Cast & creator
Daryn Okada
Best known for The Rookie, Castle, Station 19
Daryn Okada, A.S.C. (born January 2, 1960) is a cinematographer and the former president of the American Society of Cinematographers. In 2015, Okada joined the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A highly prolific director of photography, Okada has worked on numerous well-known films including Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Lake Placid, Mean Girls, and American Reunion, many of which are directed by Steve Miner.
Also known as: Daren Okada
46
film credits
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television credits
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1979–2023 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (51)
Showing 51 of 51 credits
The Rookie
Director
2018
Castle
Director of Photography
2009
Station 19
Director
2018Station 19
Director of Photography
2018
Mean Girls
Director of Photography
2004
The Last Thing He Told Me
Director of Photography
2023
American Reunion
Director of Photography
2012
Let's Be Cops
Director of Photography
2014
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Director of Photography
1998
Just Like Heaven
Director of Photography
2005
Cradle 2 the Grave
Director of Photography
2003
Movie 43
Director of Photography
2013
Lake Placid
Director of Photography
1999
Sex and Death 101
Director of Photography
2007
Payback
Additional Photography
1999
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Director of Photography
2009
Dr. Dolittle 2
Director of Photography
2001
Black Sheep
Director of Photography
1996
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Director of Photography
2008
Joe Somebody
Director of Photography
2001
Phantasm
Grip
1979
Dolphin Tale 2
Director of Photography
2014
My Father the Hero
Director of Photography
1994
Anna Karenina
Director of Photography
1997
Stick It
Director of Photography
2006
Good Advice
Director of Photography
2001
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Director of Photography
2009
Captain Ron
Director of Photography
1992
Paparazzi
Director of Photography
2004
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Second Unit Director of Photography
2004
Senseless
Director of Photography
1998
Big Bully
Director of Photography
1996
Baby Mama
Director of Photography
2008
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken
Director of Photography
1991
Airborne
Director of Photography
1993
Texas Rangers
Director of Photography
2001
Phantasm II
Director of Photography
1988
Vanishing Point
Director of Photography
1997
Boris and Natasha
Director of Photography
1992
Frightmare
Key Grip
1983
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
Director of Photography
2002
Survival Quest
Director of Photography
1989
Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20
Self
2013
A Mother's Instinct
Cinematography
1996
Nomad Riders
Director of Photography
1982
Stitches
Second Unit Director of Photography
1985
Angel Dust
Second Unit
1980
Blind Vengeance
Director of Photography
1990
Eyes of Terror
Director of Photography
1994
Monaco Forever
Director of Photography
1984
Punk Vacation
Director of Photography
1987