Nasceu em 1962, em Atenas, e mudou-se para a Alemanha em 1982, onde se formou em Artes. Foi para Los Angeles em 1983 a convite de seu primo John Cassavettes e começou a carreira como diretor de fotografia nos filmes de Roger Corman. Já fotografou mais de 40 filmes, entre eles "Os Indomáveis" (2007), "Em Busca da Felicidade" (2006), "Johnny e June" (2005), "Sideways – Entre Umas e Outras" (2004) e "O Hotel de Um Milhão de Dólares" (2000). Dirigiu o terror psicológico "Do Além" (2008).
He was born in 1962 in Athens, Greece, and moved with his family to Germany where he completed his education in Fine Arts. He moved to Los Angeles in 1983, following a call from his cousin John Cassavettes, and began his feature career as Director of Photography for Roger Corman. He now counts over forty features to his credit as director of photography including "3:10 To Yuma" (2007), "The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006), "Walk the Line" (2005), "Sideways" (2004) and "The Million Dollar Hotel" (2000). He directed the psychological horror film "From Within" (2008).