Michael Wale is a Canadian

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and

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known for his work on

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/ CW television series ''

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'' and '' iZombie'' as well as the

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television series ''

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'' and '' Almost Human''.

Career

Wale began his career as a camera trainee on Chris Carter's ''

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''. He worked on several films and television series as a camera assistant and later as a camera operator on ''

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'', '' Just Cause'', and ''

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''. As a cinematographer his work included: '' Sk8'', '' Sub Zero'', ''

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''and ''Continuum''. He served on the second season of CW Network's '' iZombie'' as director of "The Hurt Stalker" which premiered in late 2015. Wale served as cinematographer on the final season of

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prequel series ''

'', on which he first served as second unit camera operator, and then series cinematographer. He went on to be nominated for an award for best cinematography in a dramatic series from both the

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(ASC) and the

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(CSC) in 2010. Wale served as cinematographer on the final season of ''

'' and on the final season of '' Almost Human''. Wale served as cinematographer on the first two seasons of ''Continuum''. He was nominated and won a

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for best cinematography in 2014. Wale served as cinematographer on the first and second season of ''iZombie''. He was also given the opportunity to direct episode 208, "The Hurt Stalker". Wale also garnished a second Leo Award nomination for cinematography for his work on the series in 2015. In 2016, it was confirmed that Wale would be returning to ''iZombie'' for a third season as both cinematographer and director.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wale, Michael Canadian cinematographers Canadian television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian people of English descent