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name: "Eric Kress"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "25 March 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T17:11:49.640677+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."
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# Eric Kress

Cinematographer. Born 25 March 1962 in Zürich, Schweiz.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 25 March 1962, Zürich, Schweiz
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Also known as:** Eric Cress
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 78 (2), 2020s 75 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 66 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $63m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Kress, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351392, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0470929/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3925

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Silo*](https://film.one/tv/silo.md) (75)

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## Biography

Eric Kress is a Danish cinematographer. Born on 25 March 1962 in Zürich, Switzerland, to a French father and a Danish mother, he trained at the National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen from 1987 to 1991.

He is known for his work on Danish productions including *Flickering Lights* (2000), for which he received a Robert Award, *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2009), and the Department Q films *The Keeper of Lost Causes* (2013) and *The Absent One* (2014). His international credits include *Taken 3* (2014), *Colossal* (2017), *Halo* (2022) and *Silo* (2023). He has also worked on the series *Borgen*.

Kress has received several Robert Award wins and nominations, as well as Guldbagge Award nominations. His brother Philippe Kress is also a cinematographer.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Silo* (2023), Fi1m 75, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/silo.md)
- *The Killing* (2007), Fi1m 84, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2007.md)
- *Dancer in the Dark* (2000), Fi1m 71, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/dancer-in-the-dark.md)
- *Breaking the Waves* (1996), Fi1m 82, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-the-waves.md)

## Complete filmography (61)

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

- *Valdes Christmas -The Winter Miracle* (2025), series, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *The Commoner* (2025), series, Cinematography
- *Silo* (2023), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/silo.md)
- *Halo* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *Borgen - Power & Glory* (2022), series, Cinematography
- *The Sommerdahl Murders* (2020), series, Cinematography
- *Held for Ransom* (2019), Cinematography
- *Darkness: Those Who Kill* (2019), series, Cinematography
- *I am William* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Flatliners* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Midnight, Texas* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *Will* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *Colossal* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Follow the Money* (2016), series, Cinematography
- *Taken 3* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Absent One* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Keeper of Lost Causes* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Waltz for Monica* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Those Who Kill - Shadow of the Past* (2012), Cinematography
- *Nobel's Last Will* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Those Who Kill* (2011), series, Cinematography
- *Borgen* (2010), series, Cinematography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/borgen.md)
- *Nothing's All Bad* (2010), Cinematography
- *Arn: The Knight Templar* (2010), series, Director of Photography
- *Millennium* (2010), series, Director of Photography
- *The Christmas Party* (2009), Cinematography, "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Take the Trash* (2008), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
- *Sommer* (2008), series, Camera Operator, Director
- *Arn: The Knight Templar* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Daisy Diamond* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Killing* (2007), series, Cinematography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2007.md)
- *Skymaster* (2006), Cinematography
- *Wallander: Mastermind* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Bang Bang Orangutang* (2005), Director of Photography
- *One Step Behind* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Wallander* (2005), series, Director of Photography
- *The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey* (2004), series, Director of Photography
- *Defense* (2003), series, Camera Operator
- *Stealing Rembrandt* (2003), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Sweet Dreams* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Nikolaj and Julie* (2002), series, Cinematography
- *The Fifth Woman* (2002), series, Director of Photography
- *Shake It All About* (2001), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
- *Flickering Lights* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Miracle* (2000), Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- *Dancer in the Dark* (2000), Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/dancer-in-the-dark.md)
- *A Place Nearby* (2000), Cinematography
- *D-Day* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Albert* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Kingdom II* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Breaking the Waves* (1996), Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/breaking-the-waves.md)
- *Belma* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Frida's First Time* (1996), Director of Photography
- *The Kingdom* (1994), Director of Photography
- *The Kingdom* (1994), series, Cinematography
- *Eksamen* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Requiem* (1991), Cinematography
- *Tonny Toupé show* (1985), series, Lighting Technician

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