Erik Wilson

Erik Wilson
Born	Erik Alexander Wilson (1975-12-15) 15 December 1975 (age 49)
Alma mater	London Film School
Years active	1998–present
Organisation	British Society of Cinematographers
Website	erikwilsondp.com

Erik Alexander Wilson (born 15 December 1975) is a Norwegian cinematographer. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Wilson grew up in Bergen. His mother was a tutor and his father worked in shipping. He has some Scottish heritage, hence his surname. ^[3]

He studied at the London Film School in Covent Garden, beginning his studies in editing before going into cinematography. ^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2010	Submarine	Richard Ayoade
2011	Tyrannosaur	Paddy Considine
2012	Now Is Good	Ol Parker
2013	The Double	Richard Ayoade
2014	Paddington	Paul King
2016	Masterminds	Jared Hess
	Rosemari	Sara Johnsen	With Hélène Louvart
	Hermetica Komhata HK320	Ric Salvador
2017	Paddington 2	Paul King
2020	Dream Horse	Euros Lyn
2021	The Electrical Life of Louis Wain	Will Sharpe
2024	Better Man	Michael Gracey
	Paddington in Peru	Dougal Wilson
2026	Crime 101	Bart Layton	Post-production
TBA	Close Personal Friends	Jason Orley	Filming

Documentary film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2004	Peace One Day	Jeremy Gilley
2012	The Imposter	Bart Layton	With Lynda Hall [5]
2013	Taming the Apex	Serge Ioan Celebidachi	With Abderrafia Elabdioui
2014	20,000 Days on Earth	Iain Forsyth Jane Pollard
2019	Tell Me Who I Am	Ed Perkins	With Patrick Smith

Television

TV movies

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2006	Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes	Jake West
	The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl	Ahmed Alauddin Jamal Ramesh Sharma	Documentary film
2007	Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud	Michael Hurst

TV series

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2006	Holby City	Colin Teague	Episodes "Snake in the Grass", "Passing On" and "Extreme Measures"
2009	Trinity	Colin Teague Declan O'Dwyer Stephen Woolfenden	All 8 episodes
2010	Doctor Who	Catherine Morshead	Episode "Amy's Choice"
2011	Friday Night Dinner	Steve Bendelack	Season 1
	Comedy Showcase		Episode "Chickens"
2017	Will	Shekhar Kapur	Episode "The Play's the Thing"
2018	Urban Myths	Iain Forsyth Jane Pollard	Episode "The Dalí and The Cooper"
2019	The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance	Louis Leterrier	All 10 episodes [6]

Miniseries

Year	Title	Director
2009	Murderland	Catherine Morshead
2016	Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories	Iain Forsyth Jane Pollard
2021	Landscapers	Will Sharpe

Music video

Year	Title	Artist(s)
2002	"Push"	Martin Grech
2005	"Decadent & Desperate"	Mortiis
2007	"Burn Your Youth"	Johnny Panic
2009	"Heads Will Roll"	Yeah Yeah Yeahs
	"Cornerstone"	Arctic Monkeys
	"Vlad the Impaler"	Kasabian
2012	"Drunk"	Ed Sheeran
	"All Of Me"	Tanlines
2013	"Jubilee Street"	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref
2012	Camerimage	Feature Documentary Film	The Imposter(Shared with Lynda Hall)	Nominated
2013		Best Cinematography in a Music Video	"Jubilee Street"	Nominated
	Cinema Eye Honors	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography	The Imposter(Shared with Lynda Hall)	Nominated
2015			20,000 Days on Earth	Tied
2018	International Online Cinema Awards	Best Cinematography	Paddington 2	Won
2022	British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction	Landscapers	Won	[7]

References

1. "Erik Alexander Wilson on Cinematography". Home. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
2. "On The Rise 2014: Cinematographers To Watch". The Playlist. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
3. "Suburban Childhood: Erik Wilson / Submarine". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
4. Cooper, Carol (28 February 2022). "The Way I See It: Erik Wilson". Shots. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
5. Anderson, John (13 February 2012). "Wilson: Shines light on 'Imposter'". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
6. Mulcahy, Matt (30 August 2019). ""We Decided Early On That There was Never Going to Be A Single Lock-off Shot": DP Erik Wilson on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
7. Ritman, Alex (April 24, 2022). "BAFTA TV Craft Awards: 'Landscapers,' 'We Are Lady Parts' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 26, 2022.

External links

• Erik Wilson at IMDb