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Daniel James McCabe(I)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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Daniel James McCabe
Daniel James McCabe is a gaffer, writer and director. He began his career in still photography and transitioned to theatre and cinema in 2012. Since then he's worked on dozens of productions, including "Avengers: Infinity War", "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", and the Safdie brothers' "Uncut Gems".

McCabe was born and raised in New York, where he lives with his wife, Australian actress Emma Ishta.
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    Kenneth Branagh, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Vin Diesel, Alan Silvestri, Paul Bettany, Kerry Condon, Bradley Cooper, Keith Splinter Davis, Peter Dinklage, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Giffen, Sean Gunn, Scarlett Johansson, Ameenah Kaplan, Florence Kasumba, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Tim McAdams, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Zoe Saldaña, Matthew Schmidt, Joe Simon, Benedict Wong, Charles Wood, Trent Opaloch, Terry Notary, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Mackie, Robert Pralgo, Cobie Smulders, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monique Ganderton, Larry Lieber, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Heck, Carlos Guity, Chadwick Boseman, Aaron Lazar, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Steve Englehart, Jeremy Sample, Precious Jenkins, Karen Gillan, Dominique Elijah Smith, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tiffany Espensen, Steven Essani, Ross Marquand, Bill Mantlo, Matthew Zuk, Pom Klementieff, Steve Gan, Blair Jasin, Femi Olagoke, Ethan Dizon, Michael Pierino Miller, Taraja Ramsess, Jénel Stevens, Michael Anthony Rogers, Gee Alexander, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Letitia Wright, James Sterling, Tom Holland, Jim Starlin, Isabella Amara, Ryan Robertson, Kevin D Wilson, Daniel Graham, Joseph Singletary, Michael James Shaw, David Dman Escobar, Solomon Glave, Kevin Montgomery, Rabon Hutcherson, Carrie Coon, Martavious Cerrone Gayles, Kirk A. Jenkins, Tanya Wheelock, Andrew S. McMillan, Marcus Lewis, Donny Carrington, Gary Peebles, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Tye Claybrook Jr., Khalil' La'Marr Pickett, Marie Mouroum, Jazzy Ellis, Marija Juliette Abney, Phedra Syndelle, Winston Duke, Antjuan Rhames, Jefferson Lewis, Jared Moser, Zola Williams, Dawit Gulilat, Denisha Gillespie, Harrison Osterfield, James Siderits, Brandon M. Shaw, Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson, Chris Moore, Ariana Greenblatt, Annie Pisapia, Matthew Christensen, Simeon Freeman, Branden Arnold, Michael David Yuhl, Daniela Gaskie, Jamel D. Chambers, John Gettier, Sergio Briones, Nathaniel Perry, Jacob Batalon, Matthew Excel Simmons, Lucie Carroll, Bobby James, Bobby Hoskins, Jacob Evans, Olaniyan Thurmon, Edward Parker, Cecil M. Henry, Cory Dunson, Bruce Anthony Shepperson, Perla Middleton, Laurel O Wagner, Jachin Myers, Elgin Lee, Demetri Landell, Tony Dupar, Shawn South, Mallory Kidwell, Devin Koehler, Chase Ledgerwood, Jomahl Gildersleve, Frank David Monroe, Granger Summerset II, Austin Rospert, Lady Cardinal, Luke Maher, Laura Miller, Joe Maitland, Dylan Gajai, and Robert Tinsley in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
    Avengers: Infinity War
    8.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2018
    Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry in The Union (2024)
    The Union
    5.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department(re-shoots)
    • 2024
    Clare Foley in Sinister (2012)
    Sinister
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Daniel McCabe)
    • 2012
    Adam Sandler, Mesfin Lamengo, Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton, and LaKeith Stanfield in Uncut Gems (2019)
    Uncut Gems
    7.4
    • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Song Sung Blue
      • gaffer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Untitled Kathryn Bigelow White House thriller
      • Gaffer: Washington DC Unit
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
      Highest 2 Lowest
      7.4
      • gaffer: second unit
      • 2025
    • Susan Sarandon, Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, and Brenda Vaccaro in Nonnas (2025)
      Nonnas
      6.9
      • gaffer: Additional Photography Unit
      • 2025
    • Michelle Williams in Dying for Sex (2025)
      Dying for Sex
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • gaffer
      • 2025
    • Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry in The Union (2024)
      The Union
      5.4
      • gaffer: re-shoots
      • 2024
    • Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn in A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
      A Quiet Place: Day One
      6.3
      • gaffer: New York
      • 2024
    • Matt Damon, Louis Gossett Jr., Christopher Meloni, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Bradley Cooper, Matthew Rhys, Maya Rudolph, John Krasinski, Keegan-Michael Key, Emily Blunt, Sebastian Maniscalco, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Awkwafina, and Cailey Fleming in IF (2024)
      IF
      6.4
      • gaffer: visual effects unit
      • 2024
    • Mary J. Blige, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Camila Cabello, and Jay Will in Rob Peace (2024)
      Rob Peace
      6.5
      • gaffer
      • 2024
    • Tim Meadows, Tina Fey, Christopher Briney, Reneé Rapp, Jaquel Spivey, Angourie Rice, Bebe Wood, Avantika, and Auli'i Cravalho in Mean Girls (2024)
      Mean Girls
      5.5
      • gaffer: second unit
      • generator operator
      • 2024
    • The Watcher (2022)
      The Watcher
      6.5
      TV Series
      • gaffer
      • 2022
    • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
      East New York
      7.3
      TV Series
      • gaffer (as Dan McCabe)
      • 2022
    • Ray Romano and Laurie Metcalf in Somewhere in Queens (2022)
      Somewhere in Queens
      6.8
      • gaffer
      • 2022
    • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
      The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
      8.7
      TV Series
      • lighting technician
      • 2018–2019
    • RAINN Public Service Announcements (1994)
      RAINN Public Service Announcements
      8.4
      TV Series
      • gaffer
      • 2019
    • Adam Sandler, Mesfin Lamengo, Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton, and LaKeith Stanfield in Uncut Gems (2019)
      Uncut Gems
      7.4
      • gaffer: second unit
      • lighting technician
      • 2019
    • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Matthew Macfadyen, Jeremy Strong, Nicholas Braun, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
      Succession
      8.8
      TV Series
      • lighting technician
      • lamp operator
      • 2018–2019

    Director



    • Torin James McCabe in Quarantween (2020)
      Quarantween
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Emma Ishta in Shadow Puppet (2019)
      Shadow Puppet
      8.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Joseph Sikora and Justin Marcel McManus in The Separatists (2018)
      The Separatists
      9.6
      Short
      • co-director (as Daniel McCabe)
      • 2018

    Writer



    • Torin James McCabe in Quarantween (2020)
      Quarantween
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Emma Ishta in Shadow Puppet (2019)
      Shadow Puppet
      8.4
      Short
      • writer
      • 2019
    • Joseph Sikora and Justin Marcel McManus in The Separatists (2018)
      The Separatists
      9.6
      Short
      • Screenplay
      • Story
      • 2018

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Daniel McCabe
    • Spouse
      • Emma IshtaSeptember 8, 2012 - present (1 child)

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