 After working as visual effects cinematographer on "Enemy of the State" for Tony Scott, Mathieson photographed the film "Plunkett & Macleane" for Jake Scott.Having seen Mathiesons work on Plunkett, Ridley Scott invited him to work on his next project.Mathieson has photographed five films for Ridley Scott, nominated for an Academy Award for "Gladiator" in 2000 and won the BAFTA award for best Cinematography in the same year.