---
name: "Michael Snyman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-snyman"
fi1m_id: "michael-snyman"
imdb_id: "nm1208494"
tmdb_id: 1752523
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T20:58:30.139678+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."
---

# Michael Snyman

## Identity

Michael Snyman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-snyman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-snyman
- **IMDb ID:** nm1208494
- **TMDB ID:** 1752523
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1208494/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1752523

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1208494/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1752523

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Night Manager*](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md) (81)

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

## Biography

Michael Snyman is a South African cinematographer and director of photography, based in South Africa and the United Kingdom. He began his career in documentary filmmaking, progressing through roles as clapper loader, focus puller and camera operator before shooting projects such as *Gettysburg* and *Mankind*.

Snyman has worked extensively in television and features, including as director of photography on the six-part series *The Night Manager* (2016) for BBC and AMC, directed by Susanne Bier. His other credits include *See* (2019–2022), *Warrior* (2019–2023), *Action Point* (2018) and *A Second Chance* (2014). He has received Emmy nominations for his documentary work.

*Sources: britishcinematographer.co.uk, michaelsnyman.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Night Manager* (2016), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

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

- *Love, Lies and Hybrids* (2021), Boom Operator
- *See* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *Action Point* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Good Karma Hospital* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *The Night Manager* (2016), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md)
- *A Second Chance* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Gettysburg* (2011), Cinematography
- *The Last House on the Left* (2009), "B" Camera Operator
- *Starship Troopers 3: Marauder* (2008), Camera Operator

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