Nicolas Roeg  entered the industry in the late 1940s,  becoming a camera operator.

In the early 1960s, he graduated to director of photography and, in this capacity, worked with Richard Lester (Petulia), Francois Truffaut (Fahrenheit 451), and Roger Corman (Masque of the Red Death).

He started a second career as director in the late 1960s and in the early 1970s sharing directorial credit with Donald Cammell he made Performance.

Shortly after he directed the superb Don't Look Now. Another notable film from around this period was the 1976 film The Man Who Fell To Earth.

Roeg's critical and popular success mirrors that of another British director Ken Russell, both directors' statures declined precipitously in the '80s and '90s

Also like Russell, Roeg is known for his striking visual and experimental cinematic style.

Nicolas Roeg's wife is actress Theresa Russell, who has starred in a number of her husband's films.