Roman Vasyanov
Cinematographer · Born October 24, 1980 (46) · Moscow, Russia
Independent Spirit Award nominee
Roman Sergeyevich Vasyanov, ASC, RGC (Russian: Роман Сергеевич Васьянов; born October 24, 1980, in Moscow) is a Russian cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with director David Ayer and the Russian musical film Stilyagi, for which he was nominated for a Golden Eagle Award for Best Cinematography. Roman Vasyanov was born on October 24, 1980, in Moscow, in a Russian family. As a child, he was engaged in photography with his father, who worked at the ZIL automobile plant. Made photos and videos as a freelancer for magazines and newspapers. Later, thanks to his father's friend M. D. Koroptsov, he got acquainted with the profession of a cameraman. In 1998 he entered VGIK (the workshop of V. I. Yusov). At the XXIV International Film Festival, VGIK received the prize for the best camera work in the film "Hide and Seek" (dir. V. Panov). While studying at VGIK, he worked as an assistant cameraman to Yu. Raisky on the set of the cult TV series Brigada. Graduated from VGIK in 2003. Filmed over 300 commercials for Philips, Puma, Budweiser, Dell, Pepsi, and others. In 2008, he was the cinematographer for Valery Todorovsky's cult film Stilyagi. In 2012 he worked on David Ayer's police thriller End of Watch, which earned him a nomination as Best Cinematographer at the 28th Independent Spirit Awards. Afterwards Vasyanov worked on the movies The Motel Life and The East. Vasyanov again teamed up with Ayer for the World War II film Fury and the comic book adaptation Suicide Squad. Vasyanov has been a member of the Russian Guild of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers since 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roman Vasyanov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 24, 1980 (46)
- Moscow, Russia
- Cinematographer
- 12 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Known for
What are Roman Vasyanov's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 11
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 5
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2
Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 8
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Roman Vasyanov's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Roman Vasyanov's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
32 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
In the Hand of Dante(2025)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Out of the Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Dorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Meats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Odessa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Triple Frontier(2019)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all filmsMercedes-Benz A-Class 2018: Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Bright(2017)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Wall(2017)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all filmsH&M's the Road Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Suicide Squad(2016)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Rise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Heineken: The Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Fury(2014)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Motel Life(2012)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The East(2013)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Charlie Countryman(2013)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
End of Watch(2012)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Act of Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Hipsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Piranha Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Graveyard Shift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Men Don't Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Nasledstvo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Brigada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 32 titles, 30 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.
Film career
- 2024Screen debut· Limonov: The Ballad
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2013, Best Cinematography.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Roman Vasyanov's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Roman Vasyanov's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Roman Vasyanov work with?
People who share at least 2 of Roman Vasyanov's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Ayer shares the most, 4.
Directors
- David AyerShared titles: Bright (2017), Suicide Squad (2016), Fury (2014), End of Watch (2012)See all 4 shared titles with David Ayer
Actors
- Ike BarinholtzShared titles: Bright (2017), Suicide Squad (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Ike Barinholtz
- Will SmithShared titles: Bright (2017), Suicide Squad (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Will Smith
- Michael PeñaShared titles: Fury (2014), End of Watch (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Peña
- Shia LaBeoufShared titles: Fury (2014), Charlie Countryman (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Shia LaBeouf
Composers and editors
- David SardyShared titles: Bright (2017), End of Watch (2012)See all 2 shared titles with David Sardy
- Jay CassidyShared titles: Thank You for Your Service (2017), Fury (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Cassidy
- Michael TronickShared titles: Bright (2017), Suicide Squad (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Tronick
- Steven PriceShared titles: Suicide Squad (2016), Fury (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Price
Producers
- Charles RovenShared titles: Triple Frontier (2019), Suicide Squad (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Roven
- Ann RuarkShared titles: Thank You for Your Service (2017), The Motel Life (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Ann Ruark
- John LesherShared titles: Fury (2014), End of Watch (2012)See all 2 shared titles with John Lesher
