Phil Abraham
Known For: Directing
Biography
Phil Abraham is an American cinematographer and television director.He worked on all six seasons of The Sopranos, initially as a cameraoperator, then as a cinematographer, and eventually as an episodic director. He won the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series for his work on the pilot of Mad Men and has been nominated for four other Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series for his work on The Sopranos. Besides working as a cinematographer for Mad Men, he has also worked as a director for fifteen episodes. He picked up two more nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Mad Men episodes "The Jet Set" and "The Other Woman." He attended high school at York Preparatory School and graduated from Wesleyan University, along with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner.
Filmography
2026
- Dutton Ranch ... (Director)
2025
- Your Friends & Neighbors ... (Director)
- Boots ... (Director)
2023
- FUBAR ... (Director)
2020
- Hunters ... (Director)
- Most Dangerous Game ... (Executive Producer)
- Talking Sopranos as Self
- Social Distance ... (Director)
2018
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan ... (Director)
- Castle Rock ... (Director)
2017
- Ozark ... (Director)
- GLOW ... (Director)
- Marvel's The Defenders ... (Director)
- The Long Road Home ... (Director)
2016
- Marvel's Luke Cage ... (Director)
- The Path ... (Director)
- Good Behavior ... (Director)
2015
- Bosch ... (Director)
- Marvel's Daredevil ... (Director)
2014
- The Strain ... (Director)
- Halt and Catch Fire ... (Director)
- Those Who Kill ... (Director)
2013
- Orange Is the New Black ... (Director)
- Bates Motel ... (Director)
- Ray Donovan ... (Director)
- The Following ... (Director)
- Masters of Sex ... (Director)
- Hostages ... (Director)
2012
- Elementary ... (Director)
- Missing ... (Director)
2011
- Hell on Wheels ... (Director)
- The Killing ... (Director)
- Boss ... (Director)
- Breakout Kings ... (Director)
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior ... (Director)
- Lights Out ... (Director)
2010
- The Walking Dead ... (Director)
2009
- The Good Wife ... (Director)
- White Collar ... (Director)
- Mercy ... (Director)
- I Love You, Beth Cooper ... (Director of Photography)
2008
- Breaking Bad ... (Director)
- Sons of Anarchy ... (Director)
- Crash ... (Director)
- Establishing Mad Men as Self
2007
- Mad Men ... (Director)
2006
- Annapolis ... (Director of Photography)
2005
- Weeds ... (Director)
2003
- Our Town ... (Director of Photography)
1999
- The Sopranos ... (Director)
- For Love of the Game ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Cherry ... (Director of Photography)
- My Voyage to Italy ... (Director of Photography)
1997
- Trouble on the Corner ... (Director of Photography)
1993
- George Marshall and the American Century ... (Director of Photography)
1992
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ... (First Assistant Camera)
- The Distinguished Gentleman ... (First Assistant Camera)
1987
- The Witches of Eastwick ... (Second Assistant Camera)