---
name: "Tim Sidell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tim-sidell"
fi1m_id: "tim-sidell"
imdb_id: "nm0970196"
tmdb_id: 1134084
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T20:58:32.533479+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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# Tim Sidell

## Identity

Tim Sidell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tim-sidell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tim-sidell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0970196
- **TMDB ID:** 1134084
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0970196/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1134084

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2012–2016
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0970196/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1134084

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Night Manager*](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md) (81)

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## Biography

Tim Sidell is a British cinematographer. He studied illustration before entering film, and has worked as director of photography on features and television drama.

His credits include *The Night Manager* (2016) and its second season (2026), both with director Georgi Banks-Davies; Peter Strickland’s *Flux Gourmet* (2022); the National Theatre production *Romeo & Juliet* (2021); and *Two for Joy* (2018). He also served as camera operator on second unit for *Berberian Sound Studio* (2012).

Sidell is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers. He has collaborated repeatedly with Banks-Davies, including on the series *I Hate Suzie* (2020).

*Sources: imdb.com, britishcinematographer.co.uk, wizzoandco.co.uk, fdtimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Night Manager* (2016), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md)
- *Berberian Sound Studio* (2012), Fi1m 78, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/berberian-sound-studio.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *Karavidhe* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Blank Narcissus (Passion of the Swamp)* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Surface* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *Flux Gourmet* (2022), Director of Photography
- *National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Leviathan Cycle, Episode 4: Jamila* (2020), Director of Photography
- *The Quiet One* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Naptha* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Two for Joy* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Modern Life Is Rubbish* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Gypsy's Kiss* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Night Manager* (2016), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-manager.md)
- *Jennifer* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Norfolk* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Björk: Biophilia Live* (2014), Camera Operator
- *I Am Soldier* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Berberian Sound Studio* (2012), Camera Operator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/berberian-sound-studio.md)
- *Storage 24* (2012), Director of Photography
- *F* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Long Lonely Walk* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Spinario*, Cinematography

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