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name: "Manuel Billeter"
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# Manuel Billeter

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 1990–2013
- **Works often with:** Adam Bernstein, Constantine Makris, Matthew Penn

## Biography

Manuel Billeter is a Swiss-born cinematographer based in New York. He studied film at Freie Universität Berlin and graduated from the New York Film Academy's filmmaking programme in 1997. He has taught at the New York Film Academy.

His television credits as director of photography include episodes of *Law & Order* (2009–2010), *Person of Interest* (2012–2014), *Orange Is the New Black* (2015), *Jessica Jones* (2015–2019), *Luke Cage* (2016), *Iron Fist* (2017), *The Punisher* (2017), *Ozark* (2020), *The Affair* (2019), *Inventing Anna* (2022), *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020) and *The Gilded Age* (2022–2025). He made his feature debut as director of photography on *Cat Person* (2023).

Billeter is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, which he joined in 2024, and of the Swiss Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nyfa.edu, britishcinematographer.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Orange Is the New Black* (2013), Fi1m 79, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/orange-is-the-new-black.md)
- *Y Tu Mamá También* (2001), Fi1m 87, Additional Editor, Translator — [page](https://film.one/film/y-tu-mama-tambien.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Law & Order* (1990), Cinematography

## Also known for

- *Ozark* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Marvel's Iron Fist* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015), Director of Photography
- *New York, I Love You* (2008), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Inventing Anna* (2022), Director of Photography
- *FBI: Most Wanted* (2020), Director of Photography
- *The Affair* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Violet & Daisy* (2013), Camera Operator

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