Barry Peterson is a Canadian-American cinematographer.
Born in Alberta, Canada, Peterson initially worked in special visual effects on various productions before moving into live action cinematography, where he began shooting commercials for companies such as Apple, Pepsi, and Nike. Peterson is father to two sons.
As a cinematographer, Peterson's first credited film was 1993's Mustard Bath. When he moved to Los Angeles, Peterson was hired as the director of photography for Ben Stiller's Zoolander, which would quickly lead to work on numerous studio films. Barry has worked frequently with directors Rawson Marshall Thurber, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, John Francis Daley, and Jonathan Goldstein.
In television, Peterson worked on the pilot episodes of the series The Cape, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and The Good Place.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1993 Mustard Bath Darrell Wasyk 2001 Zoolander Ben Stiller 2002 Dark BlueRon Shelton1st of 3 collaborations with Shelton 2003 Hollywood Homicide 2004 Starsky & Hutch Todd Phillips 2008 Jumper Doug Liman2012 21 Jump Street Phil LordChristopher Miller1st of 3 collaborations with Lord and Miller The Watch Akiva Schaffer 2013 We're the Millers Rawson Marshall Thurber2014 The Lego MoviePhil LordChristopher Miller Live-action scenes only 22 Jump Street2015 Sisters Jason Moore Vacation Jonathan GoldsteinJohn Francis Daley1st of 4 collaborations with Goldstein and Daley 2016 Central Intelligence Rawson Marshall Thurber2017 The Space Between Us Peter Chelsom Just Getting Started Ron Shelton2018 Game Night Jonathan GoldsteinJohn Francis Daley The Spy Who Dumped Me Susanna Fogel Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween Ari Sandel 2020 SuperintelligenceBen Falcone 2021 Thunder Force 2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Jonathan GoldsteinJohn Francis Daley My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Nia Vardalos 2024 It Ends with Us Justin Baldoni 2026 Melania Brett Ratner with Dante Spinotti and Jeff Cronenweth In Memoriam Rob Burnett Mayday Jonathan GoldsteinJohn Francis Daley John Hamburg Post-production TBA Kay Cannon Post-production
Television Year Title Director(s) Notes 2011 The Cape Simon West "Pilot" 2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Phil LordChristopher Miller "Pilot" 2016 The Good Place Drew Goddard "Everything Is Fine"
References
External links Barry Peterson at the Internet Movie Database Official website