---
name: "Mike Eley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mike-eley"
fi1m_id: "mike-eley"
imdb_id: "nm0253279"
tmdb_id: 68543
wikidata_id: "Q47394673"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-07T16:53:59.882600+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."
---

# Mike Eley

## Identity

Mike Eley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mike-eley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mike-eley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0253279
- **TMDB ID:** 68543
- **Wikidata ID:** Q47394673
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47394673, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0253279/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68543

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1960 in London Borough of Havering.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1960, London Borough of Havering
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Gabrielle Tana](https://film.one/person/gabrielle-tana.md), [Johnny Flynn](https://film.one/person/johnny-flynn.md), [Kevin Loader](https://film.one/person/kevin-loader.md), [Kevin Macdonald](https://film.one/person/kevin-macdonald.md), [Ralph Fiennes](https://film.one/person/ralph-fiennes.md), [Roger Allam](https://film.one/person/roger-allam.md), [Simon Stone](https://film.one/person/simon-stone.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 87 (1), 2010s 82 (4), 2020s 70 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 73 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 2, Documentary 2, Music 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $17m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47394673, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0253279/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/68543

## Coming up

- *Prima Facie* (2026-11-13), Director of Photography
- *Elsinore* (2026-11-20), Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/elsinore.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*The Selfish Giant*](https://film.one/film/the-selfish-giant.md) (88), [*Touching the Void*](https://film.one/film/touching-the-void.md) (87)
- **Netflix:** [*The Dig*](https://film.one/film/the-dig.md) (68), [*The Choral*](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md) (57)
- **HBO Max:** [*Parade's End*](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Marley*](https://film.one/film/marley.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Mike Eley is a British cinematographer. He began his career in the cutting room at Aspect Films before moving into camera work, initially as an assistant and then as a freelance operator specialising in documentaries for broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV.

Eley’s feature debut came with Ken Loach’s *The Navigators* (2001). He gained wider recognition for his cinematography on the documentary *Touching the Void* (2003), for which he received a BIFA for Best Technical Achievement. Subsequent credits include *Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang* (2010), *My Cousin Rachel* (2017), *The Dig* (2021) and *The Duke* (2021). He has also worked extensively in television, earning BAFTA and Emmy nominations.

Eley joined the British Society of Cinematographers in 2010 and served as its president from 2017 to 2021. He was born in 1960 in Romford, Essex.

*Sources: britishcinematographer.co.uk, de.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Elsinore* (2026), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/elsinore.md)
- *The Choral* (2025), Fi1m 57, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md)
- *Slow Horses* (2022), Fi1m 82, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *The Dig* (2021), Fi1m 68, Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dig.md)
- *The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies* (2014), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-lost-honour-of-christopher-jefferies.md)
- *The Selfish Giant* (2013), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-selfish-giant.md)
- *Marley* (2012), Fi1m 77, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/marley.md)
- *Parade's End* (2012), Fi1m 80, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md)
- *Touching the Void* (2003), Fi1m 87, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/touching-the-void.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *Elsinore* (2026), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/elsinore.md)
- *Prima Facie* (2026), Director of Photography
- *The Choral* (2025), Director of Photography — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md)
- *Words of War* (2025), Director of Photography
- *The Beautiful Game* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Greatest Days* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Four Quartets* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Slow Horses* (2022), series, Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *Beat the Devil* (2021), Director of Photography
- *The Duke* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Off the Rails* (2021), Director of Photography
- *The Dig* (2021), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dig.md)
- *Made in Italy* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Blackbird* (2019), Director of Photography
- *State of the Union* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *The White Crow* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Woman Walks Ahead* (2018), Director of Photography
- *My Cousin Rachel* (2017), Director of Photography
- *This Beautiful Fantastic* (2016), Director of Photography
- *The Outcast* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies* (2014), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-lost-honour-of-christopher-jefferies.md)
- *Klondike* (2014), series, Director of Photography
- *The Selfish Giant* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-selfish-giant.md)
- *Fire in the Night* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Parade's End* (2012), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md)
- *Marley* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/marley.md)
- *Blood And Oil* (2010), series, Director of Photography
- *Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Grey Gardens* (2009), Director of Photography
- *1234* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Jane Eyre* (2006), series, Director of Photography
- *United 93* (2006), Second Unit Cinematographer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/united-93.md)
- *Wallis & Edward* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Undertaker* (2005), Director of Photography
- *He Knew He Was Right* (2004), series, Director of Photography
- *Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real* (2004), Director of Photography
- *No Man's Land* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Touching the Void* (2003), Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/touching-the-void.md)
- *The Many Lives of Albert Walker* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Mike Bassett: England Manager* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Navigators* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts* (2000), Camera Operator
- *Volvo City* (1991), Cinematography
- *Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon* (1988), Camera Operator

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