---
name: "P.J. Dillon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/p-j-dillon"
fi1m_id: "p-j-dillon"
imdb_id: "nm0227047"
tmdb_id: 443498
wikidata_id: "Q55074273"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-23T22:12:26.388995+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."
---

# P.J. Dillon

## Identity

P.J. Dillon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/p-j-dillon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** p-j-dillon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0227047
- **TMDB ID:** 443498
- **Wikidata ID:** Q55074273
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55074273, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227047/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/443498

Cinematographer. Born in Listowel.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md), [David Benioff](https://film.one/person/david-benioff.md), [D. B. Weiss](https://film.one/person/d-b-weiss.md), [Fabian Wagner](https://film.one/person/fabian-wagner.md), [George R. R. Martin](https://film.one/person/george-r-r-martin.md), [Jeremy Podeswa](https://film.one/person/jeremy-podeswa.md), [Jonathan Freeman](https://film.one/person/jonathan-freeman.md), [Miguel Sapochnik](https://film.one/person/miguel-sapochnik.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 78 (2), 2020s 68 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 70 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3, Action & Adventure 2, Mystery 2, Comedy 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55074273, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227047/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/443498

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Vikings*](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md) (74), [*Wednesday*](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md) (71), [*3 Body Problem*](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md) (65)
- **HBO Max:** [*Game of Thrones*](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md) (82)

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

## Biography

P.J. Dillon is an Irish cinematographer. Born in Listowel, County Kerry, he studied communications at the Dublin Institute of Technology.

He has worked as director of photography on television series including *Game of Thrones* (2012–2017), *Vikings* (2013–2020), *Penny Dreadful* (2014–2015), *The Alienist* (2018), *Wednesday* (2022) and *House of the Dragon* (2022–). He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for *The Alienist* and multiple Irish Film and Television Academy Awards for cinematography. He is a founding member of the Irish Society of Cinematographers and a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

Dillon also co-wrote the screenplay for the feature film *Black '47* (2018).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *3 Body Problem* (2024), Fi1m 65, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md)
- *Wednesday* (2022), Fi1m 71, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md)
- *Vikings* (2013), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

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

- *3 Body Problem* (2024), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/3-body-problem.md)
- *Wednesday* (2022), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md)
- *House of the Dragon* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *The Falcon and the Winter Soldier* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *Black '47* (2018), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Altered Carbon* (2018), series, Director of Photography
- *The Alienist* (2018), series, Director of Photography
- *Into the Badlands* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *Strangerland* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Horse* (2014), as Focus Puller
- *Vikings* (2013), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md)
- *The Rafters* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Earthbound* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Donkey* (2011), Cinematography
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, Director of Photography, Additional Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *If These Walls Could Talk* (2010), Cinematography
- *The Runway* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Rewind* (2010), Director, Writer
- *Val Falvey, TD* (2009), series, Director
- *Runners* (2009), Cinematography
- *An Ranger* (2008), Director, Writer
- *Bua* (2007), Cinematography
- *Kings* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Shrooms* (2007), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *New Boy* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Deep Breaths* (2007), Director
- *Dead Long Enough* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Badly Drawn Roy* (2006), as Documentary Crew
- *Ricochet River* (2001), First Assistant Camera
- *Luminous Motion* (2000), First Assistant Camera
- *Headwrecker* (2000), Director
- *Long Time Since* (1998), First Assistant Camera
- *The Corrs: Live At Lansdowne Road*, Camera Operator

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