
Person
Checco Varese
Camera · Lima, Peru
Biography
Checco Varese (born 1963) is a Peruvian-born cinematographer. He has shot numerous shows and films such as The 33 (2015), It: Chapter Two (2019), and Daisy Jones & The Six (2023). He won an Emmy Award for his work on the Hulu miniseries Dopesick.
Known for

The Strain
Director of Photography

Hustle
Director of Photography

Colony
Director of Photography

It Chapter Two
Director of Photography

Under the Same Moon
Director of Photography

Prom Night
Director of Photography

Dopesick
Director of Photography

The Returned
Director of Photography

Miracles from Heaven
Director of Photography

The Arrival
Steadicam Operator
Filmography
- 2026Ebenezer: A Christmas CarolDirector of Photography
- 2025G20Director of Photography
- 2022Alien (The Other)Cinematography
- 2021DopesickDirector of Photography
- 2019It Chapter TwoDirector of Photography
- 2018ReplicasDirector of Photography
- 2016Miracles from HeavenDirector of Photography
- 2016ColonyDirector of Photography
- 2015The 33Director of Photography
- 2015The ReturnedDirector of Photography
- 2015Point of HonorDirector of Photography
- 2014The StrainDirector of Photography
- 2013Lovestruck: The MusicalDirector of Photography
- 2012Girl in ProgressCinematography
- 20115 Days of WarDirector of Photography
- 2011Lemonade MouthDirector of Photography
- 2010RevoluciónDirector of Photography
- 2009The New DaughterDirector of Photography
- 2008Prom NightDirector of Photography
- 2007Under the Same MoonDirector of Photography
- 2005The AuraDirector of Photography
- 2005Their Eyes Were Watching GodDirector of Photography
- 2004CharrosDirector of Photography
- 2004A Separate PeaceDirector of Photography
- 2004HustleDirector of Photography
- 2003Comfort and JoyDirector of Photography
- 2003ArchipiélagoDirector of Photography
- 2002Night at the Golden EagleCinematography
- 2002La milpaCinematography
- 1999Primal ForceDirector of Photography
- 1996The ArrivalSteadicam Operator
- 1993I Don't Want to Talk About ItSteadicam Operator
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