BJ McDonnell

Biography

Career Overview

BJ McDonnell has 53 screen credits in a career dating back to 2005. Their work spans 19 cinematic universes — most prominently The Conjuring Universe with 4 titles. Signature works include Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Fall Guy, War of the Worlds. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Camera
Gender: male
Known Credits: 53
Birth Date: 1975-06-21 00:00:00
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 19 universes

The Conjuring Universe (4 titles)
The Collector Series (2 titles)
Halloween (2 titles)
Halloween Rob Zombie Duology (2 titles)
Halloween (Rob Zombie Series) Collection (2 titles)
Hatchet Collection (2 titles)
The Naked Gun (1 titles)
Naked Gun Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (2 collaborations)
Miranda Otto (2 collaborations)
Robert Downey Jr. (1 collaborations)
Chris Hemsworth (1 collaborations)
Mark Ruffalo (1 collaborations)
Chris Evans (1 collaborations)
Scarlett Johansson (1 collaborations)
Jeremy Renner (1 collaborations)
James Spader (1 collaborations)
Samuel L. Jackson (1 collaborations)

Credits

camera (47 credits)
- Children of Blood and Bone
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2027
- Sponsor
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2026
- Outcome
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2026
- Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2025
- The Naked Gun
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2025
- The Fall Guy
  
  "a" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2024
- Good Burger 2
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2023
- NYAD
  
  "b" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2023
- The Fabelmans
  
  additional camera
  
  camera
  
  2022
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2021
- Zombieland: Double Tap
  
  "a" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2019
- Annabelle Comes Home
  
  "a" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2019
- Discarnate
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2019
- The Nun
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2018
- Rampage
  
  additional photography
  
  camera
  
  2018
- Annabelle: Creation
  
  "a" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2017
- Unforgettable
  
  "a" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2017
- Office Christmas Party
  
  "a" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2016
- Rules Don't Apply
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2016
- 31
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2016
- The Perfect Guy
  
  "a" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2015
- Tomorrowland
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2015
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2015
- The Interview
  
  "a" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2014
- Life After Beth
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2014
- Neighbors
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2014
- About Last Night
  
  "a" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2014
- Jack Reacher
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2012
- The Collection
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2012
- Loom
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2012
- That's My Boy
  
  "b" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2012
- The Darkest Hour
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2011
- Arena
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2011
- Stay Cool
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2011
- Battle: Los Angeles
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2011
- The Roommate
  
  "a" camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2011
- Jolene
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2010
- MacGruber
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2010
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2010
- Halloween II
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2009
- Shrink
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2009
- The Collector
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2009
- Angel of Death
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2009
- Death Race
  
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2008
- Halloween
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2007
- Hatchet
  
  steadicam operator
  
  camera
  
  2006
- War of the Worlds
  
  additional grip
  
  camera
  
  2005
directing (3 credits)
- Studio 666
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Hatchet III
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
writing (1 credits)
- Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2019
actors (2 credits)
- Survival of the Film Freaks
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- The Making of 'Hatchet'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007