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Larkin Seiple

Larkin Seiple is an American cinematographer, known mostly for independent and low-budget projects.

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Larkin Seiple
Born1985 (age 40–41)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Alma materEmerson College
Years active2010–present

Larkin Seiple (born 1985)1 is an American cinematographer, known mostly for independent and low-budget projects.2

He has also worked on several music videos with artists like Childish Gambino, David Guetta, Lenny Kravitz, Shawn Mendes, Katy Perry, and Rihanna, and with bands such as Disturbed, Foster the People, Massive Attack, My Chemical Romance, Owl City, and Queens of the Stone Age.

Early life

Seiple grew up in Seattle, Washington, attending high school at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences, and later attended Emerson College.3

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
2010 Consinsual Paul D. Hannah
2015 Cop Car Jon Watts With Matthew J. Lloyd
2016 Swiss Army Man Daniel Kwan
Daniel Scheinert
Bleed for This Ben Younger
2017 I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore Macon Blair
2018 Kin Jonathan Baker
Josh Baker
2019 Luce Julius Onah
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan
Daniel Scheinert
To Leslie Michael Morris
2024 Wolfs Jon Watts
2025 Weapons Zach Cregger

Television

Year Title Director Notes
2008 Downers Grove Bob Walles All 9 episodes
2010 Remember When Sam Molleur 1 episode
2022 Gaslit Matt Ross Miniseries
2023 Beef Jake Schreier
Hikari
Lee Sung Jin 		Season 1

