Caleb Deschanel

Caleb Deschanel is an American award-winning cinematographer and director born on September 21, 1944 in Philadelphia. He worked as director of photography on Fly Away Home and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1997 for his contribution to the film.

Notable films include The Right Stuff, Carroll Ballard's The Black Stallion, Being There, The Natural, Anna and the King, The Patriot and The Passion of the Christ.

Television work include directing three Twin Peaks episodes, a series on which he worked alongside his wife, actress Mary Jo Deschanel, with whom he has been married since 1972.