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Mikael Salomon

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Born February 24, 1945 · Copenhagen, Denmark

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Biography

Mikael Salomon is a Danish filmmaker and cinematographer. After a long career in Denmark, he moved to Hollywood in the late 1980s. He has been nominated for an Oscar twice.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special · 2002
  • Primetime Emmy Award
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1992 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1990 · nominated

Filmography37 titles

Band of Brothers

2001Director

Rome

2005Director

The Expanse

2015Director

The Abyss

1989Director of Photography

Torch Song Trilogy

1988Director of Photography

Falling Skies

2011Director

King on Screen

2022as Self

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

2006Director

Hawthorne

Director, Producer

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

Director

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

2016Director

Alias

2001Director

Far and Away

1992Director of Photography

The Long Road Home

2017Director

Over There

2005Director

Backdraft

1991Director of Photography

Powers

2015Director

Nash Bridges

1996Director

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

2012Director

Arachnophobia

1990Director of Photography

Coma

Director, Executive Producer

Camelot

2011Director

Valor

Director

Blood & Oil

2015Director

The Andromeda Strain

2008Co-Executive Producer, Director

Always

1989Director of Photography

Z.P.G.

1972Additional Photography

Hard Rain

1998Director

Big Driver

2014Director

Freezer

2014Director

Drew Peterson: Untouchable

2014Director

Space Rangers

1993Director

The Wolf at the Door

1986Director of Photography

Natalee Holloway

2009Co-Executive Producer, Director

Who Is Clark Rockefeller?

2010Co-Executive Producer, Director

The Lost Future

2010Director

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

2003Director