Si Bell

Si Bell BSC is an international Cinematographer represented by United Agents in the UK and Sandra Marsh in the US. Si is known for his work on high end TV shows such as A Very British Scandal, The Serpent, Peaky Blinders 5 and A Christmas Carol as well as feature films Electricity (2015) and In Darkness (2018).

As a proud North Easterner Si grew up in a small ex-mining village called Sacriston in the north of England. As a child he was happy filming his family outings on his families Hi8 camcorder , including in-camera editing and narrating certain sections . He didn’t know at the time what direction his life would take but while at Newcastle Collage at the age of 18 he became interested in a module on video production and realised that there were courses and potentially jobs in the film industry. He decided to pursue a Media Production BA Hons at Northumbria University in Newcastle.

During his studies at Northumbria, Si directed a number of short dramas films on the universities 16mm cameras about working class life in the North East and thought his future may be that of a director. After university he got his break into the Film and TV industry through local drama production Wire in the Blood as a camera trainee and met Cinematographer Sam McCurdy BSC, who influenced him to change direction. Sam had worked with director Neil Marshall who also had graduated from Northumbria University. Sam made a real impact on Si and he admired his passion, enthusiasm and love of cinematography. It was at this moment that Si really began to understand what a cinematographer’s role was and how much creativity and influence could be brought to a production.