Erik Wilson

Erik Wilson
Born
Erik Alexander Wilson

(1975-12-15) 15 December 1975 (age 50)
EducationLondon Film School
Years active1998–present
OrganizationBritish Society of Cinematographers
Websiteerikwilsondp.com

Erik Alexander Wilson (born 15 December 1975) is a Norwegian cinematographer.

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.

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

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
2028 Tangled † Michael Gracey Filming
TBA Close Personal Friends † Jason Orley Post-production

Documentary film

Year Title Director Notes
2012 The Imposter Bart Layton With Lynda Hall
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

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

References

  1. ↑ "On The Rise 2014: Cinematographers To Watch". The Playlist. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Suburban Childhood: Erik Wilson / Submarine". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Carol (28 February 2022). "The Way I See It: Erik Wilson". Shots. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Anderson, John (13 February 2012). "Wilson: Shines light on 'Imposter'". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Ritman, Alex (April 24, 2022). "BAFTA TV Craft Awards: 'Landscapers,' 'We Are Lady Parts' Among Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 26, 2022.