Lance Acord

Lance Acord (born September 9, 1964) is an American cinematographer. Acord was born in Fresno County, California. He attended Sir Francis Drake High School's School Within A School (S.W.A.S.) program and went on to study photography and filmmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute. He began his professional career with photographer/filmmaker Bruce Weber. Together they made documentaries, commercials and music videos. His breakthrough in the MTV music videos world came when director Stéphane Sednaoui offered him to work on Björk's Big Time Sensuality. Acord continued to work extensively in the commercials and music videos mediums. He earned the MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”, which featured Christopher Walken and was directed by Spike Jonze. He also worked with R.E.M. on a regular basis.

Lance Acord is known for work in camera across film and television. New Release currently presents 26 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Making Marie Antoinette (2026), Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (2014), Her (2013), Being John Malkovich (1999), Lost in Translation (2003), Jackass (2000), Adaptation. (2002), Marie Antoinette (2006). The recorded credits span 1998 to 2026, including 25 movies and 1 TV show. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.