Egill Örn "Eagle" Egilsson (; ; born 31 August 1966) is an Icelandic television director and cinematographer.

Life and career

Egill Örn Egilsson was born in

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on 31 August 1966 and studied filmmaking at

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. As a cinematographer, he is perhaps best known for his work on ''

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'', '' CSI: Miami'' (also a co-producer), '' Dark Blue'' (also a director), and numerous television commercials and music videos. In 2008, he directed the '' Heroes'' spin-off miniseries ''Heroes: Destiny''. Since 2011, he has mostly worked as a director. He directed numerous episodes of '' Nikita'', including the finale, and episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Gotham''. He was also a frequent director on the fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons of '' CSI: Miami'', and has directed several episodes of the original '' CSI'' series. For his cinematography, Egill has been nominated for four

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Outstanding Achievement Awards, winning in the television category in 2010 for the ''Dark Blue'' episode "Venice Kings", which he also directed. Later that year, at the age of 44, he became the first Icelander to join the American Society of Cinematographers.

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