Brian J. Reynolds
Biography

Raised in Southern California, Brian J. Reynolds is a self-taught photo buff. Reynolds began telling stories on 8 mm film at the age of five.

His first job was taking still pictures of Barbie dolls and other toys for Mattel catalogs. That led to an opportunity to shoot commercials for Mattel. He subsequently left that job and freelanced for a number of years, shooting an eclectic mix of still pictures, TV commercials, music videos, industrial films, documentaries and a famous series of exercise videos featuring Jane Fonda. The latter provided an opportunity for Reynolds to join the International Cinematographers Guild.

He broke into narrative TV when he shot six episodes of the dramatic series Sisters, followed by two years of Civil Wars. That led him to NYPD Blue. During a four-year stint on that trend setting show, Reynolds earned four consecutive Outstanding Achievement Award nominations from the American Society of Cinematographers. His growing body of work includes such independent features as Guarding Tess and Gang Related. Reynolds recently lensed the miniseries, The Beach Boys-An American Family, and the telefilm, Papa's Angels. In January of 2002, Reynolds earned his seventh ASC nomination for Boss of Bosses. He is currently shooting the PBS series American Family.