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name: "Jim Fyans"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jim-fyans"
fi1m_id: "jim-fyans"
tmdb_id: 3990567
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T09:35:33.948262+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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# Jim Fyans

## Identity

Jim Fyans

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jim-fyans
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jim-fyans
- **TMDB ID:** 3990567
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3990567

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 1986–1990
- **Frequently works with:** [Ian Punter](https://film.one/person/ian-punter.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3990567

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*House of Cards*](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md) (84)

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## Biography

Jim Fyans is a British cinematographer and director of photography whose credits include work on several television series.

He served as director of photography on the BBC series *House of Cards* (1990), sharing the photography credit with Ian Punter, and on *Lovejoy* (1986–1993), including 20 episodes across series 3 to 5. Other credits include episodes of *Coast* (2005–2010), *Faking It* (2002), *Arena* (2002) and *Don't Die Young* (2008), as well as earlier work on *Gardeners' World* (1968).

*Sources: imdb.com, screenonline.org.uk, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *House of Cards* (1990), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *House of Cards* (1990), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, Director of Photography

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