Xavier Pérez Grobet (born 12 October 1964) is a Mexican cinematographer.
He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Mexican Society of Cinematographers (AMC).
Early life and family Pérez Grobet was born in Mexico City on 12 October 1964 to an architect father and to photographer Lourdes Grobet."Xavier Pérez Grobet". cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
Career Pérez Grobet began his career in Mexico and later relocated to Los Angeles, where he photographed features and television across the U.S. and Europe.
In The White Lotus season 2 episode "Bull Elephants," a visual homage to Antonioni's L'Avventura was attributed to Pérez Grobet's suggestion, according to Variety's episode report.
Filmography Short film Director/Writer/Editor Chapultepec (1987) (Documentary short)
Cinematographer Year Title Director Notes 1989 Entrada de la noche Pablo Gómez Sáenz 1991 La pelota que rebota Jorge Pellicer Documentary short 1996 ¿Por qué nosotros no? Jaime Humberto Hermosillo 2004 Alone Gregory Orr 2013 The Incident David ArinielloNicolas Citton 2018 All We Are Will Stewart
Feature film Year Title Director Notes1991 Carlos Carrera Dentro de la noche José Luis García Agraz 1992 Tres son peor que una Juan Antonio de la Riva1993 La vida conyugal Carlos Carrera El triste juego del amor Juan Antonio de la Riva1994 Alfonso Rosas Priego hijo Amorosos fantasmas Carlos García Agraz1995 Sin remitente Carlos Carrera Algunas nubes Carlos García Agraz Cameo role: "Fotografo" Tres minutos en la oscuridad Pablo Gómez Sáenz1996 Julio y su ángel Jorge Cervera Jr. Love Always Judith Pauline Artenstein With Stephen Lighthill 1997 De noche vienes, Esmeralda Jaime Humberto Hermosillo1999 Alejandro Springall Sexo, pudor y lágrimas Antonio Serrano With Sebastian del Amo 2000 Before Night Falls Julian Schnabel With Guillermo Rosas 2001 Tortilla Soup María Ripoll 2002 Bear's Kiss Sergei Bodrov2003 Lucía, Lucía Antonio Serrano Chasing Papi Linda Mendoza2004 The Woodsman Nicole Kassell Cavedweller Lisa Cholodenko 2005 Nine Lives Rodrigo García2006 Monster House Gil Kenan Nacho Libre Jared Hess 2007 Music and Lyrics Marc Lawrence 2008 City of Ember Gil Kenan2009 I Love You Phillip Morris Glenn FicarraJohn Requa Mother and Child Rodrigo García 2010 The Back-up Plan Alan Poul 2012 What to Expect When You're Expecting Kirk Jones 2013 Enough Said Nicole Holofcener 2015 FocusGlenn FicarraJohn Requa 2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 2017 Brad's Status Mike White Cameo role: "Xavier" 2019 Intolerance: No More Sergio Guerrero Also credited as executive producer 2024 Riff Raff Dito Montiel 2027 Honeymoon with Harry Glenn FicarraJohn Requa
Documentary film Year Title Director Notes 1995 La pasión de Iztapalapa Nicolás Echevarría Shared credit with Nicolás Echevarría 1996 Los años ArruzaEmilio Maillé 1997 Un Buñuel mexican Shared credit with Emilio Maillé, Jean-Michel Humeau and Damien Morisot 2000 Blossoms of Fire Maureen GoslingEllen Osborne 2013 Bering. Equilibrio y ResistenciaLourdes Grobet 2022 Bering, Family Reunion
Television Year Title Director Notes 1990 La hora marcada Hugo Rodríguez Episode "Cuándo fué" 2004 Deadwood Michael EnglerDaniel MinahanEd BianchiSteve Shill 4 episodes 2006 Big LoveRodrigo García Episode "Pilot" (With James Glennon)2008 In Treatment 5 episodes Swingtown Alan Poul Episode "Pilot" 2010 Scoundrels Julie Anne RobinsonMichael Katleman 4 episodes 2011-2013 Enlightened 17 episdoes 2013 Back in the Game Glenn FicarraJohn Requa Episode "Pilot"2014 Jane the Virgin Brad Silberling Episode "Chapter One" Marco Polo Daniel Minahan Episodes "Hashshashin" and "White Moon" 2015 Looking Andrew HaighRyan FleckJamie BabbitCraig Johnson Season 22017 Making History Jared Hess Episode "Pilot" Dynasty Brad Silberling Episode "I Hardly Recognized You" 2018 Sorry for Your Loss Season 1 2021 Them Nelson CraggCraig William MacneillTi West 5 episodes 2022 The White Lotus Mike White Season 2 2025 The Chi Hannah BangStacy Pascal GaspardDeondray GossfieldQuincy LeNear GossfieldHaley Elizabeth Anderson 4 episodes 2026 Sugar Amat Escalante Episodes "Watch Face" and "Off 15"
TV movies Year Title Director 2001 In the Time of the Butterflies Mariano Barroso 2003 A Painted House Alfonso Arau 2011 I Hate That I Love You Nicole Holofcener 2016 Looking Andrew Haigh
Miniseries Year Title Director Notes2019 Unbelievable Michael Dinner 3 episodes Watchmen Stephen WilliamsSteph GreenDavid Semel 3 episodes 2022 WeCrashed Glenn FicarraJohn RequaTinge Krishnan 4 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result Ref. 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series Watchmen (For episode "Little Fear of Lightning")
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ASC Clubhouse Conversations: Watchmen