Alexander Witt

• Name — Alexander Witt • Born — 10 April 1952 • Birthplace — Santiago, Chile • Occupation — Film director and cinematographer

From a 2004 interview on IGN, he says this about his history: Witt works mostly as a second unit director and cinematographer and has worked on a plethora of films ranging from Gladiator to Cinderella. He is a frequent collaborator of director Ridley Scott, and served as the director of photography on his 2008 film Body of Lies. He made his directorial debut in 2004 with the video game adaptation Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Witt also served as the second unit director on the James Bond films Casino Royale (2006), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2020).

• Year — Title — 2nd unit director — 2nd unit DoP — Director — Notes • 1985 — The Jewel of the Nile — Lewis Teague • 1990 — The Hunt for Red October — John McTiernan • 1992 — Lethal Weapon 3 — Richard Donner • Chaplin — Richard Attenborough — As Alex Witt • 1994 — Speed — Jan De Bont • 1995 — Money Train — Joseph Ruben — New York unit • 1996 — Twister — Jan De Bont • 1997 — Speed 2: Cruise Control • The Postman — Kevin Costner • 1998 — The X-Files — Rob Bowman — Creature unit • 1999 — Forces of Nature — Bronwen Hughes • Inspector Gadget — David Kellogg — Uncredited • 2000 — Gladiator — Ridley Scott • Remember the Titans — Boaz Yakin • 2001 — Hannibal — Ridley Scott • Black Hawk Down • 2002 — The Bourne Identity — Doug Liman • XXX — Rob Cohen • 2003 — Daredevil — Mark Steven Johnson • The Italian Job — F. Gary Gray • Hollywood Homicide — Ron Shelton — Additional photography • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl — Gore Verbinski • 2004 — Hidalgo — Joe Johnston • 2005 — Æon Flux — Karyn Kusama • 2006 — She's the Man — Andy Fickman • Casino Royale — Martin Campbell • 2007 — American Gangster — Ridley Scott • 2008 — Fool's Gold — Andy Tennant • 2009 — The Taking of Pelham 123 — Tony Scott • 2010 — Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time — Mike Newell • Robin Hood — Ridley Scott • The Town — Ben Affleck • 2011 — Fast Five — Justin Lin — Train heist sequence • X-Men: First Class — Matthew Vaughn • 2012 — Safe House — Daniel Espinosa • Skyfall — Sam Mendes • Code Name Oracle — Max Bartoli • 2014 — Hercules — Brett Ratner • 2015 — Cinderella — Kenneth Branagh • Terminator Genisys — Alan Taylor • Spectre — Sam Mendes • 2017 — First They Killed My Father — Angelina Jolie • 2018 — Avengers: Infinity War — Anthony and Joe Russo • Bird Box — Susanne Bier • 2021 — No Time to Die — Cary Joji Fukunaga • Jungle Cruise — Jaume Collet-Serra • 2023 — Fast X — Louis Leterrier • Ferrari — Michael Mann

Director • Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) • Sayen (2023) • Sayen: Desert Road (2023) • Sayen: The Huntress (2024) Cinematographer • Body of Lies (2008) • Cinderella (2015)