Martin Ahlgren
Born
Scotland
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2000–present
Websitemartinahlgren.com

Martin Ahlgren, ASC is a Swedish cinematographer.

Early life

Ahlgren was born in Scotland to Swedish parents.[1] The family soon returned to Sweden, where Ahlgren grew up in Stockholm.[1] He later moved to the U.S. and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[1]

Career

After a decade of working on campaigns for major brands around the world and music videos for artists such as The Rolling Stones, Beyoncé, and Kanye West, Ahlgren began working on independent feature films and television series. His credits include films such as The Sunlit Night and series such as House of Cards, Daredevil, Altered Carbon, and The Plot Against America, as well as the Netflix comedy special Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive and the pilot episodes for Blindspot and NOS4A2.[2]

Ahlgren has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 2020.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Notes
2013 McCanick
Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive Netflix comedy special
2014 Revenge of the Green Dragons
2015 Stealing Cars
2019 The Sunlit Night

Television

Year Title Notes
2003 Anna Netrebko: The Woman, the Voice Television documentary film
2006 Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty 2 episodes
As camera operator
2013 Over/Under Television film
Six by Sondheim Television documentary film
2014 Power 4 episodes
Death Pact Television film
2015 House of Cards 11 episodes
Blindspot 1 episode
2016 Daredevil 13 episodes
Civil Television film
2017 Crash & Burn
2018 Altered Carbon 5 episodes
2019 NOS4A2 2 episodes
2020 The Plot Against America 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series "Chapter 29"
House of Cards		 Nominated [3]
2016 30th American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movies, Miniseries or Pilots "Who is Jane Doe"
Blindspot		 Nominated
2020 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie "Part 1"
The Plot Against America		 Nominated [3]
2021 35th American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for Television "Part 6"
The Plot Against America		 Nominated [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Dillard, Samantha (October 3, 2020). "ASC Welcomes New Member Martin Ahlgren". American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ "ASC Awards: Past Nominees and Winners". American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Martin Ahlgren - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ Tapp, Tom (April 18, 2021). "ASC Awards: 'Mank', 'The Crown', 'The Mandalorian' Take Top Honors – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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