Peter Deming

Peter Deming
Peter Deming
Born	(1957-12-13) 13 December 1957; Beirut, Lebanon
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin; American Film Institute
Years active	1982–present

Peter Deming, ASC (born December 13, 1957) is a Lebanese-born American cinematographer, best known for his works in horror and comedy films.¹² He won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for his work on the David Lynch film Mulholland Drive (2001)

Filmography

Year	Title	Director
1987	Evil Dead II	Sam Raimi
1987	Hollywood Shuffle	Robert Townsend
1988	It Takes Two	David Beaird
	Scarecrows	William Wesley
	The Carrier	Nathan J. White
	From Hollywood to Deadwood	Rex Pickett
	Purple People Eater	Linda Shayne
1989	Martians Go Home	David Odell
1990	Why Me?	Gene Quintano
	House Party	Reginald Hudlin
	Book of Love	Robert Shaye
1991	Drop Dead Fred	Ate de Jong
1991	Scorchers	David Beaird
1992	My Cousin Vinny	Jonathan Lynn
1993	Loaded Weapon 1	Gene Quintano
1993	Son in Law	Steve Rash
1994	S.F.W.	Jefery Levy
1996	Joe's Apartment	John Payson
1997	Lost Highway	David Lynch
	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	Jay Roach
	Scream 2	Wes Craven
1999	Music of the Heart	Wes Craven
1999	Mystery, Alaska	Jay Roach
2000	Scream 3	Wes Craven
2001	Mulholland Drive	David Lynch
2001	From Hell	Hughes brothers
2002	Coney Island Baby	Amy Hobby
	Austin Powers in Goldmember	Jay Roach
	People I Know	Daniel Algrant
2004	Twisted	Philip Kaufman
2004	I Heart Huckabees	David O. Russell
2005	The Jacket	John Maybury
2005	Rumor Has It	Rob Reiner
2007	Lucky You	Curtis Hanson
2007	Married Life	Ira Sachs
2008	The Love Guru	Marco Schnabel
2009	Drag Me to Hell	Sam Raimi
2010	Last Night	Massy Tadjedin
2011	Scream 4	Wes Craven
2011	The Cabin in the Woods	Drew Goddard
2013	Oz the Great and Powerful	Sam Raimi
2016	Now You See Me 2	Jon M. Chu
2020	Capone	Josh Trank
2020	The New Mutants	Josh Boone
2022	The Menu	Mark Mylod
2022	Shotgun Wedding	Jason Moore
2026	The Whisper Man †	James Ashcroft

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Scream 2	Popcorn boy
2000	Scream 3	Man Eating Popcorn on Studio Tour	Uncredited

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1992	On the Air	Lesli Linka Glatter Jack Fisk Jonathan Sanger Betty Thomas	6 episodes
1993	Key West	David Beaird Chuck Bowman James Frawley	3 episodes
2008	Cashmere Mafia	Peyton Reed	Episode "Pilot"
2016	The Toycracker: A Mini-Musical Spectacular	Andreas Nilsson Henry Sedler Paul Nguyen	TV short; With Robert Yeoman
2017	Twin Peaks	David Lynch	Season 3
2026	Spider-Noir	Alethea Jones	Episodes "Betrayal" and "Nightmare on a Gurney"

Miniseries

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1993	Hotel Room	David Lynch James Signorelli
2020	The Good Lord Bird
2023	The Continental: From the World of John Wick	Albert Hughes	Episode "Night 3: Theatre of Pain"
2025	The Residence	Jaffar Mahmood	4 episodes

TV movies

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1994	Cosmic Slop	Reginald Hudlin Warrington Hudlin Kevin Rodney Sullivan
1994	Last Days of Russell	Reginald Hudlin	With Brett King
2000	If These Walls Could Talk 2	Anne Heche	Segment "2000"

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
1990	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Cinematography	House Party	Nominated
2001	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Cinematography	Mulholland Drive	Won
	New York Film Critics Circle	Best Cinematographer		Nominated
	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Cinematography		Nominated
2017	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Cinematography	Twin Peaks	Nominated

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Peter Deming
Born	(1957-12-13) 13 December 1957 Beirut, Lebanon
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin American Film Institute
Years active	1982–present