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Ken Seng

American cinematographer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ72416073
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Ken Seng is an American cinematographer.

Born in Chicago, Seng would attend Columbia College Chicago, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1999. His film credits include Quarantine, Obsessed, Project X, Deadpool, Terminator: Dark Fate, and They Cloned Tyrone. Seng's work on They Cloned Tyrone earned him a nomination for the inaugural NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film.

In 2025, Seng became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

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