Eigil Bryld

Eigil Bryld
Born27 February 1971
Odense, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Alma materGwent College
OccupationCinematographer
Websiteeigilbryld.com

Eigil Bryld (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɑjkil ˈpʁylˀ]) is a cinematographer, born 27 February 1971 in Odense, Denmark. He is famous for his work in such films and TV shows as House of Cards (2013), In Bruges (2008), You Don't Know Jack (2010), Becoming Jane (2007), Kinky Boots (2005), No Hard Feelings and The Holdovers (both 2023).

Biography

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. His credits include Wisconsin Death Trip which won him the 2001 BAFTA Award for best factual photography and You Don't Know Jack for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.[1][2] He served as the cinematographer for the 2013 Netflix series House of Cards,[3] for which he was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series.[4]

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

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1999 Wisconsin Death Trip James Marsh
2000 Before the Storm Reza Parsa
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
2025 Cleaner Martin Campbell Post-production

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 Notes
2010 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for TV Movie You Don't Know Jack Nominated
2013 Outstanding Cinematography House of Cards (For the episode "Chapter 1")
 Won

References

  1. ^ "In Bruges / A Focus Features Film / Eigil Bryld Bio". Focus Features. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ "KODAK: Primetime Emmy Awards: You Don't Know Jack". Kodak. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  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.


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