Mark Irwin

Mark Irwin
Born (1950-08-07) August 7, 1950
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years active1974–present
Children1
Websitemarkirwincscasc.com

Mark Irwin C.S.C., A.S.C. (born August 7, 1950) is a Canadian cinematographer,[1][2] known primarily in the genres of horror and comedy, most notably with his collaborations with David Cronenberg and The Farrelly Brothers.[3][4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1976 Point of No Return Ed Hunt
1977 Starship Invasions
1978 Blood and Guts Paul Lynch
1979 Plague Ed Hunt
Fast Company David Cronenberg
The Brood
1980 Cries in the Night William Fruet
Tanya's Island Alfred Sole
1981 Scanners David Cronenberg
Night School Ken Hughes
1982 Trapped William Fruet
1983 Videodrome David Cronenberg
The Dead Zone
Spasms William Fruet
1985 The Protector James Glickenhaus
1986 Youngblood Peter Markle [5]
The Fly David Cronenberg
1987 The Hanoi Hilton Lionel Chetwynd
Buckeye and Blue Juleen Compton
Love at Stake John Moffitt
1988 Pass the Ammo David Beaird
The Blob Chuck Russell
Bat*21 Peter Markle
Fright Night Part 2 Tommy Lee Wallace
1989 Paint It Black Tim Hunter
1990 I Come in Peace Craig R. Baxley
Class of 1999 Mark L. Lester
RoboCop 2 Irvin Kershner
1991 Showdown in Little Tokyo Mark L. Lester
1992 Passenger 57 Kevin Hooks
1993 Extreme Justice Mark L. Lester
Slaughter of the Innocents James Glickenhaus
Man's Best Friend John Lafia
1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks Sam Weisman
April One Murray Battle
Wes Craven's New Nightmare Wes Craven
Dumb and Dumber Peter Farrelly
1995 Night of the Running Man Mark L. Lester
Vampire in Brooklyn Wes Craven
1996 Kingpin The Farrelly Brothers
Scream Wes Craven
1997 Steel Kenneth Johnson
1998 Misbegotten Mark L. Lester
There's Something About Mary The Farrelly Brothers
Zack and Reba Nicole Bettauer
1999 10 Things I Hate About You Gil Junger
2000 Road Trip Todd Phillips
Me, Myself & Irene The Farrelly Brothers
2001 Say It Isn't So J. B. Rogers
Freddy Got Fingered Tom Green
American Pie 2 J. B. Rogers
Osmosis Jones The Farrelly Brothers Live-action scenes
2003 Old School Todd Philips
Malibu's Most Wanted John Whitesell
Scary Movie 3 David Zucker
2005 The Ringer Barry W. Blaustein
2006 Grandma's Boy Nicholaus Goossen
Big Momma's House 2 John Whitesell
Deck the Halls
2007 Sydney White Joe Nussbaum
Blonde Ambition Scott Marshall
2009 Dance Flick Damien Dante Wayans
All's Faire in Love Scott Marshall
The Shortcut Nicholaus Goossen
2010 The Last Godfather Shim Hyung-rae
2013 Concrete Blondes Nicholas Kalikow
2017 The Layover William H. Macy
2019 American Hangman Wilson Coneybeare
Junglee Chuck Russell
2023 The Retirement Plan Tim Brown

Television

Year Title Director Notes
1985–86 The Ray Bradbury Theater William Fruet
Douglas Jackson
Bruce Pittman
Don McBrearty
4 episodes
1990 Tales from the Crypt Peter S. Seaman Episode "My Brother's Keeper"
1992 Nightmare Cafe Phillip Noyce Episode "Pilot"
2014 Black Jesus Mike Clattenburg Season 1
2019 Pup Academy Anna McRoberts Episode "The Stray's First Day"
2020 Russell Maniac Robert Vince All 7 episodes
2021 Scaredy Cats Anna McRoberts
Robert Vince
8 episodes
2022 Super PupZ Robert Vince
Tyler Vince
All 10 episodes
Phantom Pups Anna McRoberts
Robert Vince
All 10 episodes

TV movies

Year Title Director Notes
1986 Really Weird Tales Paul Lynch
Don McBrearty
John Blanchard
1987 A Child's Christmas in Wales Don McBrearty Canada unit
1988 My First Love Gilbert Cates With Tom Houghton
1989 Do You Know the Muffin Man?
1990 Heat Wave Kevin Hooks
Call Me Anna Gilbert Cates
1991 Not of This World Jon Hess
Absolute Strangers Gilbert Cates
Backfield in Motion Richard Michaels
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace Peter Markle
1992 Keep the Change Andy Tennant
Just Deserts Dan Lerner
1993 Miracle Child Michael Pressman
1995 The Avenging Angel Craig R. Baxley
1996 Innocent Victims Gilbert Cates
Robin of Locksley Michael Kennedy
Don't Look Back Geoff Murphy
1997 Tidal Wave: No Escape George T. Miller
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way Sturla Gunnarsson
1999 Can of Worms Paul Schneider
2006 Flight 93 Peter Markle
2009 Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective David Mickey Evans
2011 My Future Boyfriend Michael Lange
Carnal Innocence Peter Markle
Silent Witness
2013 Teen Beach Movie Jeffrey Hornaday
The Christmas Spirit Jack Angelo
2015 Teen Beach 2 Jeffrey Hornaday
2017 Descendants 2 Kenny Ortega
2018 No Sleep 'Til Christmas Phil Traill

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
1987 CableACE Award Direction of Photography and/or Lighting
Direction for a Comedy or Dramatic Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater ("Banshee") Nominated
1978 Canadian Film Awards Best Cinematography Blood and Guts Nominated [6]
1984 Canadian Society
of Cinematographers
Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Videodrome Won
1985 The Dead Zone Won
1986 Youngblood Won
1987 The Fly Won
1984 Genie Awards Best Cinematography Videodrome Nominated [7]
2022 Leo Awards Best Cinematography in a Youth or
Children's Program or Series
Scaredy Cats ("Amulet") Nominated [8]
Super PupZ ("Saving Zeta") Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Mark Irwin, CSC, ASC". Worldwide Production Agency | WPA. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Irwin, Victoria. "Mark Irwin C.S.C. A.S.C." www.markirwincscasc.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Interview: Cinematographer Mark Irwin on Filming "Night School" (1981) | man is the warmest place to hide". manisthewarmestplacetohide.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "MARK IRWIN". www.cinematographers.nl. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Barry, Sal (August 7, 2016). "The Making of 'Youngblood: An Oral History". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Jay Scott, "Four films nominated for Etrogs". The Globe and Mail, August 24, 1978.
  7. ^ Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984.
  8. ^ "2022 LEO AWARDS, Nominees & Winners by Name". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved March 3, 2026.