MeechShared titles: Our Oceans (2024), Hostile Planet (2019), Our Planet (2019), Blue Planet II (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Matt Meech
- Ted GiffordsShared titles: Our Oceans (2024), Hostile Planet (2019), Our Planet (2019), Blue Planet II (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Ted Giffords
Producers
- Keith ScholeyShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), A Perfect Planet (2021), Our Planet (2019), Blue (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Keith Scholey
- Jane HamlinShared titles: Elephant (2020), In the Footsteps of Elephant (2020), Blue (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Jane Hamlin
- James HoneyborneShared titles: Our Oceans (2024), Blue Planet II (2017)See all 2 shared titles with James Honeyborne
- Jonathan SmithShared titles: Our Oceans (2024), Blue Planet II (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Smith
Mixed roles
- Darren WilliamsShared titles: Life on Our Planet (2023), A Perfect Planet (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Darren Williams
- Toby NowlanShared titles: A Perfect Planet (2021), Our Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Toby Nowlan
