---
name: "Christopher Tellefsen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christopher-tellefsen"
fi1m_id: "christopher-tellefsen"
imdb_id: "nm0854403"
tmdb_id: 5361
wikidata_id: "Q971721"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "11 April 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-13T21:47:59.367627+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."
---

# Christopher Tellefsen

## Identity

Christopher Tellefsen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christopher-tellefsen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christopher-tellefsen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0854403
- **TMDB ID:** 5361
- **Wikidata ID:** Q971721
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Tellefsen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971721, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854403/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5361

Editor. Born 11 April 1957 in US.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 11 April 1957, US
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Also known as:** Christopher Tellefson
- **Frequently works with:** [Bennett Miller](https://film.one/person/bennett-miller.md), [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://film.one/person/philip-seymour-hoffman.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 74 (2), 2010s 83 (3), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 74 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Horror 2, Thriller 2, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $916m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Tellefsen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971721, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854403/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5361

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Moneyball*](https://film.one/film/moneyball.md) (83), [*The Menu*](https://film.one/film/the-menu.md) (72)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Capote*](https://film.one/film/capote.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*A Quiet Place*](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place.md) (82)
- **The Criterion Channel:** [*Metropolitan*](https://film.one/film/metropolitan.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Village*](https://film.one/film/the-village.md) (63)

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

## Biography

Christopher Tellefsen is an American film editor. He attended New York's Cooper Union, where he studied photography and fine arts and developed an interest in experimental film-making. After graduation he worked as an assistant and apprentice to editors including Ralph Rosenbloom and Thelma Schoonmaker before making his debut as an editor on Whit Stillman's *Metropolitan* (1990).

Tellefsen has edited a range of independent and studio films. His credits include *Kids* (1995), *Gummo* (1997), *Capote* (2005), *Moneyball* (2011), *A Quiet Place* (2018) and *The Menu* (2022). He received an Academy Award nomination for his editing of *Moneyball*. He has also served as curator of Martin Scorsese's film archive.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, archive.nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Menu* (2022), Fi1m 72, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-menu.md)
- *A Quiet Place* (2018), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place.md)
- *Widows* (2018), Fi1m 83, Additional Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md)
- *Moneyball* (2011), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/moneyball.md)
- *Capote* (2005), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/capote.md)
- *The Village* (2004), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-village.md)
- *Metropolitan* (1990), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/metropolitan.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *The Whisper Man* (2026), Editor
- *NYAD* (2023), Editor
- *The Menu* (2022), Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-menu.md)
- *The Many Saints of Newark* (2021), Editor
- *Light of My Life* (2019), Editor
- *The Kitchen* (2019), Editor
- *Widows* (2018), Additional Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md)
- *A Quiet Place* (2018), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place.md)
- *Assassin's Creed* (2016), Editor
- *Joy* (2015), Editor
- *True Story* (2015), Editor
- *The Drop* (2014), Editor
- *Moneyball* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/moneyball.md)
- *Fair Game* (2010), Editor
- *The Yellow Handkerchief* (2009), Editor
- *The Rebound* (2009), Editor
- *Perfect Stranger* (2007), Editor
- *A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints* (2006), Editor
- *Capote* (2005), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/capote.md)
- *The Village* (2004), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-village.md)
- *The Human Stain* (2003), Editor
- *Changing Lanes* (2002), Editor
- *Birthday Girl* (2001), Editor
- *Man on the Moon* (1999), Editor
- *Analyze This* (1999), Editor
- *Legionnaire* (1998), Editor
- *Chinese Box* (1997), Editor
- *Gummo* (1997), Editor
- *The People vs. Larry Flynt* (1996), Editor
- *Flirting with Disaster* (1996), Editor
- *Blue in the Face* (1995), Editor
- *Kids* (1995), Editor
- *Smoke* (1995), Editor, Additional Editor
- *Barcelona* (1994), Editor
- *City Unplugged* (1993), Editor
- *Jumpin' at the Boneyard* (1991), Editor
- *Another Damaging Day* (1990), Editor
- *Metropolitan* (1990), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/metropolitan.md)
- *Cookie* (1989), Assistant Sound Editor
- *Muddy Hands* (1988), Editor
- *Golden*, Editor

## Gallery

- ![Christopher Tellefsen](https://film.one/media/person/77619/gallery-097830f21d3e.jpg) Christopher Tellefsen — Image via TMDB
- ![Christopher Tellefsen](https://film.one/media/person/77619/gallery-12569bccf4fe.jpg) Christopher Tellefsen — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2012: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Moneyball*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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