Phil Abraham
Phil Abraham is an American cinematographer and television director. He worked on all six seasons of The Sopranos, initially as a camera operator,[1] 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 three other Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series for his work on The Sopranos. Besides working on as a cinematographer for Mad Men, he has also worked on as a director for several 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".[2] He attended high school at York Preparatory School and graduated from Wesleyan University, along with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner.
Filmography
Director
| Year | Series | Episode | Notes |
| 2015 |
Halt and Catch Fire |
"New Coke" |
Season 2, episode 2 |
| Bates Motel |
"Norma Louise" |
Season 3, episode 6 |
| Daredevil |
"Into the Ring" |
Season 1, episode 1[3] |
| Daredevil |
"Cut Man" |
Season 1, episode 2[3] |
|
| 2014 |
The Strain |
"The Master" |
Season 1, episode 13 |
| 2013 |
Mad Men |
"The Quality of Mercy" |
Season 6, episode 12 |
| Mad Men |
"The Better Half" |
Season 6, episode 9 |
| The Killing |
"From Up Here" |
Season 3, episode 11 |
| 2012 |
Mad Men |
"Lady Lazarus" |
Season 5, episode 8 |
| Mad Men |
"The Other Woman" |
Season 5, episode 11 |
| The Killing |
"Ogi Jun" |
Season 2, episode 4 |
| The Killing |
"Sayonara, Hiawatha" |
Season 2, episode 9 |
| 2011 |
The Killing |
"Super 8" |
Season 1, episode 5 |
| 2010 |
Mad Men |
"Public Relations" |
Season 4, episode 1 |
| "The Summer Man" |
Season 4, episode 8 |
| "Chinese Wall" |
Season 4, episode 11 |
| Mercy |
"I Did Kill You, Didn't I?" |
Season 1, episode 15 |
| White Collar |
"Bottlenecked" |
Season 1, episode 12 |
| Sons of Anarchy |
"June Wedding" |
Season 3, episode 12 |
| 2009 |
Breaking Bad |
"Over" |
Season 2, episode 10 |
| Mad Men |
"Out of Town" |
Season 3, episode 1 |
| "The Fog" |
Season 3, episode 5 |
| "Souvenir" |
Season 3, episode 8 |
| Sons of Anarchy |
"Service" |
Season 2, episode 11 |
| 2008 |
Mad Men |
"Maidenform" |
Season 2, episode 6 |
| "The Jet Set" |
Season 2, episode 11 |
| Crash |
"F-36, Sprint Left, T-4" |
Season 1, episode 11 |
| 2007 |
Mad Men |
"The Hobo Code" |
Season 1, episode 8 |
| The Sopranos |
"Remember When" |
Season 6, episode 15 |
|
Cinematographer
| Year | Series | Episode | Notes |
| 2007 |
Mad Men |
"Babylon" |
Season 1, episode 6 |
| "New Amsterdam" |
Season 1, episode 4 |
| "Marriage of Figaro" |
Season 1, episode 3 |
| "Ladies Room" |
Season 1, episode 2 |
| "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" |
Season 1, episode 1 |
| The Sopranos |
"The Blue Comet" |
Season 6 part 2, episode 20 |
| "Walk Like a Man" |
Season 6 part 2, episode 17 |
| "Soprano Home Movies" |
Season 6 part 2, episode 13 |
| 2006 |
"Cold Stones" |
Season 6 part 1, episode 11 |
| "The Ride" |
Season 6 part 1, episode 9 |
| "Luxury Lounge" |
Season 6 part 1, episode 7 |
| "Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request" |
Season 6 part 1, episode 5 |
| "Mayham" |
Season 6 part 1, episode 3 |
| "Members Only" |
Season 6 part 1, episode 1 |
| Six Degrees |
"Pilot" |
Season 1, episode 1 |
| 2004 |
The Sopranos |
"All Due Respect" |
Season 5, episode 13 |
| "The Test Dream" |
Season 5, episode 11 |
| "Unidentified Black Males" |
Season 5, episode 9 |
| "Sentimental Education" |
Season 5, episode 6 |
| "Irregular Around the Margins" |
Season 5, episode 5 |
| "Where's Johnny?" |
Season 5, episode 3 |
| "Two Tonys" |
Season 5, episode 1 |
| 2002 |
"Whitecaps" |
Season 4, episode 13 |
| "Calling All Cars" |
Season 4, episode 11 |
| "Whoever Did This" |
Season 4, episode 9 |
| "Mergers and Acquisitions" |
Season 4, episode 8 |
| "The Weight" |
Season 4, episode 4 |
| "Christopher" |
Season 4, episode 3 |
| "For All Debts Public and Private" |
Season 4, episode 1 |
| 2001 |
"Army of One" |
Season 3, episode 13 |
| "Pine Barrens" |
Season 3, episode 11 |
| "The Telltale Moozadell" |
Season 3, episode 9 |
| "Second Opinion" |
Season 3, episode 7 |
| "Proshai, Livushka" |
Season 3, episode 2 |
| 2000 |
"Funhouse" |
Season 2, episode 13 |
| "The Knight in White Satin Armor" |
Season 2, episode 12 |
| "House Arrest" |
Season 2, episode 11 |
| "Bust-Out" |
Season 2, episode 10 |
| "From Where to Eternity" |
Season 2, episode 9 |
| "Full Leather Jacket" |
Season 2, episode 8 |
| "D-Girl" |
Season 2, episode 7 |
| "The Happy Wanderer" |
Season 2, episode 6 |
| "Big Girls Don't Cry" |
Season 2, episode 5 |
| "Commendatori" |
Season 2, episode 4 |
| "Toodle-Fucking-Oo" |
Season 2, episode 3 |
| "Do Not Resuscitate" |
Season 2, episode 2 |
| "Guy Walks Into a Psychiatrist's Office" |
Season 2, episode 1 |
| 1999 |
"I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano" |
Season 1, episode 13 |
| "Isabella" |
Season 1, episode 12 |
| "Nobody Knows Anything" |
Season 1, episode 11 |
| "A Hit is a Hit" |
Season 1, episode 10 |
| "Boca" |
Season 1, episode 9 |
| "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" |
Season 1, episode 8 |
|
Camera operator
| Year | Series | Episode | Notes |
| 1999 |
The Sopranos |
"Down Neck" |
Season 1, episode 7 |
| "Pax Soprana" |
Season 1, episode 6 |
| "College" |
Season 1, episode 5 |
| "Denial, Anger, Acceptance" |
Season 1, episode 3 |
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