(written from a Production point of view)
Andrew Rowlands was the "A" camera and steadicam operator for the Second Unit of Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness, in both cases under Second Unit Director of Photography Bruce McCleery. [1]
Rowlands was the steadicam operator on The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions (both 2003). He also operated cameras on Meet the Parents (2002) and Meet the Fockers (2004). In addition, he was a camera and steadicam operator on Gangs of New York (2002). He later reteamed with director Martin Scorsese on The Departed (2006, featuring Mark Rolston) and Shine a Light (2008).
His other projects as a camera and/or steadicam operator include the pilot episode of Paramount Television's Seven Days (starring Norman Lloyd) and feature films including Steel (featuring Gary Graham, Charles Napier, and Eric Pierpoint), Overnight Delivery (starring Sarah Silverman), The Legend of Bagger Vance (featuring Bruce McGill and Harve Presnell), Blow, Seabiscuit, Something's Gotta Give (2003), Flightplan, and Apocalypto. Star Trek is the second film Rowlands has worked on which stars Chris Pine; the first was The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004, featuring John Rhys-Davies).
Rowlands' other film credits include Frost/Nixon (2008, starring Frank Langella) and Get Smart (2008, starring The Rock).