
Person
Erik Messerschmidt
Camera · Born 1980-10-23 · Portland, Maine, USA
Biography
Erik Messerschmidt, ASC (born October 23, 1980) is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with director David Fincher in Mindhunter (2017–2019), Mank (2020) and The Killer (2023). He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Mank. In 2023, he collaborated with Michael Mann for the first time on Ferrari. He has also shot episodes of popular TV series, including Legion, Fargo, Raised by Wolves, and Dope Thief. Description above from the Wikipedia article Erik Messerschmidt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Fargo
Director of Photography

MINDHUNTER
Additional Director of Photography

Gone Girl
Chief Lighting Technician

The Oscars
Self

Raised by Wolves
Director of Photography

Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Second Unit Director of Photography

Tomorrowland
Gaffer

The Dog Stars
Director of Photography

The Killer
Director of Photography

Dope Thief
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2028The Batman: Part IIDirector of Photography
- 2026The Adventures of Cliff BoothDirector of Photography
- 2026The Dog StarsDirector of Photography
- 2025Bono: Stories of SurrenderDirector of Photography
- 2025Dope ThiefDirector of Photography
- 2024Verano ’78Director of Photography
- 2023FerrariDirector of Photography
- 2023The KillerDirector of Photography
- 2022DevotionDirector of Photography
- 2021The Me You Can't SeeDirector of Photography
- 2021The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's MankSelf
- 2020MankDirector of Photography
- 2020The Empty ManAdditional Photography
- 2020Raised by WolvesDirector of Photography
- 2018Sicario: Day of the SoldadoSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 2017MINDHUNTERAdditional Director of Photography
- 2017Only the BraveAdditional Photography
- 2015TomorrowlandGaffer
- 2014Gone GirlChief Lighting Technician
- 2014FargoDirector of Photography
- 2009In a DreamDirector of Photography
- 2009Not ForgottenGaffer
- 2003Scarecrow SlayerGaffer
- 2001Magic RockBest Boy Electric
- 1953The OscarsSelf
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