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Owen McPolin

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Owen McPolin is from Co. Kerry, Ireland and a member of the Irish Society of Cinematographers. He began his career shooting drama for BBC, ITV and Channel 4 and more recently known for his work on, "Foundation", "Shadow & Bone", "Penny Dreadful" and "Deadly Class". Recognised for his work with three IFTA Nominations, HUGO Award, Royal Television Society Nomination, BAFTA Nomination, and BAFTA Cymru Award.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Jared Harris, Lou Llobell, and Lee Pace in Foundation (2021)
    Foundation
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Ben Barnes, Archie Renaux, and Jessie Mei Li in Shadow and Bone (2021)
    Shadow and Bone
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)
    Vikings
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Liam James, Benedict Wong, María Gabriela de Faría, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, and Luke Tennie in Deadly Class (2018)
    Deadly Class
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

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    Cinematographer



    • One Sweet Hour
      • director of photography
      • Post-production



    • Jared Harris, Lou Llobell, and Lee Pace in Foundation (2021)
      Foundation
      7.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021–2025
    • Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Claire Fraser, and Jamie Fraser in Outlander (2014)
      Outlander
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Denis Leary, Danny Pudi, Hal Cumpston, Taylor Misiak, and Laci Mosley in Going Dutch (2025)
      Going Dutch
      5.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023)
      The Horror of Dolores Roach
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Barber (2023)
      Barber
      5.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Ben Barnes, Archie Renaux, and Jessie Mei Li in Shadow and Bone (2021)
      Shadow and Bone
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)
      Vikings
      8.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2016–2020
    • Daniel Wu in Into the Badlands (2015)
      Into the Badlands
      7.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017–2019
    • Liam James, Benedict Wong, María Gabriela de Faría, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, and Luke Tennie in Deadly Class (2018)
      Deadly Class
      7.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Matthew Hopkinson in Dawn (2016)
      Dawn
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Jerome Flynn and Matthew Macfadyen in Ripper Street (2012)
      Ripper Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2013–2016
    • Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016)
      Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
      5.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Da Vinci's Demons (2013)
      Da Vinci's Demons
      7.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2014–2015
    • Penny Dreadful (2014)
      Penny Dreadful
      8.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2014–2015
    • Song (2014)
      Song
      7.3
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2014

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Sarah Alexander, Neil Morrissey, Nathaniel Parker, and Robert Sheehan in Me and Mrs Jones (2012)
      Me and Mrs Jones
      7.0
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2012
    • Na cloigne (2010)
      Na cloigne
      7.7
      TV Series
      • camera daily
      • 2010
    • Draiocht
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • lighting camera
      • 1996

    Director



    • Trí Scéal
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Drinking Crude (1997)
      Drinking Crude
      5.3
      • Director
      • 1997

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    • Born
      • 1969
      • Cork, Ireland
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