Eigil Bryld

Eigil Bryld
Born (1971-02-27) 27 February 1971
Odense, Denmark
Alma materGwent College
Years active1996–present
Websiteeigilbryld.com

Eigil Bryld (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɑjkil ˈpʁylˀ]) is a Danish cinematographer.

Background

Bryld grew up in Denmark, and as a teenager used to work in a local television station.

He earned a degree in film and video production from Gwent College in Wales in 1992, where he studied under photographer David Hurn. He worked in London before moving to New York City.

Personal life

Bryld is married to Danish author Naja Marie Aidt and they had a son in 2003.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director
1996 Den attende Anders Rønnow Klarlund
1997 Dazlak – Skinhead Helke Sander
1999 Possessed Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Wisconsin Death Trip James Marsh
2000 Ved verdens ende Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Before the Storm Reza Parsa
2002 Charlie Butterfly Dariusz Steiness
2004 Oh Happy Day Hella Joof
2003 To Kill a King Mike Barker
2005 The King James Marsh
Kinky Boots Julian Jarrold
2006 Pu-239 Scott Z. Burns
2007 Becoming Jane Julian Jarrold
2008 In Bruges Martin McDonagh
2009 Paper Man Kieran Mulroney
Michele Mulroney
2012 Not Fade Away David Chase
2017 Tulip Fever Justin Chadwick
2018 Ocean's 8 Gary Ross
2019 The Report Scott Z. Burns
2022 Deep Water Adrian Lyne
2023 The Machine Peter Atencio
No Hard Feelings Gene Stupnitsky
The Holdovers Alexander Payne
2026 The Breadwinner Eric Appel
Evil Genius Courteney Cox

Documentary film

Year Title Director
1997 De trofaste døde Anders Leifer

Television

Miniseries

Year Title Director
2002 Crime and Punishment Julian Jarrold
2016 Crisis in Six Scenes Woody Allen

TV movies

Year Title Director
2010 You Don't Know Jack Barry Levinson
2011 Tilda Bill Condon
2017 The Wizard of Lies Barry Levinson

TV series

Year Title Director Notes
2013 House of Cards David Fincher
James Foley
Joel Schumacher
Charles McDougall
Carl Franklin
11 episodes
2019 The Loudest Voice Kari Skogland
Jeremy Podeswa
4 episodes
2023 Extrapolations Scott Z. Burns Episode "2066: Lola"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2001 BAFTA Awards Best Factual Photography Wisconsin Death Trip Won
2010 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for TV Movie You Don't Know Jack Nominated [1][2]
2013 Outstanding Cinematography House of Cards (For the episode "Chapter 1") Won [3][4]
2023 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography The Holdovers Won [5]

References

  1. ^ "In Bruges / A Focus Features Film / Eigil Bryld Bio". Focus Features. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ "KODAK: Primetime Emmy Awards: You Don't Know Jack". Kodak. Retrieved 2 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ Heuring, David (19 January 2013). "Bryld's a rising star after working with Fincher, Chase". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards and Nominations for Eigil Bryld". Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Film Independent Spirit Awards - 40 Years of Nominees and Winners" (PDF). filmindependent.org. Retrieved 21 December 2024.