Personal Info
Known For
Camera
Gender
Male
October 25, 1982 (43 years old)
Castaic, California, USA
Brett Pawlak
Biography
Brett Pawlak is an American cinematographer known for his work on independent and mainstream films. A frequent collaborator of director Destin Daniel Cretton, he gained recognition for his cinematography on Short Term 12 (2013), where he used handheld camerawork and natural lighting to create a realistic aesthetic.
In 2016, he served as the cinematographer for the pilot episode of This Is Us, establishing the show's visual style. Pawlak later reunited with Cretton for Just Mercy (2019), which featured a character-driven cinematographic approach. In 2023, he was announced as the director of photography for Marvel Studios' Wonder Man.
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Known For
Crew
Wonder Man
Director of Photography
2026
American Born Chinese
Director of Photography
2023
A Jazzman's Blues
Director of Photography
2022
Echoes
Director of Photography
2022
NEXT
Director of Photography
2020
The 24th
Director of Photography
2020
Just Mercy
Director of Photography
2019
Instant Family
Director of Photography
2018
Life Itself
Director of Photography
2018
Unicorn Store
Director of Photography
2017
The Glass Castle
Director of Photography
2017
MDMA
Director of Photography
2017