Eigil Bryld

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).

Eigil Bryld
Born	(1971-02-27) 27 February 1971 (age 54) Odense, Denmark
Alma mater	Gwent College
Occupation	Cinematographer
Website	eigilbryld.com

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] He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for The Holdovers.^[5]

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

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director
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
TBA	Evil Genius	Courteney Cox

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