Born: 25 August 1954, Den Haag [The Hague], Netherlands, as Jacobus B.J. Steyn.

Education: Thomas More College, Den Haag [1966-72].

Career: Started as gaffer/lighting technician and c.asst. Formed 'Radical Images Filmproduktion GmbH', Cologne [Germany], with Alexander A. Paul & Michael Nouri, specializing in commercials and tv prod. Since 2005 active as free-lance doph. Also active as director [& ph] of commercials for Mercedes Benz, Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, LG Electronics, a.o. Was a member of the NSC.

Awards: Sitges IFF Best Cinematography Award [1983] for 'Feuer und Schwert'; Bundesfilmpreis [1985] for 'Abwärts'; Hessische Filmpreis [1990] for 'Die Potemkinsche Stadt'.

Website: Jacques Steyn

1980        Total vereist/Totally Frozen [Hans Noever] c

1980        Feuer und Schwert - Die Legende von Tristan und Isolde/Fire and Sword/Tristan and Iseult [Veith von

                    Fürstenberg] c; cph: Des Whelan

1981        Sei zärtlich, Pinguin/Die einfachste Sache der Welt/Männersache - Frauensache/Be Gentle, Penguin [Peter

                    Hajek] c; cph: Walter Kindler

1981        Dabbel Trabbel [Dorothea Neukirchen] c

1981        Jaipur Junction [Werner Schaefer] b&w

1982        Der steinerne Fluß/The Stone River [Thorsten Näter] c

1982        Bolero [Rüdiger Nüchtern] c

1983        Smaragd [Veith von Fürstenberg] v-to35mm/c

1983        Abwärts/Out of Order [Carl Schenkel] c; 2uc: Theo Bierkens

1984        Brainstorm [in a Sea of Madness] [?] ?

1984        Tränen in Florenz [Marianne Klara Schäfer] c

1984        Hors-la-loi/Outlaws [Robin Davis] p/c

1985        Maram [?] ?

1985        Killing Cars/Blitz [Michael Verhoeven] c; 2uc: Hartmut Lange, Michael Teutsch, Thomas Lechner, a.o.

1985        Operation Dead End [Nikolai Müllerschön] c

1986        Der Angriff [Theodor Kotulla] c

1986        Cross [Philippe Setbon] c

1987        Cayenne Palace [Alain Maline] c

1988        The Mighty Quinn/Big Bad Man [Carl Schenkel] c; 2uc: Karl Kases

1988        Die Potemkinsche Stadt [Mischka Popp & Thomas Bergmann] 16mm/c; doc/90m; cph: Bernd Mosblech; filmed 1986-88

1988        Courage Mountain/Nightwalker [Christopher Leitch] c

1989        Kill Me Again [John R. Dahl] c; 2uc: Beth-Jana Friedberg; uwph: Pete Romano

1990        Truth or Dare/In Bed with Madonna [Alek Keshishian] 35mm (concert)+16mm (behind-the-scenes)-to-35mm/b&w-c;

                    concert co-c.op; concert ph: Toby Phillips; ph: Robert Leacock

2001        The Making of Lamborghini [Jacques Steyn & Alexander Paul] c; short/5m

2001        DaimlerChrysler - The New SL-Class [Alexander Paul] s16/c; comm short (imagefilm)

2002        Spirit of Leadership [Jacques Steyn & Alexander Paul] ?; comm short/?m; for Daimler Chrysler

1983        Alte Gauner [Konrad Sabrautzky] 8-part miniseries

1987        Bay Coven/Bay Cove/Eye of the Demon/Strangers in Town [Carl Schenkel] tvm

1988        Nightmare at Bitter Creek [Tim Burstall] tvm

1975        Q & Q [, kunst- en vliegwerk] [Bram van Erkel; tv-series] c.asst; ph: Theo van de Sande

1976        Bloedverwanten/Blood Relations [Wim Lindner] lighting; ph: Walter Bal

1976        Une sale histoire/A Dirty Story [Jean Eustache; short] co-c.asst; ph: Pierre Lhomme, Jacques Renard & Michel Cenet

1976        Der amerikanische Freund/The American Friend [Wim Wenders] co-c.asst; ph: Robby Müller

1977        Die linkshändige Frau [Peter Handke] co-c.asst; ph: Robby Müller

1977        Die gläserne Zelle/The Glass Cell [Hans W. Geissendörfer] co-lighting tech; ph: Robby Müller

1978        Mysteries [Paul de Lussanet] gaffer; ph: Robby Müller

1978        Een vrouw als Eva/A Woman Like Eve [Nouchka van Brakel] gaffer; ph: Nurith Aviv

1979        Andy, bloed en blond haar [Frank Wiering] lighting; ph: Paul van den Bos

1979        Saint Jack [Peter Bogdanovich] gaffer; ph: Robby Müller

1981        Der Zauberberg/The Magic Mountain [Hans W. Geissendörfer] co-c.op for doph Walter Lassally

2004        Mercedes Benz 'Axor' [dir] comm short (imagefilm) for auto show/1½m; ph: Egon Werdin