Eric Kress

Biography

Career Overview

Eric Kress has 46 screen credits in a career dating back to 1991. Their work spans 11 cinematic universes — most prominently Department Q Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Taken 3, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Dancer in the Dark. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Camera

Gender

male

Known Credits

46

Birth Date

1962-03-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Zürich, Schweiz

Known For

• 

  Taken 3
• 

  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• 

  Dancer in the Dark
• 

  Flatliners
• 

  Colossal
• 

  The Christmas Party

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 11 universes

• Department Q Collection (2 titles)
• Arn Collection (2 titles)
• The Kingdom (2 titles)
• Flatliners (1 titles)
• Taken (1 titles)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (1 titles)
• Millennium Swedish Trilogy (1 titles)
• The Millennium Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Björk (6 collaborations)
• Lars von Trier (4 collaborations)
• Luc Besson (3 collaborations)
• Vincent Mendoza (3 collaborations)
• Nacho Vigalondo (3 collaborations)
• Karsten Jacobsen (3 collaborations)
• Annie Ellis (2 collaborations)
• Shauna Duggins (2 collaborations)
• Jessica Harbeck (2 collaborations)
• Frédéric Dubois (2 collaborations)

Credits

• camera (35 credits)

  • Valdes Christmas -The Winter Miracle

    director of photography

    camera

    - Episode 24 (2025) ... director of photography camera

    - Episode 23 (2025) ... director of photography camera

    - Episode 22 (2025) ... director of photography camera

    - Episode 21 (2025) ... director of photography camera

    - Episode 20 (2025) ... director of photography camera
    2025
  • Halo

    - Homecoming (2022) ... director of photography camera

    - Emergence (2022) ... director of photography camera
    2022
  • I am William

    director of photography

    camera
    2017
  • Flatliners

    director of photography

    camera
    2017
  • Colossal

    director of photography

    camera
    2017
  • Taken 3

    director of photography

    camera
    2014
  • The Absent One

    director of photography

    camera
    2014
  • The Keeper of Lost Causes

    director of photography

    camera
    2013
  • Waltz for Monica

    director of photography

    camera
    2013
  • Nobel's Last Will

    director of photography

    camera
    2012
  • Millennium

    - Part 2: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2) (2010) ... director of photography camera

    - Part 1: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (1) (2010) ... director of photography camera
    2010
  • The Christmas Party

    director of photography

    camera
    2009
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    director of photography

    camera
    2009
  • Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End

    director of photography

    camera
    2008
  • Take the Trash

    director of photography

    camera
    2008
  • Arn: The Knight Templar

    director of photography

    camera
    2007
  • Daisy Diamond

    director of photography

    camera
    2007
  • Wallander: Mastermind

    director of photography

    camera
    2005
  • Bang Bang Orangutang

    director of photography

    camera
    2005
  • One Step Behind

    director of photography

    camera
    2005
  • Wallander

    - Mastermind (2005) ... director of photography camera
    2005
  • Stealing Rembrandt

    director of photography

    camera
    2003
  • Sweet Dreams

    director of photography

    camera
    2003
  • Shake It All About

    "a" camera operator

    camera
    2001
  • Flickering Lights

    director of photography

    camera
    2000
  • Miracle

    director of photography

    camera
    2000
  • Dancer in the Dark

    second unit director of photography

    camera
    2000
  • Albert

    director of photography

    camera
    1998
  • Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness

    director of photography

    camera
    1998
  • The Kingdom II

    director of photography

    camera
    1998
  • Breaking the Waves

    second unit director of photography

    camera
    1996
  • Belma

    director of photography

    camera
    1996
  • Frida's First Time

    director of photography

    camera
    1996
  • The Kingdom

    director of photography

    camera
    1994
  • Eksamen

    director of photography

    camera
    1993

• crew (10 credits)

  • Borgen - Power & Glory

    cinematography

    crew

    - Mother of the Sea (2022) ... cinematography crew

    - Just Make It Go Away (2022) ... cinematography crew

    - Power in Denmark (2022) ... cinematography crew

    - A Near-Arctic State (2022) ... cinematography crew

    - The Minister Doesn’t Wish to Comment (2022) ... cinematography crew
    2022
  • Held for Ransom

    cinematography

    crew
    2019
  • Those Who Kill - Shadow of the Past

    cinematography

    crew
    2012
  • Borgen

    cinematography

    crew

    - The Election (2013) ... cinematography crew

    - Sense and Sensibility (2013) ... cinematography crew

    - If You Never Change Your Mind (2013) ... cinematography crew

    - The Fall (2013) ... cinematography crew

    - Sons of the Past (2013) ... cinematography crew
    2010
  • Nothing's All Bad

    cinematography

    crew
    2010
  • The Christmas Party

    cinematography

    crew
    2009
  • The Killing

    - Episode 20 (2007) ... cinematography crew

    - Episode 19 (2007) ... cinematography crew

    - Episode 18 (2007) ... cinematography crew

    - Episode 17 (2007) ... cinematography crew

    - Episode 16 (2007) ... cinematography crew
    2007
  • Skymaster

    cinematography

    crew
    2006
  • A Place Nearby

    cinematography

    crew
    2000
  • Requiem

    cinematography

    crew
    1991

• actors (1 credits)

  • In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998