Eagle Egilsson | |
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Born |
Reykjavík, Iceland |
31 August 1966
Occupation | Television director, cinematographer |
Years active | 1993–present |
Website | http://eagleegilsson.com |
Egill Örn Egilsson ASC [ˈeiːjɪtl œrtn ˈeiːjɪlson] (born 31 August 1966), known as Eagle Egilsson (/ˈiːɡəl ˈeɪəlsən/ EE-gəl AY-il-sən), is an Icelandic television director and cinematographer.
Egill was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and studied filmmaking at Columbia College Hollywood, a Los Angeles-based film school. As a cinematographer, he is perhaps best known for his work on The Wire, CSI: Miami (where he was also a co-producer), Dark Blue and numerous television commercials and music videos. In 2008, he directed the Heroes spin-off miniseries Heroes: Destiny.
Since 2011, Egill has mostly worked as a director. He directed numerous episodes of The CW action series Nikita, including the series finale, as well as episodes of Fringe, Alcatraz and Dark Blue. Egill was also a frequent director on seasons 4-6 of CSI: Miami, "Gotham" and has directed several episodes of the original CSI series, among others.