Fabian Wagner (born 25 April 1978) is a German cinematographer. His roles in the production of the television shows '' Sherlock'' and ''

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'' have earned him two

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nominations. In 2017 and 2020 respectively, he won the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for his work on the ''Game of Thrones'' episode "

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" and for his work on

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of ''

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''.

Life and career

Fabian Wagner was born in

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. He studied at the Northern Film School in Leeds, earning a master's degree. Starting in 2004, Wagner began working as a cinematographer, first shooting music videos and short films. In 2008, he began working regularly on television shows for

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and ITV, and since then has been working almost exclusively for British and American film companies. His first role as a cinematographer for a TV show was for the 2008

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drama series '' Spooks: Code 9'', for which he filmed all six episodes. Since then he has been working all across the world on various productions. His first feature film ''

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'' (2015) under director

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won the Scottish Bafta award for best movie. His work on the '' Sherlock'' episode " A Scandal in Belgravia" and the ''

'' episode " Hardhome" earned him two Emmy nominations in 2012 and 2015, respectively.Interview with München.de
(German)] He has also been nominated for ASC and BSC awards and has become one of the youngest members of the

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Filmography

Film

Television

TV movies

Awards and nominations

American Society of Cinematographers British Society of Cinematographers AACTA Awards Creative Arts Emmy Awards OFTA Television Awards Toronto After Dark Film Festival

Notes

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner, Fabian German cinematographers 1978 births Film people from Munich Living people Alumni of the Northern Film School