Rogier Stoffers, (born 9 November 1961) is a Dutch cinematographer known for his extensive work in both film and television, shooting movies like Quills, John Q., School of Rock, and Disturbia. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an ASC Award, and is the recipient of a Golden Frog award from the prestigious Camerimage Film Festival.
Life and career Stoffers was born in the municipality of Utrecht in the Netherlands, and studied French, and film and Theatre sciences, at Utrecht University, before being accepted into the Cinematography program at the Netherlands Film Academy. He was brought under the wing of director Mike van Diem, with whom he collaborated on the critically acclaimed crime drama Character, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
After relocating to the United States, he shot the Academy Award-nominated period drama Quills, and the Denzel Washington-starring thriller film John Q. He has since shot numerous well-received mainstream films including Masked and Anonymous, School of Rock, and The Secret Life of Bees, collaborating with directors like Michael Apted, Richard Linklater, Neil LaBute, Ivan Reitman and Eli Roth. His work on the HBO biopic Hemingway & Gellhorn earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1989 AlaskaMike van Diem 1997 Character Liefdesgasten Albert ter Heerdt Sancta mortale Ilse Somers Short film1998 De man met de hond Annette Apon FL 19,99 Mart Dominicus 1999 Under the Palms Miriam Kruishoop2000 Papa's Song Sander Francken Quills Philip Kaufman 2002 John Q. Nick Cassavetes Enough Michael Apted 2003 Masked and Anonymous Larry Charles School of RockRichard Linklater 2005 Bad News Bears 2007 Disturbia D.J. Caruso Mongol Sergei Bodrov With Sergei Trofimov2008 The Secret Life of Bees Gina Prince-Bythewood Lakeview Terrace Neil LaBute 2009 Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach Danny Leiner 2010 Death at a Funeral Neil LaBute 2011 No Strings Attached Ivan Reitman2012 The Vow Michael Sucsy Branded Jamie BradshawAlexander Dulerayn2013 Some Velvet Morning Neil LaBute The F Word Michael Dowse 2014 10 Things I Hate About Life Gil Junger Unreleased2015 Careful What You Wish For Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum Dirty Weekend Neil LaBute The Surprise Mike van Diem2016 Brimstone Martin Koolhoven The Disappointments Room D.J. Caruso2018 Every Day Michael Sucsy Death Wish Eli Roth The House with a Clock in Its Walls 2019 A Dog's Journey Gail Mancuso 2020 Work It Laura Terruso 2022 Redeeming Love D. J. Caruso 2023 About My Father Laura Terruso Fear the Night Neil LaBute2024 Borderlands Eli Roth Between Borders Mark Freiburger 2025 Baab Nayla Al Khaja
Television Year Title Director Notes 1992–1994 Sjans Maarten Treurniet 26 episodes 1993-1995 Pleidooi 1996 In naam der koningin Bram van Erkel Tijd van leven André van Duren
TV movies Year Title Director2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn Philip Kaufman Scruples Michael Sucsy
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie Hemingway & Gellhorn 2016 Golden Calf Best Photography Brimstone
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