---
name: "Eric Steelberg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-steelberg"
fi1m_id: "eric-steelberg"
imdb_id: "nm0824470"
tmdb_id: 52449
wikidata_id: "Q1351651"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 April 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-23T04:11:50.111081+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."
---

# Eric Steelberg

## Identity

Eric Steelberg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eric-steelberg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eric-steelberg
- **IMDb ID:** nm0824470
- **TMDB ID:** 52449
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1351651
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Steelberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351651, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824470/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52449

Cinematographer. Born 1 April 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 April 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** Eric Steelberg A.S.C. 
- **Frequently works with:** [Jason Reitman](https://film.one/person/jason-reitman.md), [Gil Kenan](https://film.one/person/gil-kenan.md), [Ivan Reitman](https://film.one/person/ivan-reitman.md), [Carrie Coon](https://film.one/person/carrie-coon.md), [Finn Wolfhard](https://film.one/person/finn-wolfhard.md), [Mckenna Grace](https://film.one/person/mckenna-grace.md), [Paul Rudd](https://film.one/person/paul-rudd.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 79 (2), 2020s 52 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 64 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 3, Comedy 3, Drama 3, Fantasy 2, Romance 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,554m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Steelberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351651, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824470/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52449

## Coming up

- *The Comeback King* (2027-02-03), Director of Photography

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Up in the Air*](https://film.one/film/up-in-the-air.md) (74)
- **Disney+:** [*Ghostbusters: Afterlife*](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-afterlife.md) (55)

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

## Biography

Eric Steelberg is an American cinematographer. Born on 1 April 1977 in Northridge, Los Angeles, he is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

His first feature as cinematographer was *Quinceañera* (2006). He subsequently shot *Juno* (2007) for director Jason Reitman, beginning a long collaboration that includes *Up in the Air* (2009), *Young Adult* (2011), *Labor Day* (2013) and *Tully* (2018). He has also worked on *Ghostbusters: Afterlife* (2021) and *Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire* (2024).

Other credits include *(500) Days of Summer* (2009), *Baywatch* (2017) and episodes of *The Mandalorian* and *Hawkeye*.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire* (2024), Fi1m 52, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-frozen-empire.md)
- *Uncharted* (2022), Fi1m 50, Additional Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/uncharted.md)
- *Ghostbusters: Afterlife* (2021), Fi1m 55, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-afterlife.md)
- *The Mandalorian* (2019), Fi1m 76, Additional Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)
- *A Quiet Place* (2018), Fi1m 82, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place.md)
- *Up in the Air* (2009), Fi1m 74, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/up-in-the-air.md)
- *Juno* (2007), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

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

- *The Comeback King* (2027), Director of Photography
- *Saturday Night* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-frozen-empire.md)
- *Ahsoka* (2023), series, Director of Photography
- *Uncharted* (2022), Additional Director of Photography — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/uncharted.md)
- *Hawkeye* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *Ghostbusters: Afterlife* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-afterlife.md)
- *The Mandalorian* (2019), series, Additional Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)
- *Dolemite Is My Name* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Fix* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *The Front Runner* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Tully* (2018), Director of Photography
- *A Quiet Place* (2018), Additional Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/a-quiet-place.md)
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *Baywatch* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Billions* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *Men, Women & Children* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Draft Day* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Labor Day* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Young Adult* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Going the Distance* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Up in the Air* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/up-in-the-air.md)
- *Bandslam* (2009), Director of Photography
- *(500) Days of Summer* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Juno* (2007), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *Numb* (2007), Director of Photography
- *My Wife Is Retarded* (2007), Cinematography
- *Quinceañera* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Inner Balance* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Consent* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Second to Die* (2002), Second Assistant Camera
- *The Hand Job*, Director of Photography

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