Music video

Year Title Artist Director Ref.
2009 "Wicked Blood" Sea Wolf Alan Tanner 4
"Cracks in the Armor" Killola Hank Friedmann 5
2010 "Breathturn" Hammock David Altobelli 6
"Another Way to Die" Disturbed Roboshobo 7
"Asylum"
"Walking the Dog" fun. SKINNY 8
"By Some Miracle" Philip Selway David Altobelli 9
"New Low" Middle Class Rut Lance Drake 10
"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" My Chemical Romance Roboshobo & Gerard Way 11
"Flying Overseas" Theophilus London Tim Nackashi 12
"We'll Be a Dream" We the Kings Raúl B. Fernández
"Lovesick" Emily Osment Daniel 'Cloud' Campos
"I'm in Here" Sia David Altobelli 13
2011 "Touchin' on My" 3OH!3 Isaac Ravishankara 14
"Beautiful Girl" William Fitzsimmons AG Rojas 15
"Jubilation Day" Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers Ryan Reichenfeld 16
"Losers" The Belle Brigade David Altobelli 17
"Alligator Sky" Owl City Steve Hoover 18
"Misfits" Travis Barker AG Rojas 19
"Abducted" Cults David Altobelli 20
"Got to Lose" Hollerado Greg Jardin 21
"Stand" Lenny Kravitz Paul Hunter 22
"Helena Beat" Foster the People Ace Norton 23
"Stereo Hearts" Gym Class Heroes Hiro Murai 24
"When the Night Falls" Chromeo Daniel Kwan
Daniel Scheinert 		25
"Holocene" Bon Iver Nabil 26
"Show Me" Jessica Sutta SKINNY 27
"Take It or Leave It" Sublime with Rome Lance Drake 28
"The Keeper" Chris Cornell Isaac Rentz
"Free My Mind" Katie Herzig Hung Shih-ting
"The One That Got Away" Katy Perry Floria Sigismondi 29
"Titanium" David Guetta David Wilson 30
"My Machines" Battles Daniel Kwan
Daniel Scheinert 		31
"Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" Foster the People 32
2012 "Simple Song" The Shins 33
"Shady Love" Scissor Sisters vs Krystal Pepsy Hiro Murai 34
"Cheerleader" St. Vincent 35
"Towers" Bon Iver Nabil 36
"Iconic" Moonbootica SKINNY 37
"Warrior" Kimbra Daniel Kwan
Daniel Scheinert 		38
"Houdini" Foster the People
"Fake It Baby, Fake It" Living Things Floria Sigismondi 39
"Take a Walk" Passion Pit David Wilson 40
"Five Seconds" Twin Shadow Keith Musil 41
"Patient" 42
"Dope Bitch" The-Dream Lance Drake 43
"Anything Could Happen" Ellie Goulding Floria Sigismondi 44
"She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" David Guetta Hiro Murai 45
"Cold Front" Hammock David Altobelli 46
"Sinking Inside Yourself"
"Tape Recorder"
"I Got Gold" Willy Mason Keith Musil 47
"Diamonds" Rihanna Anthony Mandler 48
"This Christmas" Cee-Lo Green Mikael Colombu 49
"Scream & Shout" will.i.am Ben Mor 50
"Chum" Earl Sweatshirt Hiro Murai 51
"Tears" HEALTH David Altobelli & Jeff Desom 52
2013 "Pull Me Down" Mikky Ekko Sam Pilling 53
"Entertainment" Phoenix Patrick Daughters 54
"Cry Like a Ghost" Passion Pit Daniel Kwan
Daniel Scheinert 		55
"Waiting All Night" Rudimental Nez 56
"Endorphins" Sub Focus Carlos López Estrada 57
"A Tattered Line of String" The Postal Service AB/CD/CD 58
"Despair" Yeah Yeah Yeahs Patrick Daughters 59
"Hive" Earl Sweatshirt Hiro Murai 60
"High Road" Cults 61
"Free Your Mind" Cut Copy Christopher Hill 62
"Of the Night" Bastille Dave Ma 63
2014 "Turn Down for What" DJ Snake Daniel Kwan
Daniel Scheinert 		64
"Jealous (I Ain't with It)" Chromeo Ryan Hope 65
"Smooth Sailing" Queens of the Stone Age Hiro Murai 66
"Sweatpants" Childish Gambino 67
"I Try to Talk to You" Hercules and Love Affair David Wilson 68
"We Exist" Arcade Fire 69
"Pretty Girls" Little Dragon Nabil 70
"Gold" Chet Faker Hiro Murai 71
"Telegraph Ave" Childish Gambino 72
"Never Catch Me" Flying Lotus 7374
2015 "Grief" Earl Sweatshirt 75
2016 "Take It There" Massive Attack 76
"Day Ones" Baauer 77
"Black Man in a White World" Michael Kiwanuka 78
2017 "Dis Generation" A Tribe Called Quest 79
2018 "This Is America" Childish Gambino 80
2019 "This Land" Gary Clark Jr. Savanah Leaf 81
"Run for Me" SebastiAn Todd Tourso
"Graduation" Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld Jake Schreier 82
"Mean It" Gracie Abrams Matty Peacock 83
2020 "sad day" FKA Twigs Hiro Murai 84
"Wonder" Shawn Mendes Matty Peacock 85
2021 "I Can Almost See You" Hammock David Altobelli
"Together Alone"
2023 "Release"
2024 "Little Foot Big Foot" Childish Gambino Hiro Murai 86
References

