Phil Abraham
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing45
tvDutton Ranch
2026
Director
tvBoots
2025
Director
tvYour Friends & Neighbors
2025
Director
tvFUBAR
2023
Director
tvSocial Distance
2020
Director
tvMost Dangerous Game
2020
Director
tvHunters
2020
Director
tvTom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
Director
tvCastle Rock
2018
Director
tvThe Long Road Home
2017
Director
tvMarvel's The Defenders
2017
Director
tvOzark
2017
Director
tvGLOW
2017
Director
tvGood Behavior
2016
Director
tvMarvel's Luke Cage
2016
Director
tvThe Path
2016
Director
tvMarvel's Daredevil
2015
Director
tvBosch
2015
Director
tvThe Strain
2014
Director
tvHalt and Catch Fire
2014
Director
tvThose Who Kill
2014
Director
tvMasters of Sex
2013
Director
tvHostages
2013
Director
tvOrange Is the New Black
2013
Director
tvRay Donovan
2013
Director
tvBates Motel
2013
Director
tvThe Following
2013
Director
tvElementary
2012
Director
tvMissing
2012
Director
tvHell on Wheels
2011
Director
tvBoss
2011
Director
tvThe Killing
2011
Director
tvBreakout Kings
2011
Director
tvLights Out
2011
Director
tvThe Walking Dead
2010
Director
tvWhite Collar
2009
Director
tvMercy
2009
Director
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Director
tvCrash
2008
Director
tvSons of Anarchy
2008
Director
tvBreaking Bad
2008
Director
tvMad Men
2007
Director
tvWeeds
2005
Director
tvThe Sopranos
1999
Director
Camera13
movieI Love You, Beth Cooper
2009
Director of Photography
tvMad Men
2007
Director of Photography
movieAnnapolis
2006
Director of Photography
movieOur Town
2003
Director of Photography
movieCherry
1999
Director of Photography
movieFor Love of the Game
1999
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieMy Voyage to Italy
1999
Director of Photography
tvThe Sopranos
1999
Director of Photography
movieTrouble on the Corner
1997
Director of Photography
movieGeorge Marshall and the American Century
1993
Director of Photography
movieThe Distinguished Gentleman
1992
First Assistant Camera
movieHome Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
First Assistant Camera
movieThe Witches of Eastwick
1987
Second Assistant Camera
Production3
tvMost Dangerous Game
2020
Executive Producer
tvHunters
2020
Executive Producer
tvThe Long Road Home
2017
Executive Producer
Acting2
Writing1
tvThose Who Kill
2014
Writer