
Person
Phil Abraham
Directing · USA
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.
Known for

Dutton Ranch
Director

Breaking Bad
Director

The Walking Dead
Director

The Sopranos
Director

The Good Wife
Director

Sons of Anarchy
Director

Mad Men
Director

Elementary
Director

Bosch
Director

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Director
Filmography
- 2026Dutton RanchDirector
- 2025BootsDirector
- 2025Your Friends & NeighborsDirector
- 2023FUBARDirector
- 2020Social DistanceDirector
- 2020Talking SopranosSelf
- 2020Most Dangerous GameExecutive Producer
- 2020HuntersExecutive Producer
- 2018Tom Clancy's Jack RyanDirector
- 2018Castle RockDirector
- 2017The Long Road HomeExecutive Producer
- 2017Marvel's The DefendersDirector
- 2017OzarkDirector
- 2017GLOWDirector
- 2016Good BehaviorDirector
- 2016Marvel's Luke CageDirector
- 2016The PathDirector
- 2015Marvel's DaredevilDirector
- 2015BoschDirector
- 2014The StrainDirector
- 2014Halt and Catch FireDirector
- 2014Those Who KillDirector
- 2013Masters of SexDirector
- 2013HostagesDirector
- 2013Orange Is the New BlackDirector
- 2013Ray DonovanDirector
- 2013Bates MotelDirector
- 2013The FollowingDirector
- 2012ElementaryDirector
- 2012MissingDirector
- 2011Hell on WheelsDirector
- 2011BossDirector
- 2011The KillingDirector
- 2011Breakout KingsDirector
- 2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorDirector
- 2011Lights OutDirector
- 2010The Walking DeadDirector
- 2009White CollarDirector
- 2009MercyDirector
- 2009The Good WifeDirector
- 2009I Love You, Beth CooperDirector of Photography
- 2008CrashDirector
- 2008Sons of AnarchyDirector
- 2008Establishing Mad MenSelf
- 2008Breaking BadDirector
- 2007Mad MenDirector
- 2006AnnapolisDirector of Photography
- 2005WeedsDirector
- 2003Our TownDirector of Photography
- 1999CherryDirector of Photography
- 1999For Love of the GameSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 1999My Voyage to ItalyDirector of Photography
- 1999The SopranosDirector
- 1997Trouble on the CornerDirector of Photography
- 1993George Marshall and the American CenturyDirector of Photography
- 1992The Distinguished GentlemanFirst Assistant Camera
- 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkFirst Assistant Camera
- 1987The Witches of EastwickSecond Assistant Camera
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