---
name: "Mike Gioulakis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mike-gioulakis"
fi1m_id: "mike-gioulakis"
imdb_id: "nm1227638"
tmdb_id: 463602
wikidata_id: "Q62570965"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "17 September 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-03T02:20:27.833182+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 Gioulakis

## Identity

Mike Gioulakis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mike-gioulakis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mike-gioulakis
- **IMDb ID:** nm1227638
- **TMDB ID:** 463602
- **Wikidata ID:** Q62570965
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Gioulakis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62570965, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1227638/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/463602

Cinematographer. Born 17 September 1982 in Plantation, Florida, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 17 September 1982, Plantation, Florida, USA
- **Active:** 2015–present
- **Also known as:** Michael Gioulakis
- **Frequently works with:** [David Robert Mitchell](https://film.one/person/david-robert-mitchell.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 81 (2), 2020s 64 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Mystery 3, Drama 2, Horror 2, History 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $397m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Gioulakis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62570965, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1227638/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/463602

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*It Follows*](https://film.one/film/it-follows.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*Us*](https://film.one/film/us.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*The Piano Lesson*](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md) (65)

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## Biography

Mike Gioulakis is an American cinematographer. Born on 17 September 1982 in Plantation, Florida, he studied at Florida State University, where he earned a BFA.

He is known for his collaborations with directors David Robert Mitchell on *It Follows* (2014) and *Under the Silver Lake* (2018), M. Night Shyamalan on *Split* (2016), *Glass* (2019) and *Old* (2021), and Jordan Peele on *Us* (2019). His other credits include *John Dies at the End* (2012), *The Eyes of Tammy Faye* (2021), *Reptile* (2023), *Sasquatch Sunset* (2024) and *The Piano Lesson* (2024). He served as director of photography on *The End of Oak Street* (2026). Gioulakis joined the American Society of Cinematographers in 2022.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The End of Oak Street* (2026), Fi1m 66, Director of Photography, Cinematography, "A" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-end-of-oak-street.md)
- *The Piano Lesson* (2024), Fi1m 65, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md)
- *The Eyes of Tammy Faye* (2021), Fi1m 60, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye.md)
- *Us* (2019), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/us.md)
- *It Follows* (2015), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/it-follows.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

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

- *Alpha Gang* (2026), Director of Photography
- *The End of Oak Street* (2026), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-end-of-oak-street.md)
- *The Piano Lesson* (2024), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md)
- *Sasquatch Sunset* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Reptile* (2023), Director of Photography
- *The Eyes of Tammy Faye* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye.md)
- *Old* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Unemployable* (2020), Creator, Director of Photography
- *Us* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/us.md)
- *Glass* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Under the Silver Lake* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Phoenix Forgotten* (2017), Additional Photography
- *California Dreams* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Split* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Stock Show* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Holler* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Too Late* (2016), Gaffer
- *Lancaster, CA* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Review* (2015), Director of Photography
- *It Follows* (2015), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/it-follows.md)
- *Camp X-Ray* (2014), Gaffer
- *Lake Los Angeles* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Angst* (2013), Director of Photography
- *John Dies at the End* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Pearblossom Hwy* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Angel* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Bad Fever* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Worn* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Al's Beef* (2008), Gaffer
- *The Book of Caleb* (2008), Director of Photography
- *They Follow*, Director of Photography
- *Looking for David*, as Interviewee

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