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Jan Richter-Friis

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Jan Richter-Friis was born in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. Jan is known for Balto (1995), The Passage (2019) and Powers (2015).
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    • Known for

    Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Bob Hoskins, Phil Collins, Jack Angel, Jim Cummings, Danny Mann, and Robbie Rist in Balto (1995)
    Balto
    7.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1995
    Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Saniyya Sidney in The Passage (2019)
    The Passage
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Michael Madsen, Olesya Rulin, Sharlto Copley, Logan Browning, Susan Heyward, and Raul Casso in Powers (2015)
    Powers
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie in Sleepy Hollow (2013)
    Sleepy Hollow
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • John Simm and Richie Campbell in Grace (2021)
      Grace
      7.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025–2026
    • La Palma (2024)
      La Palma
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
      Fear the Walking Dead
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021–2023
    • Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023)
      The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023–2026
    • Robert Carlyle, Jane Horrocks, David Haig, Victoria Hamilton, and Marsha Thomason in Cobra (2020)
      Cobra
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Terry's Shop (2021)
      Terry's Shop
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Antonia Thomas in All on a Summer's Day (2020)
      All on a Summer's Day
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Rupert Graves and Julia Stiles in Riviera (2017)
      Riviera
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters in Bulletproof (2018)
      Bulletproof
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Saniyya Sidney in The Passage (2019)
      The Passage
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
      Silent Witness
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018–2019
    • Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie in Sleepy Hollow (2013)
      Sleepy Hollow
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 2015–2017
    • Rearview (2017)
      Rearview
      3.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Michael Madsen, Olesya Rulin, Sharlto Copley, Logan Browning, Susan Heyward, and Raul Casso in Powers (2015)
      Powers
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Matthew Modine and Olivia Williams in Altar (2014)
      Altar
      4.9
      • director of photography (as Jan Richter-Friis D.F.F.)
      • 2014

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Rowan Atkinson in Man vs. Bee (2022)
      Man vs. Bee
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • additional director of photography: additional photography
      • 2022
    • Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Ulrich Thomsen in Sprængfarlig bombe (2006)
      Sprængfarlig bombe
      6.1
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 2006
    • Lasse Baunkilde, Bjørn Floberg, and Nijas Ørnbak-Fjeldmose in Ørnens øje (1997)
      Ørnens øje
      6.2
      • assistant camera
      • 1997
    • Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Bob Hoskins, Phil Collins, Jack Angel, Jim Cummings, Danny Mann, and Robbie Rist in Balto (1995)
      Balto
      7.1
      • camera operator: live action unit-new york
      • director of photography: live action unit-new york
      • 1995
    • Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in Crimson Tide (1995)
      Crimson Tide
      7.4
      • lighting camera director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
      • 1995
    • ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
      ABC Weekend Specials
      7.8
      TV Series
      • lighting cameraman: special effects shoot
      • 1993
    • Tommy Kenter and Anders Schoubye in Dance of the Polar Bears (1990)
      Dance of the Polar Bears
      6.4
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1990
    • Anne Cathrine Herdorff and Christine Skou in Alle elsker Debbie (1988)
      Alle elsker Debbie
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • steadicam
      • 1988
    • Sorgagre (1987)
      Sorgagre
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • still photographer
      • 1987
    • Mads Bugge Andersen in Buster's World (1984)
      Buster's World
      7.1
      • still photographer
      • 1984
    • Michael Falch and Peter Hesse Overgaard in Thunderbirds (1983)
      Thunderbirds
      6.2
      • lighting assistant
      • 1983

    Additional Crew

    • Return to Podor
      • Cinematographer Main Unit Additional Days
      • 2018
    • Frunk
      4.1
      Short
      • consultant (as Jan Richter Friis)
      • 2003

    Videos1

    Altar
    Trailer 2:14
    Altar

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Website
    • Alternative names
      • Jan Richter-Friis D.F.F.
    • Born
      • Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden

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