---
name: "Nic Lawson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nic-lawson"
fi1m_id: "nic-lawson"
tmdb_id: 1972618
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 October 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-23T13:19:23.385908+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."
---

# Nic Lawson

## Identity

Nic Lawson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nic-lawson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nic-lawson
- **TMDB ID:** 1972618
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1972618

Cinematographer. Born 1 October 1968 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 October 1968, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Joss Agnew](https://film.one/person/joss-agnew.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 74 (1), 2020s 69 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Science Fiction 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $265m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1972618

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Outlander*](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md) (74)
- **Peacock:** [*Vigil*](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md) (70)

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

## Biography

Nic Lawson is a British cinematographer. Born in London on 1 October 1968, he began his career in the camera department, working as a focus puller and camera operator on productions including *Hustle* (2004) and *Byzantium* (2013).

He has served as director of photography on episodes of the television series *Outlander* (2023–2024), *Vigil* (2023), *Annika* (2021) and *Deep State* (2018–2019), and on the feature film *Falling for Figaro* (2020). He also contributed as B-camera operator on *The Marvels* (2023). Lawson has received three awards for his work.

*Sources: imdb.com, theknowledgeonline.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *28 Years Later: The Bone Temple* (2026), Fi1m 74, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later-the-bone-temple.md)
- *The Marvels* (2023), Fi1m 63, "B" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-marvels.md)
- *Vigil* (2021), Fi1m 70, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md)
- *Outlander* (2014), Fi1m 74, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *28 Years Later: The Bone Temple* (2026), Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later-the-bone-temple.md)
- *The Marvels* (2023), "B" Camera Operator — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-marvels.md)
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (2022), Cinematography
- *Falling for Figaro* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Vigil* (2021), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/vigil.md)
- *Annika* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *The Rhythm Section* (2020), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Rock the Kasbah* (2015), Second Unit Cinematographer
- *Outlander* (2014), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *Byzantium* (2013), Camera Operator
- *The Possession of David O'Reilly* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Long Firm* (2004), series, as Focus Puller
- *Hustle* (2004), series, as Focus Puller
- *Hero of the Hour* (2000), as Focus Puller

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