Dan Beecham
Cinematographer, also actor
Dan Beecham is a British underwater cinematographer specialising in shooting wildlife sequences for documentaries. For two years Dan worked exclusively on the BBC's Blue Planet II (2017) series - spending more that 500 days in the field - working in over a dozen different countries, shooting sequences for four of the seven episodes of the multi award winning series. Dan operates from bases in Cape Town and the Azores and is an owner / operator of a range of specialty underwater film-making equipment. Dan offers a wide range of expertise to shoots, with experience as a drone operator, skills in motion control time-lapse work, as well as long lens work. He is equally comfortable and experienced working with large animals in dynamic situations such as bait balls and cetaceans, as he is with technical underwater shoots involving rebreathers, underwater time-lapse gear and macro scope systems, in order to cover intimate behavioural sequences from every angle. Dan has more than 20 years of field experience - the last 15 of which has been spent diving, exploring and shooting in many of the worlds best diving locations. Recently Dan has been on shooting assignments for productions including 'Seven Worlds' for BBC Studios, 'Hostile Planet' for Plimsoll Productions / National Geographic and Into the Okavango and upcoming projects for Netflix and BBC Studios.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Cinematographer, also actor
- 10 on Motif
What are Dan Beecham's films like?
Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Survival.
Themes
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical2
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 Dan Beecham's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).
- discovery+
Subscription and free streaming for Dan Beecham's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
10 credits, 10 with a Motif page.
The Americas(2025)
Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows
Underdogs(2025)
Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows
Earthsounds(2024)
Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows
Mammals(2024)
Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows
Queens(2024)
Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Frozen Planet II(2022)
Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows
Hostile Planet(2019)
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Seven Worlds One Planet(2019)
Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Across their 10 Motif titles from 2019 to 2025.
Counts over their Motif titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles, shown from 5 scored.
Who does Dan Beecham work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dan Beecham's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bertie Gregory shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Lucy WellsShared titles: Underdogs (2025), Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Lucy Wells
- Will WestShared titles: Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (2022), Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Will West
Actors
- Bertie GregoryShared titles: Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (2022), Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory (2022), Frozen Planet II (2022), Hostile Planet (2019), Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Bertie Gregory
- John ShierShared titles: The Americas (2025), Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (2022), Hostile Planet (2019), Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)See all 4 shared titles with John Shier
- Helen HobinShared titles: The Americas (2025), Frozen Planet II (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Helen Hobin
- David AttenboroughShared titles: Mammals (2024), Frozen Planet II (2022)See all 2 shared titles with David Attenborough
Cinematographers
- Howard BourneShared titles: Earthsounds (2024), Mammals (2024), Hostile Planet (2019), Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Howard Bourne
- Joris van AlphenShared titles: The Americas (2025), Queens (2024), Frozen Planet II (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Joris van Alphen
- Roger MunnsShared titles: Underdogs (2025), Hostile Planet (2019), Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Roger Munns
- Rolf SteinmannShared titles: The Americas (2025), Frozen Planet II (2022), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Rolf Steinmann
Producers
- Vanessa BerlowitzShared titles: Underdogs (2025), Queens (2024), Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Vanessa Berlowitz
- Anwar MamonShared titles: Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (2022), Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Anwar Mamon
- Ashley Lorenzo FeldmanShared titles: Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (2022), Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Ashley Lorenzo Feldman
- Drew JonesShared titles: Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (2022), Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Drew Jones
Mixed roles
- Hugh MillerShared titles: Frozen Planet II (2022), Hostile Planet (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Hugh Miller