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Alexander Witt

Biography

Alexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean Hollywood filmmaker who has worked mostly as a camera operator and second unit director. His feature directorial debut came in 2004 with Resident Evil: Apocalypse, based on the popular Capcom video game series. Witt also became the 2nd unit director on the James Bond movie Casino Royale in 2006.

From a 2004 interview on IGN, he says this about his history: "I was born in Chile, the third generation of Germans there. And, we moved to Mexico, from Mexico in '73 I moved to Europe, where I started working in film. I started with Arriflex, the company that makes the cameras. I was there for a year and I did kind of a trainee type of year where I was in the sound department, in the lab, in the studio working with the actual productions and also assembling cameras. And then I moved to Europe, where I lived three years, and then, back in '76, I did my first movie as a camera assistant, which was 21 Hours at Munich. And then, I kept on going, I moved up to focus puller or first AC, and then operating and then DP-ing. And then I was DP-ing commercials and then I started directing commercials in the late 80's and beginning of [the] 90's. I was working with Jan and doing his second unit as a DP while he was a DP He is the one that really gave me the break on Speed 1 to start directing second unit."

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Actor

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

2004

as Umbrella Sniper (uncredited)

Inspector Gadget

1999

as Wet, Green Businessman

Directing

Sayen: The Huntress

2024

Director

Ferrari

2023

Second Unit Director

Sayen: Desert Road

2023

Director

Fast X

2023

Second Unit Director

Sayen

2023

Director

No Time to Die

2021

Second Unit Director

Jungle Cruise

2021

Second Unit Director

Bird Box

2018

Second Unit Director

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

Second Unit Director

Spectre

2015

Second Unit Director

Terminator Genisys

2015

Second Unit Director

Cinderella

2015

Second Unit Director

Hercules

2014

Second Unit Director

Skyfall

2012

Second Unit Director

Safe House

2012

Second Unit Director

X-Men: First Class

2011

Second Unit Director

Fast Five

2011

Second Unit Director

The Town

2010

Second Unit Director

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Second Unit Director

Robin Hood

2010

Second Unit Director

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

Second Unit Director

Fool's Gold

2008

Second Unit Director

American Gangster

2007

Second Unit Director

Casino Royale

2006

Second Unit Director

She's the Man

2006

Second Unit Director

Æon Flux

2005

Second Unit Director

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

2004

Director

Hidalgo

2004

Second Unit Director

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

Second Unit Director

The Italian Job

2003

Second Unit Director

Daredevil

2003

Second Unit Director

xXx

2002

Second Unit Director

The Bourne Identity

2002

Second Unit Director

Black Hawk Down

2001

Second Unit Director

Hannibal

2001

Second Unit Director

Gladiator

2000

Second Unit Director

Inspector Gadget

1999

Second Unit Director

Forces of Nature

1999

Second Unit Director

The Postman

1997

Second Unit Director

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997

Second Unit Director

Twister

1996

Second Unit Director

Money Train

1995

Second Unit Director

Speed

1994

Second Unit Director

Feathering the Wind

Director

Camera

Fast X

2023

Second Unit Director of Photography

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

Second Unit Director of Photography

Terminator Genisys

2015

Second Unit Director of Photography

Cinderella

2015

Second Unit Director of Photography

Kick

2014

Director of Photography

Safe House

2012

Second Unit Director of Photography

Fast Five

2011

Second Unit Director of Photography

The Town

2010

Second Unit Director of Photography

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Second Unit Director of Photography

Robin Hood

2010

Second Unit Director of Photography

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

Second Unit Director of Photography

Body of Lies

2008

Director of Photography

Casino Royale

2006

Second Unit Director of Photography

Daredevil

2003

Second Unit Director of Photography

Hannibal

2001

Second Unit Director of Photography

Gladiator

2000

Second Unit Director of Photography

Thelma & Louise

1991

Camera Operator

The Hunt for Red October

1990

Second Unit Director of Photography

Black Rain

1989

Camera Operator

Night of Destiny

1981

Director of Photography

The Third Generation

1979

Assistant Camera

Alexander Witt

Actor

Documentaries

Directing

Camera