Erik Wilson

Erik Alexander Wilson (born 15 December 1975) is a Norwegian cinematographer.^[1][2]

Erik Wilson
Born	Erik Alexander Wilson (1975-12-15) 15 December 1975 (age 49)
Alma mater	London Film School
Years active	1998–present
Organisation	British Society of Cinematographers
Website	erikwilsondp.com

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.^[3] He studied at the London Film School in Covent Garden, beginning his studies in editing before going into cinematography.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1998	More Than Dreams	Mikaël Ivan Roost
2000	The 13th Sign	Jonty Acton, Adam Mason
2001	The Third Lion	Manlio Roseano
	Dust	Adam Mason
2006	Broken	Simon Boyes, Adam Mason
2010	Submarine	Richard Ayoade
2011	Tyrannosaur	Paddy Considine
2012	Now Is Good	Ol Parker
2013	The Double	Richard Ayoade
	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Ben Stiller	Iceland unit
2014	Paddington	Paul King
2016	Framing Mom (Norwegian: Rosemari)	Sara Johnsen
	Masterminds	Jared Hess
2017	Paddington 2	Paul King
2020	Dream Horse	Euros Lyn
2021	The Electrical Life of Louis Wain	Will Sharpe
2024	Paddington in Peru	Dougal Wilson
	Better Man	Michael Gracey

Documentaries

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2004	Peace One Day	Jeremy Gilley
2005	Inside Scan	Jake West
2012	The Imposter	Bart Layton	[5]
2014	20,000 Days on Earth	Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
2019	Tell Me Who I Am	Ed Perkins

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2006	Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes	Jake West	Television film
2007	Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud	Michael Hurst	Television film
2009	Murderland	Catherine Morshead	Miniseries
	Trinity	Various
2010	Doctor Who	Catherine Morshead	Episode: "Amy's Choice"
2016	Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories	Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard	Miniseries
2017	Will	Shekhar Kapur	Episode: "The Play's the Thing"
2019	The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance	Louis Leterrier	Animated[6]
2021	Landscapers	Will Sharpe	Miniseries[7]

Music videos

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	Work	Result	Ref
2012	Camerimage	Feature Documentary Film	The Imposter	Nominated	[a]
2013		Best Cinematography in a Music Video	"Jubilee Street"	Nominated
	Cinema Eye Honors	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography	The Imposter	Nominated	[b]
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	[8]

Notes

1. Shared with Lynda Hall
2. Shared with Lynda Hall