---
name: "Christian Sprenger"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christian-sprenger"
fi1m_id: "christian-sprenger"
imdb_id: "nm2018752"
tmdb_id: 1332263
wikidata_id: "Q64979717"
roles: ["Producer","Director"]
born: "17 June 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T00:23:28.397893+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."
---

# Christian Sprenger

## Identity

Christian Sprenger

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christian-sprenger
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christian-sprenger
- **IMDb ID:** nm2018752
- **TMDB ID:** 1332263
- **Wikidata ID:** Q64979717
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Sprenger_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64979717, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2018752/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1332263

Producer and director. Born 17 June 1985 in Hollywood, Florida, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Producer, Director
- **Born:** 17 June 1985, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 1 directing, 1 producing, 3 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Hiro Murai](https://film.one/person/hiro-murai.md), [Adamma Ebo](https://film.one/person/adamma-ebo.md), [Amy Seimetz](https://film.one/person/amy-seimetz.md), [Donald Glover](https://film.one/person/donald-glover.md), [Francesca Sloane](https://film.one/person/francesca-sloane.md), [Kaitlin Waldron](https://film.one/person/kaitlin-waldron.md), [Stephen Glover](https://film.one/person/stephen-glover.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 82 (2), 2020s 80 (3)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Sprenger_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64979717, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2018752/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1332263

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Atlanta*](https://film.one/tv/atlanta.md) (87), [*Reservation Dogs*](https://film.one/tv/reservation-dogs.md) (86)
- **Apple TV:** [*Widow's Bay*](https://film.one/tv/widows-bay.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*GLOW*](https://film.one/tv/glow.md) (78)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Mr. & Mrs. Smith*](https://film.one/tv/mr-and-mrs-smith.md) (73)

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## Biography

Christian Sprenger is an American cinematographer and television producer. He was born on 17 June 1985 in Hollywood, Florida, and studied at Columbia College Chicago.

He is best known for his long collaboration with director Hiro Murai, serving as director of photography on *Atlanta* (2016–2022), *Guava Island* (2019), *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2024) and *Widow's Bay* (2026). He has also worked on *GLOW* (2017), *Station Eleven* (2021), *The Rental* (2020) and *Brigsby Bear* (2017). On *Widow's Bay* he shared cinematography duties and received a producer credit.

Sprenger has won multiple Primetime Emmy Awards for cinematography, including for episodes of *Atlanta*, and has received further nominations for his work on *GLOW*, *Station Eleven*, *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* and *Widow's Bay*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, petapixel.com, nofilmschool.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Directed (1)

- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2024), Fi1m 73, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mr-and-mrs-smith.md)

### Produced (1) — the average rests on these

- *Widow's Bay* (2026), Fi1m 80, Producer, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/widows-bay.md)

### Crew (3)

- *Reservation Dogs* (2021), Fi1m 86, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/reservation-dogs.md)
- *GLOW* (2017), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)
- *Atlanta* (2016), Fi1m 87, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/atlanta.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *Widow's Bay* (2026), series, Director of Photography, Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/widows-bay.md)
- *Where Are You, LaoLao?* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2024), series, Director, Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/mr-and-mrs-smith.md)
- *Reservation Dogs* (2021), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/reservation-dogs.md)
- *What the Constitution Means to Me* (2020), Director of Photography
- *The Rental* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Guava Island* (2019), Director of Photography
- *What We Do in the Shadows* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *Sea Oak* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *Brigsby Bear* (2017), Director of Photography
- *GLOW* (2017), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/glow.md)
- *Time for Sushi* (2017), Colorist
- *Atlanta* (2016), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/atlanta.md)
- *Man Rots from the Head* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Woman in Deep* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Hard World for Small Things* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Baskets* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *The Girlfriend Game* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Pauline Alone* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Gregory Go Boom* (2013), Cinematography
- *Eat* (2011), Cinematography
- *Eagleheart* (2011), series, Cinematography
- *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story* (2010), Cinematography

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