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Eric Kress(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Eric Kress was born on 25 March 1962 in Zurich, Switzerland. He is a cinematographer, known for Flickering Lights (2000), Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009).
BornMarch 25, 1962
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations total

    Known for

    Flickering Lights (2000)
    Flickering Lights
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2000
    Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
    Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
    Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
    Fares Fares, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Johanne Louise Schmidt in Department Q: The Absent One (2014)
    Department Q: The Absent One
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • The Knife Thrower
      • Cinematographer
      • Pre-production
    • The Guardian Angel
      • Cinematographer
      • Script
    • Rebecca Ferguson and Ashley Zukerman in Silo (2023)
      Silo
      8.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2026
    • Valdes jul - Vintermiraklet (2025)
      Valdes jul - Vintermiraklet
      5.1
      TV Series
      • cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Harald & Sonja (2025)
      Harald & Sonja
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Haluk Bilginer, Yasemin Kay Allen, and Ethan Kai in The Turkish Detective (2023)
      The Turkish Detective
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Pablo Schreiber in Halo (2022)
      Halo
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Sidse Babett Knudsen in Borgen (2010)
      Borgen
      8.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010–2022
    • Max Anger - With One Eye Open (2021)
      Max Anger - With One Eye Open
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Laura Drasbæk, Peter Mygind, André Babikian, and Ali Al-Bayate in The Sommerdahl Murders (2020)
      The Sommerdahl Murders
      6.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Held for Ransom (2019)
      Held for Ransom
      7.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Kenneth M. Christensen and Natalie Wolfsberg Madueño in Darkness: Those Who Kill (2019)
      Darkness: Those Who Kill
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Rasmus Bjerg, Alexander Magnússon, Amina Arrakha, Gregers Federspiel, Ferdinand Bach, and Julius Green Volder in I Am William (2017)
      I Am William
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Diego Luna, Elliot Page, and Nina Dobrev in Flatliners (2017)
      Flatliners
      5.2
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Laurie Davidson in Will (2017)
      Will
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Midnight, Texas (2017)
      Midnight, Texas
      7.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Anne Hathaway in Colossal (2016)
      Colossal
      6.2
      • director of photography
      • 2016

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Laura Drasbæk, Peter Mygind, André Babikian, and Ali Al-Bayate in The Sommerdahl Murders (2020)
      The Sommerdahl Murders
      6.4
      TV Series
      • 'a' camera operator
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • A Place in the Sun (2012)
      A Place in the Sun
      6.3
      Video
      • first assistant camera
      • 2012
    • Sidse Babett Knudsen in Borgen (2010)
      Borgen
      8.4
      TV Series
      • camera: second unit
      • 2011
    • The Christmas Party (2009)
      The Christmas Party
      3.8
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • The Aftermath (2005)
      The Aftermath
      8.4
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2005
    • Lotte Andersen, Stefan Pagels Andersen, Neel Rønholt, Fritz Bjerre Donatzsky-Hansen, Benedikte Maria Mouritsen, and Mikkel Sundøe in Min søsters børn i Ægypten (2004)
      Min søsters børn i Ægypten
      4.8
      • photographer: second unit
      • 2004
    • Aftermath (2004)
      Aftermath
      6.8
      • photographer: second unit
      • 2004
    • Claire Danes and Joaquin Phoenix in It's All About Love (2003)
      It's All About Love
      5.3
      • additional photographer
      • 2003
    • Peter Frödin in Count Axel (2001)
      Count Axel
      5.5
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2001
    • Björk in Dancer in the Dark (2000)
      Dancer in the Dark
      7.9
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2000
    • Gone with the Fish (1999)
      Gone with the Fish
      6.2
      • photographer: second unit
      • 1999
    • Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves (1996)
      Breaking the Waves
      7.8
      • photographer: second unit
      • 1996
    • Cyron Melville and Jens Okking in Menneskedyret (1995)
      Menneskedyret
      5.9
      • assistant camera: second unit
      • 1995
    • Bananen - Skræl den før din nabo (1990)
      Bananen - Skræl den før din nabo
      2.6
      • second assistant camera
      • 1990
    • Perfect World (1990)
      Perfect World
      6.3
      • lighting technician
      • 1990

    Additional Crew

    • Heartless (2014)
      Heartless
      6.7
      TV Series
      • development consultant
      • 2014

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Eric Cress
    • Born
      • March 25, 1962
      • Zurich, Switzerland

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