---
name: "Tómas Örn Tómasson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tomas-orn-tomasson"
fi1m_id: "tomas-orn-tomasson"
imdb_id: "nm1568056"
tmdb_id: 1372813
wikidata_id: "Q100489315"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-03T08:11:04.288436+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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# Tómas Örn Tómasson

## Identity

Tómas Örn Tómasson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tomas-orn-tomasson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tomas-orn-tomasson
- **IMDb ID:** nm1568056
- **TMDB ID:** 1372813
- **Wikidata ID:** Q100489315
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100489315, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1568056/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1372813

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100489315, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1568056/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1372813

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Arctic*](https://film.one/film/arctic.md) (75)

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## Biography

Tómas Örn Tómasson is an Icelandic cinematographer. After graduating from the Commercial College of Iceland, he studied history for two years at the University of Iceland and documentary filmmaking for one year at the University of Copenhagen. He worked in various film departments before committing to cinematography full time.

He has worked as a director of photography for two decades on features, television series, documentaries and other projects around the world. His credits include *Arctic* (2018) and *Mihkel* (2018) as director of photography, and *LazyTown* (2004–2014) as cinematographer. He has also served as camera operator on *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018).

Tómasson is president of the Icelandic Cinematographers Society (ÍKS) and has supervised the cinematography department at the Icelandic Film School.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Arctic* (2018), Fi1m 75, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/arctic.md)
- *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), Fi1m 52, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

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

- *The Christmas Quest* (2024), Director of Photography
- *The Finnish Line* (2024), Director of Photography
- *The Rock of Ages* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Quake* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Grandma Hófí* (2020), Cinematography
- *Love on Iceland* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Between Heaven and Earth* (2019), Director of Photography
- *Pity the Lovers* (2019), Cinematography
- *Arctic* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/arctic.md)
- *Mihkel* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), Camera Operator — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md)
- *Poor Iceland* (2016), Director of Photography
- *A Lot of Sorrow* (2013), Director of Photography
- *The Visitors* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Box of Chocolate* (2011), Cinematography
- *Yes Yes* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Hullabaloo* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Jóhannes* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Try Again* (2009), Director of Photography
- *And It Was You* (2006), Director of Photography
- *LazyTown’s New Superhero* (2005), Director of Photography

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