JJ Rolfe ISC
Selected credits
- Tall Tales and Murder Chris Addison | Avalon TV, Metropolitan Pictures
- The Walsh Sisters Ian Fitzgibbon | Cuba Pictures, Metropolitan Pictures
- Kin S2BRON Studios/Headline Pictures
- The Hardacres Rachel Carey & Kieron J Walsh | Playground Entertainment/Red Berry/ New Grange
- The Night Caller Diarmaid Goggins | Channel 5/Story Films/Samson Films/All3Media
- Witness No. 3 Diarmuid Goggins | Story Films/All3Media International
- Smother 3Dathaí Keane | Treasure Entertainment | BBC Studios
- Dublin Oldschool Dave Tynan | Element Pictures/IFB/Warrior/MDV
About
JJ is a highly sought after cinematographer working across features and TV drama. He is the President of the Irish Society of Cinematographers (ISC).
He is currently shooting the highly anticipated new TV drama Tall Tales and Murder, with director Chris Addison.
Recent TV credits include Kin series 2 for BRON/AMC (Nominated for an IFTA for Best Cinematography 2024), Upcoming TV drama The Walsh Sisters for Cuba Pictures/Metropolitan Pictures, period drama The Hardacres for Playground Entertainment/Red Berry/ New Grange, The Night Caller for Channel 5/Story Films, Blackshore for RTÉ/Treasure Entertainment, Smother series 3 for BBC/Treasure Entertainment, and Witness No.3 for Story Films/Channel 5/Netflix.
JJ’s feature credits include Dublin Oldschool, The Bright Side, and IFTA nominated Deadly Cuts,
Other notable work includes IFTA winning short films Heartbreak and Rockmount, and the documentary Liam Gallagher: As It Was.
Featured work
Kin
Series 2
Eps 3,4,7,8
Nominee for Best Cinematography IFTA 2024
Production Company
AMC+/ BRON Studios/ RTÉ
Producer
James Flynn
Director
Felix Thompson
Writers
Ciaran Donnelly, Peter McKenna
The Hardacres
Production Company
Playground Entertainment/Red Berry/
New Grange
Producer
Alex Jones
Directors
Rachel Carey & Kieron J Walsh
Writers
Liz Lake, Loren Mclaughlan, Emma Reeves, Amy Roberts
The Night Caller
Production Company
Channel 5/ Story Films/ All3Media
Producer
Alex Jones
Directors
Diarmuid Goggins
Writer
Nick Saltrese
Witness No.3
Production Company
Story Films/ Channel 5
Producers
Sam Tipper-Hale, David Collins
Director
Diarmuid Goggins
Writer
Thomas Eccleshare
The Bright Side
Production Company
Deadpan Pictures, Playground Pictures
Producer
Tony Deegan
Director
Ruth Meehan
Smother
Series 3
Production Company
BBC Studios / Treasure Entertainment
Producers
Robert Walpole, Rebecca O’Flannagan
Director
Dathaí Keane
Writers
Kate O’Riordan, Sonya Kelly, Sinéad Collopy, Nessa Wrafter, Marcus Fleming
Dublin Oldschool
Element Pictures Distribution
Production Company
Element Pictures, MDV, Warrior Films
Producers
Dave Leahy, Michael Donnelly
Director
Dave Tynan
Heartbreak
IFTA - Best Short Film
Production Company
MDV, Warrior Films
Producers
Liam Ryan, Michael Donnelly, Dave Leahy
Director
Dave Tynan