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# Kieran McGuigan

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2002–2015
- **Frequently works with:** [Jonathan Brackley](https://film.one/person/jonathan-brackley.md), [Sam Vincent](https://film.one/person/sam-vincent.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570100/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71575

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Humans*](https://film.one/tv/humans.md) (74)

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## Biography

Kieran McGuigan is a British cinematographer and member of the British Society of Cinematographers. He has worked extensively in television and film, serving as director of photography on series including *Spooks* (2002) and *Humans* (2015).

His feature credits include *The Other Boleyn Girl* (2008), *The Whistleblower* (2010), *Killing Bono* (2011) and *LOL* (2012). McGuigan won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie for the 2005 BBC adaptation of *Bleak House* and has received BAFTA and RTS nominations for his television work.

*Sources: imdb.com, unitedagents.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Humans* (2015), Fi1m 74, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower* (2025), Director of Photography
- *A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249* (2023), Director of Photography
- *The Fear Index* (2022), series, Cinematography
- *A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint* (2021), Director of Photography
- *White Lines* (2020), series, Director of Photography
- *Humans* (2015), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)
- *The Great Fire* (2014), series, Director of Photography
- *Bert & Dickie* (2012), Director of Photography
- *LOL* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Killing Bono* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Christopher and His Kind* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Whistleblower* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Love Ranch* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Desperate Romantics* (2009), series, Director of Photography
- *The Other Boleyn Girl* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Celebration* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Last Rights* (2005), series, Cinematography
- *Hustle* (2004), series, Director of Photography
- *Spooks* (2002), series, Director of Photography
- *Close to Home* (1994), Director of Photography

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