Allan Gray Feature

ALLAN GRAY

KEY GRIP

International experience across feature films, television, second units, splinter units, rigging and premium commercials.

PROFILE

Allan Gray’s grip career is defined by range: he has led grip teams on intimate character-driven films, large international features and premium television, while also taking on second-unit, splinter-unit and specialist rigging assignments where precise camera movement is central to the work.

His credits trace a clear combination of creative camera support and technical problem-solving, from Key Grip work on Silverton Siege, Moffie and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind to rigging on Star Trek Beyond and Homeland. Allan brings a calm, solutions-focused approach shaped by extensive South African and international experience.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Key Grip credits include Silverton Siege, Moffie, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, The Last Post and Sniper: The Last Stand.
  • Second-unit and specialist-unit work includes Dredd, Origin, Warrior and SAF3.
  • Rigging Grip experience includes Star Trek Beyond, Homeland Season 4, The Girl and Kanji Invasion.
  • Commercial experience for YSL, CIBC, Aramco, Sky, KFC, Samsung and Volkswagen.
  • Canadian; English-speaking; Code 08 driver’s licence.
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SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

Sony PicturesNetflixHBO MaxCinemaxHBOBBC OneBBC FilmsParamount PicturesShowtimeCanal+Sony Pictures TelevisionWarner Bros.ITV StudiosLionsgateYouTube Premium

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

YSLCIBCEssoGeberitAramcoSkyKFCBlackstoneLidlStandard BankPepsiBotoxNintendoSamsungVolkswagenHyundaiJamesonAWSH&MHeinekenOreo

SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Danishka EsterhazyAllan UngarWill SeefriedMandla DubeBrad AndersonOliver HermanusLoni PeristerePaul W. S. AndersonChiwetel EjioforMiranda BowenYi-chi LienJustin LinFlorian David FitzFabrice du WelzDeran SarafianLesli Linka GlatterAdrian ShergoldCharlie PalmerJulian JarroldPete Travis

Commercials

Felix BradyNicolas KantorRomain WygasAli AliPatrick DaughtersToby DyePhilippe AndréJim GilchristBruno BossiIsaiah SeretIan GabrielDaniel FrenchGabriel DuguéHenrik RostrupRobin PolákSophia Wagner

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Trevor CalverleyAlex ChinniciCory Fraiman-LottBaz IrvineShaun Harley LeeMichael SwanEd WildGiulio BiccariDick PopeDavid LutherSteve LawesStephen F. WindonBernhard JasperMonika LenczewskaChristopher BaffaDavid KleinTony Slater LingMichael Snyman

Commercials

Anna SmoronovaTheodore HugonnierJulien ArtaudPierre MouarkechShaun Harley LeeFranz LustigDavid ProcterJamie RamsayLiam GilmoreXiaolong LiuWillie NelNicolay PoulssonBenjamin CotgroveJoe CookCésar Decharme

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION LEADS

Long Form

Darren CameronLathiem GroenmeyerKate SchalkCheryl EatockMichael GamesTheresa van GraanRichard SharkeyAngela PhillipsAndy HarriesHemal ShahMark PybusMarisa SonnemanKeoh Chee AngAndrea PienaarMads Hansen

Commercials

Kerry RosePeter SherlockMegan HedenskogMurray MacDonaldLaila ShrandNikki GeaterRobyn PalmerMegan BakerLisa GroblerJC SmutsJess RaineAmina Thornton

SELECTED KEY & RIGGING EXPERIENCE

Sniper: The Last Stand

Blue Ice Africa | Sony Pictures

Key Grip

London Calling

Mannequin Pictures | Quiver Distribution

Key Grip

Lilies Not for Me

Wolflight Films

Key Grip

Heart of the Hunter

First Pencil Productions | Netflix

Key Grip

Kanji Invasion

Moonlighting Films

Rigging Grip — double banking

Silverton Siege

Silverton Siege Pty Ltd | Netflix

Key Grip

Raised by Wolves — Season 2

Film Afrika Entertainment | HBO Max

Key Grip — dailies

Moffie

Moonlighting Films

Key Grip

Warrior

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax / HBO

Key Grip — splinter unit

Origin

Moonlighting Films / Left Bank Pictures | YouTube Premium

Key Grip — second unit

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Blue Sky Films / BBC Films | Netflix

Key Grip

The Last Post

Film Afrika Entertainment / Bonafide Films | BBC One

Key Grip

Peace Breaker

Asia Film Company

Key Grip

Star Trek Beyond

Filmworks Dubai | Paramount Pictures

Rigging Grip

Message from the King

Film Afrika Entertainment / Canal+ | Netflix

Key Grip

Homeland — Season 4

Moonlighting Films | Showtime

Rigging Grip

Dredd

Kalahari Pictures / DNA Films | Lionsgate

Second-unit Key Grip