References

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  29. "Katy Perry 'The One That Got Away' by Floria Sigismondi". Promonews. November 16, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
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  38. "WATCH IT: Mark Foster/A-Trak/Kimbra "Warrior" (Daniels, dir.)". VideoStatic. April 6, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  39. "WATCH IT: Living Things "Fake It Baby, Fake It" (Floria Sigismondi, dir.)". VideoStatic. April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  40. "WATCH IT: Passion Pit "Take A Walk" (David Wilson, dir.)". VideoStatic. June 21, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  41. "WATCH IT: Twin Shadow "Five Seconds" (Keith Musil, dir.)". VideoStatic. June 22, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  42. "WATCH IT: Twin Shadow "Patient" (Keith Musil, dir.)". VideoStatic. July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  43. "WATCH IT: The-Dream f/ Pusha T "Dope Bitch" (Lance Drake, dir.)". VideoStatic. July 30, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  44. "WATCH IT: Ellie Goulding "Anything Could Happen" (Floria Sigismondi, dir.)". VideoStatic. September 12, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  45. "WATCH IT: David Guetta f/ Sia "She Wolf" (Hiro Murai, dir.)". VideoStatic. September 28, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  46. "WATCH IT: Hammock "Cold Front" (David Altobelli, dir.)". VideoStatic. October 11, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  47. "Willy Mason 'I Got Gold' by Keith Musil". Promonews. November 28, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  48. "Diamonds". Company 3. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  49. "WATCH IT: Cee-Lo Green "This Christmas" (Mikael Colombu, dir.)". VideoStatic. November 26, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  50. "WATCH IT: will.i.am f/ Britney Spears "Scream & Shout" (Ben Mor, dir.)". VideoStatic. November 29, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  51. "WATCH IT: Earl Sweatshirt "Chum" (Hiro Murai, dir.)". VideoStatic. December 4, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  52. "Health 'Tears' by David Altobelli and Jeff Desom". Promonews. November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  53. "Mikky Ekko "Pull Me Down" (Sam Pilling, Dir.)". VideoStatic. February 20, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  54. "Phoenix "Entertainment" (Patrick Daughters, dir.)". VideoStatic. March 7, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  55. "Passion Pit "Cry Like A Ghost" (Daniels, dir.)". VideoStatic. March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  56. "Rudimental "Waiting All Night" (Nez, dir.)". VideoStatic. April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  57. "Sub Focus f/ Alex Clare "Endorphins" (Carlos Lopez Estrada, dir.)". VideoStatic. March 25, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  58. "The Postal Service "A Tattered Line of String" (AB/CD/CD, dir.)". VideoStatic. June 18, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  59. "Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Despair" (Patrick Daughters, dir.)". VideoStatic. June 24, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  60. "Earl Sweatshirt "Hive" (Hiro Murai, dir.)". VideoStatic. July 16, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  61. "Cults "High Road" (Hiro Murai, dir.)". VideoStatic. October 3, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
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  63. "Bastille 'Of The Night' by Dave Ma". Promonews. October 21, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  64. "DJ Snake & Lil Jon "Turn Down For What" (Daniels, dir.)". VideoStatic. March 12, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  65. "Chromeo "Jealous (I Ain't With It)" (Ryan Hope, dir.)". VideoStatic. March 18, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  66. "Queens Of The Stone Age "Smooth Sailing" (Hiro Murai, dir.)". VideoStatic. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  67. "Childish Gambino "Sweatpants/Urn" (Hiro Murai, dir.)". VideoStatic. April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  68. "Hercules and Love Affair "I Try to Talk to You" (David Wilson, dir.)". VideoStatic. April 30, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  69. "Arcade Fire "We Exist" w/ Andrew Garfield (David Wilson, dir.)". VideoStatic. May 16, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
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  72. "Childish Gambino "Telegraph Ave" (Hiro Murai, dir.)". VideoStatic. October 13, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
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  77. "Baauer ft Novelist & Leikili 47 'Day Ones' by Hiro Murai". Promonews. February 18, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  78. "Michael Kiwanuka 'Black Man In A White World' by Hiro Murai". Promonews. March 31, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  79. "A Tribe Called Quest 'Dis Generation' by Hiro Murai". Promonews. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  80. "Childish Gambino "This Is America" (Hiro Murai, dir.)". VideoStatic. May 6, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  81. "Gary Clark Jr. "This Land" (Savanah Leaf, dir.)". VideoStatic. January 10, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  82. "benny blanco, Juice WRLD "Graduation" (Jake Schreier, dir.)". VideoStatic. September 4, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  83. "Gracie Abrams "Mean It" (Matty Peacock, dir.)". VideoStatic. October 24, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  84. "FKA Twigs "sad day" (Hiro Murai, dir.)". VideoStatic. August 28, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  85. "Shawn Mendes "Wonder" (Matty Peacock, dir.)". VideoStatic. October 2, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  86. "Childish Gambino f/ Young Nudy "Little Foot Big Foot" (Hiro Murai, dir.)". VideoStatic. May 15, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
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