---
name: "Eduard Grau"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eduard-grau"
fi1m_id: "eduard-grau"
imdb_id: "nm1880996"
tmdb_id: 582924
wikidata_id: "Q28952257"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-03T02:14:25.074485+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."
---

# Eduard Grau

## Identity

Eduard Grau

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eduard-grau
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eduard-grau
- **IMDb ID:** nm1880996
- **TMDB ID:** 582924
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28952257
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Grau, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28952257, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1880996/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/582924

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1981 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1981, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Edu Grau, Eduardo Grau
- **Frequently works with:** [Julianne Moore](https://film.one/person/julianne-moore.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 74 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 75 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Romance 2, Comedy 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $94m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Grau, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28952257, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1880996/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/582924

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Passing*](https://film.one/film/passing.md) (80), [*The Room Next Door*](https://film.one/film/the-room-next-door.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*A Single Man*](https://film.one/film/a-single-man.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Eduard Grau, also credited as Edu Grau, is a Spanish cinematographer. Born in Barcelona in 1981, he trained at the Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia and the National Film and Television School in the United Kingdom.

He shot his first feature, *Honor de Cavalleria* (2006), at the age of 23. International recognition followed with *A Single Man* (2009), after which his credits include *Buried* (2010), *The Gift* (2015), *Suffragette* (2015), *Boy Erased* (2018), *Passing* (2021) and *The Room Next Door* (2024).

Grau became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers in 2021 and has received awards including a Camerimage Bronze Frog for *Buried* and the Goya Award for best cinematography for *The Room Next Door*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, edugrau.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Room Next Door* (2024), Fi1m 68, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-room-next-door.md)
- *Passing* (2021), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/passing.md)
- *Her* (2013), Fi1m 84, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/her.md)
- *A Single Man* (2009), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-single-man.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *A Spicy but Not Too Spicy Plumber* (2025), Director of Photography
- *The Room Next Door* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-room-next-door.md)
- *Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Passing* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/passing.md)
- *The Way Back* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Quién te cantará* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Boy Erased* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Gringo* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Trespass Against Us* (2016), Director of Photography
- *The Laughing King* (2016), Cinematography
- *Suffragette* (2015), Director of Photography
- *The Gift* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Suite Française* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Her* (2013), Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/her.md)
- *Three Many Weddings* (2013), "B" Camera Operator
- *A Single Shot* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Animals* (2012), Director of Photography
- *No Place on Earth* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Arthur Newman* (2012), Director of Photography
- *After Tomorrow* (2012), Director of Photography
- *The Awakening* (2011), Director of Photography
- *13½* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Buried* (2010), Director of Photography
- *A Single Man* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/a-single-man.md)
- *Kicks* (2009), Cinematography
- *Milk Teeth* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Desire on a Fall Afternoon* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Honour of the Knights* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Natural Route* (2004), Director of Photography

## Gallery

- ![El director de fotografía español Eduard Grau agradece la Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos a la mejor fotografía recibido por su labor en la p (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/10709/gallery-7d70ab2b3b3d.jpg) El director de fotografía español Eduard Grau agradece la Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos a la mejor fotografía recibido por su labor en la p (2019) — Chamarasca, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Eduard_Grau_agradece_premio.jpg/1280px-Eduard_Grau_agradece_premio.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Carlos Apolinario on the red carpet of the Goya Awards held in Granada in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/10709/gallery-ce3d54f733c4.jpg) Carlos Apolinario on the red carpet of the Goya Awards held in Granada in 2025 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Goyas_2025_-_Goyas_2025_-_Eduard_Grau-1.jpg/1280px-Goyas_2025_-_Goyas_2025_-_Eduard_Grau-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Diana Sagrista, Antonin Dalmasso y Eva Valiño on the red carpet of the Goya Awards held in Granada in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/10709/gallery-aadd9b76fd9e.jpg) Diana Sagrista, Antonin Dalmasso y Eva Valiño on the red carpet of the Goya Awards held in Granada in 2025 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Goyas_2025_-_Goyas_2025_-_Eduard_Grau-2.jpg/1280px-Goyas_2025_-_Goyas_2025_-_Eduard_Grau-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eduard Grau](https://film.one/media/person/10709/gallery-88c036034e20.jpg) Eduard Grau — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Goyas_2025_-_Goyas_2025_-_Eduard_Grau-2_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Goyas_2025_-_Goyas_2025_-_Eduard_Grau-2_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![El director de fotografía español Eduard Grau recibe la Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos a la mejor fotografía en la 74 edición de las Medalla (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/10709/gallery-29030a8f9876.jpg) El director de fotografía español Eduard Grau recibe la Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos a la mejor fotografía en la 74 edición de las Medalla (2019) — Chamarasca, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Medalla_del_CEC_a_la_fotograf%C3%ADa_2018.jpg/1280px-Medalla_del_CEC_a_la_fotograf%C3%ADa_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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