---
name: "Bridger Nielson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bridger-nielson"
fi1m_id: "bridger-nielson"
tmdb_id: 3025381
roles: ["Second unit director of photography"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 56
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-22T03:06:09.737763+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bridger Nielson

## Identity

Bridger Nielson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bridger-nielson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bridger-nielson
- **TMDB ID:** 3025381
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3025381

Second unit director of photography. Born in Park City, Utah, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Second unit director of photography
- **Active:** 2022–present
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 56 to 54 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 3, Comedy 3, Romance 2, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $438m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3025381

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Love Hurts*](https://film.one/film/love-hurts.md) (40)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bridger Nielson is a cinematographer and director. He was born in Park City, Utah, USA.

Nielson has worked as director of photography on *The Prodigy* (2019), *Grimcutty* (2022), *The Pact* (2012), *Holidays* (2016), *ABCs of Death 2* (2014) and *Love Hurts* (2025). He served as second unit director of photography or camera operator on *Bullet Train* (2022), *The Fall Guy* (2024) and *Violent Night* (2022).

His credits also include *Pretty Lethal* (2026), *The Weezer Movie* and *Empire City*. He has directed projects such as *Kinderfänger* (2023) and creates content for advertising clients. He is represented by WME.

*Sources: imdb.com, bridgernielson.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Love Hurts* (2025), Fi1m 40, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/love-hurts.md)
- *The Fall Guy* (2024), Fi1m 72, "C" Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fall-guy.md)
- *Bullet Train* (2022), Fi1m 56, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/bullet-train.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pretty Lethal* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Love Hurts* (2025), Director of Photography — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/love-hurts.md)
- *The Fall Guy* (2024), Second Unit Director of Photography, "C" Camera Operator — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fall-guy.md)
- *Kinderfänger* (2023), Director
- *Violent Night* (2022), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Grimcutty* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Bullet Train* (2022), Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/bullet-train.md)
- *Kinderfänger* (2020), series, Director
- *The Birch* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *Swiped to Death* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Prodigy* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Holidays* (2016), Director of Photography
- *All Things Must Pass* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Nightmare* (2015), Director of Photography
- *ABCs of Death 2* (2014), Director of Photography
- *At the Devil's Door* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Pact* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Dead Write* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Splinter* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Pleasure Drivers* (2006), Additional Second Assistant Camera
- *Confessions of an Action Star* (2005), Director of Photography

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