Eagle Egilsson
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Eagle Egilsson | |
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| Born | Egill Örn Egilsson 31 August 1966 Reykjavík,Iceland |
| Occupation(s) | Television director, cinematographer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | http://eagleegilsson.com |
Egill Örn EgilssonASC[ˈeiːjɪtlœrtnˈeiːjɪlson](born 31 August 1966), known asEagle Egilsson[1](/ˈiːɡəlˈeɪ.əlsən/EE-gəlAY-əl-sən), is an Icelandictelevision directorandcinematographer.
Life and career[edit]
Egill was born inReykjavík,Iceland,and studied filmmaking atColumbia College Hollywood,a Los Angeles film school. As a cinematographer, he is perhaps best known for his work onThe Wire,CSI: Miami(where he was also a co-producer),Dark Blueand numerous television commercials and music videos. In 2008, he directed theHeroesspin-off miniseriesHeroes: Destiny.
Since 2011, Egill has mostly worked as a director. He directed numerous episodes ofThe CWactionseriesNikita,including the series finale, as well as episodes ofFringe,AlcatrazandDark Blue.Egill was also a frequent director on seasons 4-6 ofCSI: Miami,"Gotham" and has directed several episodes of the originalCSIseries, among others.
Awards and honors[edit]
Egill is a four-time nominee for theAmerican Society of CinematographersOutstanding Achievement Awards, and carried home the award in the television category in 2010 for theDark Blueepisode "Venice Kings", which he also directed.[2]Later that year, he became the first Icelander to be admitted into the ASC, at the age of 44.
References[edit]
- ^In the United States, Egill is known by the middle nameEagle,which is a direct translation of his Icelandic middle name,Örn,referring to thebird.Despite the apparent similarities, the nameEagleis not related toEgill.
- ^"Berger, Kivilo and Egilsson Earn Top Cinematography Accolades".ASC.1 March 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.RetrievedSeptember 10,2011.
