Biography
Nathaniel Goodman, also credited as Nate Goodman, is an American cinematographer, director and writer. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. After graduating with honours from Brown University, he attended the UCLA MFA film programme for one year before beginning his career as a second assistant cameraman on John Frankenheimer's 52 Pick-Up (1986). He progressed through the camera department, working as first assistant camera and operator on numerous features before becoming a director of photography.
Goodman served as director of photography on the series Heroes (2006–2010), for which he also directed an episode, and on Torchwood: Miracle Day (2011). Other television credits as director of photography include The 100 (2014), Falling Skies (2011–2014), Timeless (2016–2018), Swamp Thing (2019) and Made for Love (2021–2022). He has directed episodes of series including Reign (2013) and Falling Skies. Goodman received an ASC Award nomination for Timeless and an Emmy Award nomination for Made for Love. He also wrote the screenplay for Formosa Betrayed (2009) and shot the feature Small Town Wisconsin (2020), which he co-produced. His recent work includes additional photography on Madame Web (2024) and cinematography on the upcoming series Little House on the Prairie (2026).
