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name: "Tico Poulakakis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tico-poulakakis"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T10:48:14.751384+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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# Tico Poulakakis

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130599788, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0693580/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1445359

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) (78)

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## Biography

Tico Poulakakis is a cinematographer. He has served as director of photography on episodes of the series *Doctor Who* (2018), *Lucifer* (2016–2017), *American Gods* (2019–2021), *Foundation* (2021–2025), *12 Monkeys* (2015), *Star Trek: Discovery* (2019) and *Locke & Key* (2020).

He is based in Canada. Poulakakis has received awards and nominations at several film festivals in Canada and the United States, including the Toronto International Film Festival, the Leo Awards, the Bessie Awards and the Canadian Screen Awards.

*Sources: imdb.com, tardis.wiki.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fi1m 78, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

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

- *Foundation* (2021), series, Director of Photography
- *American Gods* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *The Five* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *Lucifer* (2016), series, Director of Photography
- *I'll Follow You Down* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Shhh...* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/tico-poulakakis