---
name: "Eben Bolter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eben-bolter"
fi1m_id: "eben-bolter"
imdb_id: "nm4201559"
tmdb_id: 1162828
wikidata_id: "Q62697327"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-30T22:44:27.038094+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."
---

# Eben Bolter

## Identity

Eben Bolter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eben-bolter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eben-bolter
- **IMDb ID:** nm4201559
- **TMDB ID:** 1162828
- **Wikidata ID:** Q62697327
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62697327, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4201559/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1162828

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2022–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Stephen Williams](https://film.one/person/stephen-williams.md)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $20m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62697327, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4201559/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1162828

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Last of Us*](https://film.one/tv/the-last-of-us.md) (85)
- **Apple TV:** [*Cape Fear*](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md) (63)
- **Disney+:** [*The Life of Chuck*](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-chuck.md) (63)

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

## Biography

Eben Bolter is a cinematographer who has worked on high-profile television series and feature films. He grew up on Hayling Island in England and began shooting films in his mid-twenties after working in recruitment. He shot dozens of short films while teaching himself the craft before progressing to features such as *Chicken* (2015).

Bolter was named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2016. He served as director of photography on episodes of the HBO series *The Last of Us* (2023) and the Apple TV+ series *Cape Fear* (2026). His other credits include *The Life of Chuck* (2024), *Night Teeth* (2021) and additional photography on *Secret Invasion* (2023). He is a member of the BSC and ASC.

*Sources: imdb.com, newsshooter.com, slugmag.com, theasc.com, bafta.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Cape Fear* (2026), Fi1m 63, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md)
- *The Life of Chuck* (2025), Fi1m 63, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-chuck.md)
- *The Last of Us* (2023), Fi1m 85, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-of-us.md)
- *Slow Horses* (2022), Fi1m 82, Additional Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *Cape Fear* (2026), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md)
- *The Life of Chuck* (2025), Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-chuck.md)
- *The Franchise* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *Secret Invasion* (2023), series, Additional Director of Photography
- *The Last of Us* (2023), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-of-us.md)
- *Slow Horses* (2022), series, Additional Director of Photography, Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *The Girl Before* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *Night Teeth* (2021), Director of Photography
- *McKellen: Playing the Part* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Nothing Like a Dame* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Woman in White* (2018), series, Director of Photography
- *Earthy Encounters* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Stealing Silver* (2017), Director of Photography
- *iBoy* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Mum's List* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Patient Seven* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Level Up* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Chicken* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Graduation Afternoon* (2016), Director of Photography, Colorist
- *The Roof* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Blue Borsalino* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Three Women Wait for Death* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Road Games* (2015), Director of Photography
- *I Used to Be Famous* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Hoarder* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Devil in the Detail* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Off the Page: Groove Is in the Heart* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Down Dog* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Forgotten* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Greyhawk* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Borderlands* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Silent Treatment* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Up on the Roof* (2013), Director of Photography
- *The Body* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Confine* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Thing: 27,000 Hours* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Red Heart* (2011), Director
- *Drink, Drugs and KFC* (2011), Producer, Director of Photography
- *Sweet Dreams*, Director of Photography

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