Daryn Okada, A.S.C. (born January 2, 1960^[1]) is a cinematographer and the former president of the American Society of Cinematographers.^[2] In 2015, Okada joined the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.^[3] A highly prolific director of photography, Okada has worked on numerous well-known films including Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Lake Placid, Mean Girls, and American Reunion, many of which are directed by Steve Miner.

Filmography

Film

• Nomad Riders (1984)
• Monaco Forever (1984)
• Phantasm II (1988)
• Survival Quest (1988)
• Blind Curve (1988)
• Punk Vacation (1990)
• Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
• Captain Ron (1992)
• Airborne (1993)
• My Father the Hero (1994)
• Big Bully (1996)
• Black Sheep (1996)
• Anna Karenina (1997)
• Senseless (1998)
• Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
• Lake Placid (1999)
• Bring It On (2000)
• Texas Rangers (2001)
• Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
• Good Advice (2001)
• Joe Somebody (2001)
• Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
• Mean Girls (2004)
• Paparazzi (2004)
• Just Like Heaven (2005)
• Stick It (2006)
• Sex and Death 101 (2007)
• Baby Mama (2008)
• Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
• The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
• American Reunion (2012)
• Movie 43 (2013) ("The Proposition" segment)
• Let's Be Cops (2014)
• Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)

Other credits

• Phantasm (1979) (grip)
• Falling in Love Again (1980) (additional photographer) / (key grip)
• Fear No Evil (1981) (post-production supervisor)
• Workout (1982) (gaffer)
• The Beastmaster (1982) (Steadicam operator - uncredited) / (co-director of photography: second unit - uncredited)
• Runaway Nightmare (1982) (key grip)
• Frightmare (1983) (key grip)
• Ladies Night (1983) (camera operator)
• Microwave Massacre (1983) (key grip)
• Stitches (1985) (director of photography: second unit)
• Lady in White (1988) (camera operator: second unit)
• The Man Without a Face (1993) (additional photographer - uncredited)
• Immortal Beloved (1994) (additional photographer - uncredited)
• The X-Files (1998) (additional photographer)
• Payback (1999) (additional photographer - uncredited)
• Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) (director of photography: second unit)
• Apocalypto (2006) (director of photography: UK)

Television

• Kidd Video (1984) - 1 episode
• Elvis (1990) - 13 episodes
• Blind Vengeance (1990) - Television film
• In a Child's Name (1991) - 2 episodes
• Boris and Natasha: The Movie (1992) - Television film
• Eyes of Terror (1994) - Television film
• Separated by Murder (1994) - Television film
• A Mother's Instinct (1996) - Television film
• Vanishing Point (1997) - Television film
• Dawson's Creek (1998) - 1 episode
• Wasteland (1999) - 1 episode
• Eva Adams (2009) - Television film
• Castle (2010-2015) - 24 episodes
• Switched at Birth (2011) - 1 episode
• Made in Jersey (2012) - 6 episodes
• Franklin & Bash (2013) - 7 episodes
• Scandal (2015-2016) - 7 episodes
• Grey's Anatomy (2017) - 2 episodes
• Station 19 (2018) - 2 episodes

Director

• Scandal (2018) – 1 episode
• Station 19 (2019–22) – 3 episodes

Other credits

• Runamuk (1978) – Television film (bestboy)