Phil Abraham
Directing USA 64 credits
Biography
Phil Abraham is an American cinematographer and television director.He worked on all six seasons of The Sopranos, initially as a cameraoperator, then as a cinematographer, and eventually as an episodic director.
He won the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series for his work on the pilot of Mad Men and has been nominated for four other Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series for his work on The Sopranos. Besides working as a cinematographer for Mad Men, he has also worked as a director for fifteen episodes. He picked up two more nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Mad Men episodes "The Jet Set" and "The Other Woman." He attended high school at York Preparatory School and graduated from Wesleyan University, along with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner.
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Career timeline
Dutton Ranch · Director
Your Friends & Neighbors · DirectorBoots · Director
FUBAR · Director
Hunters · Executive ProducerHunters · DirectorMost Dangerous Game · Executive ProducerMost Dangerous Game · DirectorTalking Sopranos
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan · DirectorCastle Rock · Director
Ozark · DirectorGLOW · DirectorMarvel's The Defenders · DirectorThe Long Road Home · Executive ProducerThe Long Road Home · Director
Marvel's Luke Cage · DirectorGood Behavior · DirectorThe Path · Director
Bosch · DirectorMarvel's Daredevil · Director
The Strain · DirectorHalt and Catch Fire · DirectorThose Who Kill · DirectorThose Who Kill · Writer
Orange Is the New Black · DirectorThe Following · DirectorRay Donovan · DirectorBates Motel · DirectorMasters of Sex · Director
Elementary · DirectorMissing · Director
Hell on Wheels · DirectorThe Killing · DirectorBreakout Kings · DirectorBoss · DirectorCriminal Minds: Suspect Behavior · Director
The Walking Dead · Director
The Good Wife · DirectorWhite Collar · DirectorMercy · DirectorI Love You, Beth Cooper · Director of Photography
Breaking Bad · DirectorSons of Anarchy · DirectorCrash · DirectorEstablishing Mad Men
Mad Men · DirectorMad Men · Director of Photography
Annapolis · Director of Photography
Weeds · Director
Our Town · Director of Photography
The Sopranos · DirectorThe Sopranos · Director of PhotographyFor Love of the Game · Second Unit Director of PhotographyCherry · Director of PhotographyMy Voyage to Italy · Director of Photography
Trouble on the Corner · Director of Photography
George Marshall and the American Century · Director of Photography
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York · First Assistant CameraThe Distinguished Gentleman · First Assistant Camera
The Witches of Eastwick · Second Assistant Camera
Full filmography
- Dutton Ranch (2026) Director
- Your Friends & Neighbors (2025) Director
- Boots (2025) Director
- FUBAR (2023) Director
- Hunters (2020) Executive Producer
- Hunters (2020) Director
- Most Dangerous Game (2020) Executive Producer
- Most Dangerous Game (2020) Director
- Talking Sopranos (2020) as Self
- Social Distance (2020) Director
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) Director
- Castle Rock (2018) Director
- Ozark (2017) Director
- GLOW (2017) Director
- Marvel's The Defenders (2017) Director
- The Long Road Home (2017) Executive Producer
- The Long Road Home (2017) Director
- Marvel's Luke Cage (2016) Director
- Good Behavior (2016) Director
- The Path (2016) Director
- Bosch (2015) Director
- Marvel's Daredevil (2015) Director
- The Strain (2014) Director
- Halt and Catch Fire (2014) Director
- Those Who Kill (2014) Director
- Those Who Kill (2014) Writer
- Orange Is the New Black (2013) Director
- The Following (2013) Director
- Ray Donovan (2013) Director
- Bates Motel (2013) Director
- Masters of Sex (2013) Director
- Hostages (2013) Director
- Elementary (2012) Director
- Missing (2012) Director
- Hell on Wheels (2011) Director
- The Killing (2011) Director
- Breakout Kings (2011) Director
- Boss (2011) Director
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011) Director
- Lights Out (2011) Director
- The Walking Dead (2010) Director
- The Good Wife (2009) Director
- White Collar (2009) Director
- Mercy (2009) Director
- I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) Director of Photography
- Breaking Bad (2008) Director
- Sons of Anarchy (2008) Director
- Crash (2008) Director
- Establishing Mad Men (2008) as Self
- Mad Men (2007) Director
- Mad Men (2007) Director of Photography
- Annapolis (2006) Director of Photography
- Weeds (2005) Director
- Our Town (2003) Director of Photography
- The Sopranos (1999) Director
- The Sopranos (1999) Director of Photography
- For Love of the Game (1999) Second Unit Director of Photography
- Cherry (1999) Director of Photography
- My Voyage to Italy (1999) Director of Photography
- Trouble on the Corner (1997) Director of Photography
- George Marshall and the American Century (1993) Director of Photography
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) First Assistant Camera
- The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) First Assistant Camera
- The Witches of Eastwick (1987) Second Assistant Camera