Known for Lighting
Perry Evans is a British gaffer. Born in West London, with early life in Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove, he attended Henry Compton School in Fulham, and he lives in Staines-upon-Thames. He began his career in the late 1970s as an electrician apprentice at Lee Lighting. His early film credits include working as an electrician under gaffer Roy Rodhouse on Monty Python films such as Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985), and also Withnail and I (1987). Over time, he progressed to the role of gaffer on high-profile productions. His selected filmography as gaffer (or senior lighting roles) includes Batman Begins (2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Prometheus (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Allied (2016), Rogue One (2016), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), among many others. He is known for his preference for soft lighting, making creative use of diffusion and newer LED lighting technologies, while retaining traditional craft-based techniques.
Filmography
38 films, 1 show


The Woman in Cabin 10
2025 · 1h 35m
country: United Kingdom
On a lavish yacht for an assignment, a journalist sees a passenger go overboard. But when no one believes her, she risks her life to uncover the truth.


Here
2024 · 1h 44m
country: United States
An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.


Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · 2h 4m
country: United States
Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arthur (Aquaman) forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.


Fast X
2023 · 2h 22m
country: United States
Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who's fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever.


The Last Duel
2021 · 2h 33m
country: United States
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.


F9
2021 · 2h 23m
country: United States
Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: his forsaken brother.


Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · 2h 22m
country: United States
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.


Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018 · 2h 15m
country: United States
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.


Ready Player One
2018 · 2h 20m
country: United States
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.


Allied
2016 · 2h 4m
country: China
In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.


Now You See Me 2
2016 · 2h 9m
country: Hong Kong
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.


Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · 2h 16m
country: United States
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.


Muppets Most Wanted
2014 · 1h 47m
country: United States
After the success of their telethon and renewed fame, the Muppets go on a world tour and find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.


The Monuments Men
2014 · 1h 58m
country: Germany
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?


The Counselor
2013 · 1h 57m
country: United States
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.


Zero Dark Thirty
2012 · 2h 37m
country: United States
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.


Snow White and the Huntsman
2012 · 2h 7m
country: United States
After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain immortality, The Evil Queen needs the heart of Snow White. After Snow escapes the castle, the Queen sends the Huntsman to find her in the Dark Forest.


Prometheus
2012 · 2h 4m
country: United States
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.


John Carter
2012 · 2h 12m
country: United States
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.


Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011 · 2h 16m
country: United Kingdom
When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past, he's not sure if it's love...or if she's a ruthless con artist using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth.


Clash of the Titans
2010 · 1h 46m
country: United States
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.


Alice in Wonderland
2010 · 1h 48m
country: United States
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.


Batman Begins
2005 · 2h 20m
country: United Kingdom
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · 2h 21m
country: United Kingdom
Harry Potter's life is in danger once more as dangerous wizard Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and is heading to Hogwarts.


Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001 · 1h 40m
country: United Kingdom
Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the wrong hands. As an extremely rare planetary alignment is about to occur for the first time in 5,000 years, the fearless tomb raider will have to team up with rival adventurers and sworn enemies to collect the pieces, while time is running out. But, in the end, who can harness the archaic talisman's unlimited power?


Shiner
2000 · 1h 39m
country: United Kingdom
The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.


Love's Labour's Lost
2000 · 1h 33m
country: France
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.


All the Little Animals
1999 · 1h 52m
country: United Kingdom
An emotionally challenged young man named Bobby runs away from home in order to escape his abusive stepfather who has killed his pets. He meets an old man, Mr. Summers, who spends his time traveling and giving burials to animals that have been killed by cars. Bobby, also having an affinity for animals, becomes friends with the old man and aids him in his task.


Fierce Creatures
1997 · 1h 33m
country: United Kingdom
Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.


Bernard and the Genie
1991 · 1h 10m
country: United Kingdom
Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.


The Russia House
1990 · 1h 58m
country: United States
Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.


Scandal
1989 · 1h 55m
country: United Kingdom
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom.