Martin Ahlgren

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Martin Ahlgren
Born
Scotland
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2000–present
Website martinahlgren.com

Martin Ahlgren, ASC is a Swedish cinematographer.

Early life

Ahlgren was born in Scotland to Swedish parents. [1] The family soon returned to Sweden, where Ahlgren grew up in Stockholm. [1] He later moved to the U.S. and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. [1]

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Career

After a decade of working on campaigns for major brands around the world and music videos for artists such as The Rolling Stones, Beyoncé, and Kanye West, Ahlgren began working on independent feature films and television series. His credits include films such as The Sunlit Night and series such as House of Cards , Daredevil , Altered Carbon , and The Plot Against America , as well as the Netflix comedy special Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive and the pilot episodes for Blindspot and NOS4A2 . [2]

Ahlgren has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 2020. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleNotes
2013 McCanick
Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive Netflix comedy special
2014 Revenge of the Green Dragons
2015 Stealing Cars
2019 The Sunlit Night
TBA The Silence of Mercy

Television

YearTitleNotes
2003Anna Netrebko: The Woman, the VoiceTelevision documentary film
2006 Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty 2 episodes
As camera operator
2013Over/UnderTelevision film
Six by Sondheim Television documentary film
2014 Power 4 episodes
Death PactTelevision film
2015 House of Cards 11 episodes
Blindspot 1 episode
2016 Daredevil 13 episodes
CivilTelevision film
2017Crash & Burn
2018 Altered Carbon 5 episodes
2019 NOS4A2 2 episodes
2020 The Plot Against America 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2015 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series "Chapter 29"
House of Cards
Nominated [3]
2016 30th American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movies, Miniseries or Pilots "Who is Jane Doe"
Blindspot
Nominated
2020 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie "Part 1"
The Plot Against America
Nominated [3]
2021 35th American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for Television "Part 6"
The Plot Against America
Nominated [4]

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References

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