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, 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". He attended high school at York Preparatory School and graduated from Wesleyan University, along with Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner.

Phil Abraham
Occupation(s)	Television director and cinematographer
Years active	1999–present

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
	Daredevil	"Cut Man"	Season 1, episode 2
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

External links

• Phil Abraham at IMDb