---
name: "Philip Holahan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philip-holahan"
fi1m_id: "philip-holahan"
imdb_id: "nm0389973"
tmdb_id: 1106641
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T15:41:23.512290+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."
---

# Philip Holahan

## Identity

Philip Holahan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philip-holahan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philip-holahan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0389973
- **TMDB ID:** 1106641
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0389973/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1106641

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 1994–2004
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Bernstein](https://film.one/person/andrew-bernstein.md), [Arlene Sanford](https://film.one/person/arlene-sanford.md), [Bill D'Elia](https://film.one/person/bill-delia.md), [Carol Flint](https://film.one/person/carol-flint.md), [Charles Haid](https://film.one/person/charles-haid.md), [Christopher Misiano](https://film.one/person/christopher-misiano.md), [David Nutter](https://film.one/person/david-nutter.md), [Jessica Yu](https://film.one/person/jessica-yu.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 87 (2), 2000s 76 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0389973/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1106641

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*ER*](https://film.one/tv/er.md) (88), [*Boston Legal*](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md) (76)
- **HBO Max:** [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86)

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

## Biography

Philip Holahan is a cinematographer and camera operator. His early credits include first assistant camera on *Friday the 13th Part 2* (1981) and camera operator roles on films such as *1969* (1988).

He has worked extensively in television as director of photography, including episodes of *ER* (2005), *The West Wing* (2005 and Season 6), *Dr. Vegas* (2004–2006), *Boston Legal* (2008) and *The Gates* (2010). Film credits as director of photography include *Beverly Hills Ninja* (1997, second unit), *A Stranger in the Kingdom* (1999), *My Dinner with Jimi* (2003) and *Hindsight* (2008). He has also directed the short film *Stubble Trouble* (2000). Holahan is based in Los Angeles and has been married to actress Heidi Swedberg since 1994; they have two children.

*Sources: imdb.com, app.staffmeup.com, static1.squarespace.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

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

- *Hindsight* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Boston Legal* (2004), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *My Dinner with Jimi* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Cold Heart* (2001), Director of Photography
- *A Stranger in the Kingdom* (1999), Director of Photography
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Beverly Hills Ninja* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Not of This Earth* (1995), Director of Photography
- *ER* (1994), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Shelf Life* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4* (1990), Director of Photography
- *1969* (1988), Camera Operator
- *Greenaway* (1982), Assistant Camera
- *Friday the 13th Part 2* (1981), First Assistant Camera
- *Best Boy* (1979), Assistant Camera

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