Biography
Alwin H. Küchler is a German cinematographer. Born in 1965 in Düsseldorf, he began his career as an assistant to a fashion photographer. He studied cinematography at the National Film and Television School from 1990 to 1994, where he met director Lynne Ramsay.
Küchler made his feature film debut as cinematographer on Ratcatcher (1999). He has worked on films including Morvern Callar (2002), Code 46 (2003), Sunshine (2007), Hanna (2011), Divergent (2014), Steve Jobs (2015), The Mauritanian (2021) and Tetris (2023). He received nominations for the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer for Morvern Callar and Code 46, and a BAFTA nomination for The Mauritanian.
Küchler is married to director Ngozi Onwurah, whom he met at film school; they have one daughter.
