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Colm Whelan

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Director of Photography from Ireland, Colm began his career as a documentary cameraman filming worldwide for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, BBC and History Television. More recently known for his work on drama series My mini Me and Me, Dunhuang - Edge of the World for Tencent in China and Going Dutch for Fox TV.
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    My Mini Me and Me (2021)
    My Mini Me and Me
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Denis Leary, Danny Pudi, Hal Cumpston, Taylor Misiak, and Laci Mosley in Going Dutch (2025)
    Going Dutch
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)
    Vikings
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department(uncredited)
    Traders (2015)
    Traders
    6.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Lascivious
      • Cinematographer
      • Pre-production
    • This Is Open Country (2025)
      This Is Open Country
      TV Special
      • co-director of photography
      • 2025
    • Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey (2024)
      Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • A Bedouin Dream (2024)
      A Bedouin Dream
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Postpartum (2023)
      Postpartum
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • King of Clones (2023)
      King of Clones
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Glitterbug (2022)
      Glitterbug
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • My Mini Me and Me (2021)
      My Mini Me and Me
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Traffickers: Inside the Golden Triangle (2021)
      Traffickers: Inside the Golden Triangle
      7.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Dunhuang: Sheng er chuanqi (2020)
      Dunhuang: Sheng er chuanqi
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Gentle (2020)
      Gentle
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Neither Confirm Nor Deny (2020)
      Neither Confirm Nor Deny
      6.5
      • recreations cinematographer
      • 2020
    • The Negotiators (2019)
      The Negotiators
      7.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Coded World (2019)
      Coded World
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Girl Alone (2019)
      Girl Alone
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Jawed Berni and Ross James Cain in Soul Transit (2018)
      Soul Transit
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Health Squad
      • director of photography
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2002
    • Denis Leary, Danny Pudi, Hal Cumpston, Taylor Misiak, and Laci Mosley in Going Dutch (2025)
      Going Dutch
      5.7
      TV Series
      • 'b' camera operator
      • second unit director of photography
      • 2025
    • Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)
      Vikings
      8.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator (uncredited)
      • 2019–2020
    • The Negotiators (2019)
      The Negotiators
      7.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Sacred Sites of the World (2016)
      Sacred Sites of the World
      7.7
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2016
    • Seven Women (2016)
      Seven Women
      TV Movie
      • additional photography
      • 2016
    • Traders (2015)
      Traders
      6.2
      • b: camera operator
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2015
    • Tales of Irish Castles (2014)
      Tales of Irish Castles
      7.3
      TV Series
      • additional camera
      • 2014
    • Monster Fish (2009)
      Monster Fish
      6.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2014
    • Secrets of the Dead (2000)
      Secrets of the Dead
      8.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2013
    • Mario Rosenstock in The Mario Rosenstock Show (2012)
      The Mario Rosenstock Show
      7.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2012
    • Saving the Titanic (2012)
      Saving the Titanic
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 2012
    • The Fighting Irish of the Civil War
      7.4
      • additional photography
      • 2011
    • The Consumer Show
      TV Series
      • location camera
      • 2010
    • Buyer Beware
      TV Series
      • lighting camera
      • 2009
    • David McWilliams in Addicted to Money (2009)
      Addicted to Money
      7.8
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • lighting cameraman
      • 2009

    Director

    • Traffickers: Inside the Golden Triangle (2021)
      Traffickers: Inside the Golden Triangle
      7.3
      TV Series
      • drama director
      • 2021
    • Dunhuang: Sheng er chuanqi (2020)
      Dunhuang: Sheng er chuanqi
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Lawrence de Stefano in il Sub (2018)
      il Sub
      9.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018

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