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Eagle Egilsson

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Eagle Egilsson
Eagle Egilsson was born on 31 August 1966 in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Hightown (2020), The Wire (2002) and Turn: Washington's Spies (2014).
BornAugust 31, 1966
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BornAugust 31, 1966
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Monica Raymund in Hightown (2020)
    Hightown
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Dominic West in The Wire (2002)
    The Wire
    9.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Jamie Bell in Turn: Washington's Spies (2014)
    Turn: Washington's Spies
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    Tom Ellis in Lucifer (2016)
    Lucifer
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Rob Morrow and Maura Tierney in The Whole Truth (2010)
      The Whole Truth
      6.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2010–2011
    • Dylan McDermott, Nicki Aycox, Omari Hardwick, and Logan Marshall-Green in Dark Blue (2009)
      Dark Blue
      7.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2009–2010
    • Jeremy Northam, Omar Gooding, Elisabeth Harnois, Lana Parrilla, and Mike Vogel in Miami Medical (2010)
      Miami Medical
      7.0
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2010
    • Rufus Sewell in Eleventh Hour (2008)
      Eleventh Hour
      7.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2009
    • Heroes: Destiny (2008)
      Heroes: Destiny
      5.4
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2008
    • David Caruso, Eva LaRue, Rex Linn, Omar Benson Miller, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, and Jonathan Togo in CSI: Miami (2002)
      CSI: Miami
      6.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2005–2008
    • Dominic West in The Wire (2002)
      The Wire
      9.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2004
    • Letters: Kanojo no tabi no monogatari (2002)
      Letters: Kanojo no tabi no monogatari
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Sirens (1999)
      Sirens
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999
    • Bob Hoskins, Mena Suvari, and Robert Loggia in American Virgin (1999)
      American Virgin
      3.6
      • director of photography (as Egill Ørn Egilsson)
      • 1999
    • Chris Browning and Jacqueline Lovell in A Place Called Truth (1998)
      A Place Called Truth
      3.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • Caron Bernstein in Business for Pleasure (1997)
      Business for Pleasure
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Red Shoe Diaries (1992)
      Red Shoe Diaries
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993–1996
    • Yasmine Bleeth in A Face to Die For (1996)
      A Face to Die For
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996
    • Sweet Temptation (1996)
      Sweet Temptation
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996

    Director

    • NCIS: New York
      • director
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Billy Burke, Diane Farr, Jules Latimer, Kevin Alejandro, Max Thieriot, Jordan Calloway, and Stephanie Arcila in Fire Country (2022)
      Fire Country
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2025
    • Monica Raymund in Hightown (2020)
      Hightown
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020–2024
    • Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks in Magnum P.I. (2018)
      Magnum P.I.
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2024
    • Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele in Debris (2021)
      Debris
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Monsterland (2020)
      Monsterland
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Tom Ellis in Lucifer (2016)
      Lucifer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2020
    • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
      MacGyver
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2020
    • Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union in L.A.'s Finest (2019)
      L.A.'s Finest
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
      Hawaii Five-0
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2019
    • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
      S.W.A.T.
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Wisdom of the Crowd (2017)
      Wisdom of the Crowd
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Jamie Bell in Turn: Washington's Spies (2014)
      Turn: Washington's Spies
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014–2017
    • William Fichtner, Tom Ford, The Stig, and Antron Brown in Top Gear America (2017)
      Top Gear America
      3.2
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2017
    • Bill Paxton and Justin Cornwell in Training Day (2017)
      Training Day
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Gotham (2014)
      Gotham
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2017

    Producer

    • Tiger 24 (2022)
      Tiger 24
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • H.E.R. in Oscars: Into the Spotlight (2021)
      Oscars: Into the Spotlight
      5.6
      TV Special
      • segment director
      • 2021
    • Monsterland (2020)
      Monsterland
      5.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • William Fichtner, Tom Ford, The Stig, and Antron Brown in Top Gear America (2017)
      Top Gear America
      3.2
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2017
    • Heroes: Destiny (2008)
      Heroes: Destiny
      5.4
      TV Mini Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2008
    • David Caruso, Eva LaRue, Rex Linn, Omar Benson Miller, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, and Jonathan Togo in CSI: Miami (2002)
      CSI: Miami
      6.5
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • associate producer
      • 2005–2008
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Egill 'Eagle' Egilson
    • Born
      • August 31, 1966
      • Reykjavik, Iceland
    • Other works
      Eagle has directed television commercials for brands such as AT&T, Ford and Chevrolet. His commercial cinematography credits include Nike, Pepsi, Adidas, Sprint and Tylenol.

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male
    • Pronouns
      • he/him
    • Nationality / Religious or Ethnic identity
      • Icelandic

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    • Trivia
      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2010.

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