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name: "Neville Kidd"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:28:24.378682+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."
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# Neville Kidd

Cinematographer. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Works often with:** Colm McCarthy, Euros Lyn, Mark Gatiss, Nick Hurran, Rachel Talalay, Stephen Thompson

## Biography

Neville Kidd is a Scottish cinematographer. He graduated from Napier’s Film School in Edinburgh in 1989 and began his career with BBC Scotland, shooting news, documentaries and later drama.

Kidd is known for his work as director of photography on the series *Sherlock* (2010), *Doctor Who* (2005), *Outlander* (2014) and *The Umbrella Academy* (2019), as well as the miniseries *Childhood’s End* (2015). He has also shot episodes of *Altered Carbon* (2018) and *Travelers* (2016).

He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie for the *Sherlock* episode “His Last Vow” and a BAFTA Award for Best Photography: Factual for *A History of Scotland*. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: imdb.com, heraldscotland.com, canon.co.uk, theasc.com, nevillekidd.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sherlock* (2010), Fi1m 78, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *VisionQuest* (2026), Cinematography
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Cinematography

## Also known for

- *The Umbrella Academy* (2019), Director, Director of Photography
- *Outlander* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Altered Carbon* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Travelers* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Amazing Stories* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Childhood's End* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor* (2013), Director of Photography

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