Drama CV

Piers Leigh - Steadicam & Camera Operator / Director of Photography

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Professional Experience

  • Over 25 years in the camera department

  • Broad experience lighting and operating drama with documentary background including natural history, specialist factual, promos and commercials.

  • Working with all major streamers and broadcasters, including Netflix, Apple TV, BBC, Discovery, National Geographic, and many others.

Selected Camera Operating Credits

The Challenge Series for Apple TV

Boudicca (Feature film)

Sky Vegas (Commercial)

Hypertension (Music video)

Trigonometry (Drama Series)

Before We Die (Drama series)

They Fear Us (Music video)

Spanish Princess 2 (Drama Series)

An Agreement (Short film)

Jackpot (Short film)

Selected Drama DOP Credits

The Great Escapists (Amazon)

The Great Arab Revolt (International Release)

High Road: Series 3, Ep 1 (Web series)

Catch (Short Film)

Storage (Short Film)

On the Verge (Short Film)

Peter & Betty (Short Film)

Swinging with the Finkels (Short Film)

Four Conversations About Love (Short Film)

8% (Short film)

Series DoP for Amazon on Great Escapists with Richard Hammond
Camera operator for DoP Anthony Dod Mantle commercial
Boudicca Queen of War with Olga Kurylenko camera operator
Steadicam and DoP music video Bristol
Camera store BBC casualty camera operator
Music video DoP
Series DoP Amazon series with Richard Hammond
Fire escapes New York street photography
New York street scene photography
Criminal Apple TV with Peter Capaldi camera operator
Series DoP for Amazon on Great Escapists with Richard Hammond
BBC casualty camera operator
World War 2 drama director of photography London
Ithaca band music video DoP and steadicam operator
Lens with crystal glass on front for DoP Anthony Dod Mantle

Drama DoP : London and Bristol

With work on platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, Nat Geo, Disney Plus and BBC iPlayer, I have numerous credits as Director of Photography and as camera operator. As an owner/operator of a Steadicam rig, I operate on dramas, commercials and music videos for other DoPs. Discovering a passion for cinematography led me into a long and successful career on documentaries, with a love of drama work inspiring me to polish my operating skills and to shoot scripted content whenever possible.