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Phil Lott

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Phil Lott is an Emmy-winning filmmaker, producer, and cinematographer, and the co-founder of AMPLE Entertainment, known for his bold, cinematic storytelling, he's best known for co-directing and producing the Netflix global #1s Amy Bradley is Missing, This is the Zodiac Speaking, and HBO's The Invisible Pilot (with Adam McKay).

With a reputation for setting the visual style and tone of landmark nonfiction series, Phil has helped define some of the genre's most successful franchises, including Locked Up Abroad (National Geographic), Undercover Boss (CBS, Emmy Award), Cold Case Files (A&E), and Shark Week (Discovery).

At AMPLE, he has co-created and produced a wide slate of premium nonfiction hits, from Netflix's Best Natural History Documentary Emmy-nominee, Kangaroo Valley, Morimoto's Sushi Master and Murder in the Heartland to Peacock's The Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge, the epic Ancient Empires for History, and Netflix's #1 documentary feature film Jailbreak: Love on the Run.

As a cinematographer, Phil's work includes Indian Tales for Oscar-winner Asif Kapadia, the SXSW hit Kelly and Cal starring Juliette Lewis and Cybill Shepherd, and second-unit directing on Rust Creek, both with multi-award-winning director Jen McGowan.

Renowned for his ability to marry emotional storytelling with striking visuals, Phil continues to push the boundaries of nonfiction, building AMPLE into one of the industry's most trusted and innovative production companies.
BornMay 30, 1974
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BornMay 30, 1974
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      • 1 win total

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    Known for

    Locked Up Abroad (2007)
    Locked Up Abroad
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Philip Lott)
    This Is the Zodiac Speaking (2024)
    This Is the Zodiac Speaking
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Amy Lynn Bradley in Amy Bradley Is Missing (2025)
    Amy Bradley Is Missing
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    The Invisible Pilot (2022)
    The Invisible Pilot
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Producer



    • Amy Lynn Bradley in Amy Bradley Is Missing (2025)
      Amy Bradley Is Missing
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Hollywood Demons (2025)
      Hollywood Demons
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Masaharu Morimoto in Morimoto's Sushi Master (2023)
      Morimoto's Sushi Master
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2025
    • Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy (2025)
      Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy
      5.4
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • This Is the Zodiac Speaking (2024)
      This Is the Zodiac Speaking
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Jailbreak: Love on the Run (2024)
      Jailbreak: Love on the Run
      6.4
      • producer: recreations
      • 2024
    • The Hungry Games: Alaska Big Bear Challenge (2024)
      The Hungry Games: Alaska Big Bear Challenge
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror (2024)
      The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Murder in the Heartland (2017)
      Murder in the Heartland
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017–2024
    • Ancient Empires (2023)
      Ancient Empires
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • What Happened at Fells Acres? (2023)
      What Happened at Fells Acres?
      6.5
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Matriarch of Murder? (2023)
      Matriarch of Murder?
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Murder at Carter County Mines (2023)
      Murder at Carter County Mines
      5.7
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Devil in the Ozarks
      6.3
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Violent Minds: Killers on Tape (2023)
      Violent Minds: Killers on Tape
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023

    Director



    • Amy Lynn Bradley in Amy Bradley Is Missing (2025)
      Amy Bradley Is Missing
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • directed by
      • 2025
    • This Is the Zodiac Speaking (2024)
      This Is the Zodiac Speaking
      7.2
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2024
    • The Invisible Pilot (2022)
      The Invisible Pilot
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Science Survivor (2017)
      Science Survivor
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Murder in the Heartland (2017)
      Murder in the Heartland
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director (as Philip Lott)
      • 2017
    • Cooper's Treasure (2017)
      Cooper's Treasure
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director (as Philip Lott)
      • 2017
    • Danny Glover and Bill Kurtis in Cold Case Files (2017)
      Cold Case Files
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director (as Philip Lott)
      • 2017
    • White Supremacy: Going Under (2016)
      White Supremacy: Going Under
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Director (as Philip Lott)
      • 2016
    • Biker Battleground Phoenix (2014)
      Biker Battleground Phoenix
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as Philip Lott)
      • 2014
    • Every Street United (2014)
      Every Street United
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director (as Philip Lott)
      • 2014
    • Be the Boss (2012)
      Be the Boss
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director (as Philip Lott)
      • 2012–2013
    • The Pitch (2012)
      The Pitch
      7.0
      TV Series
      • series director (as Philip Lott, as Philip Lott)
      • 2012
    • Auction Hunters (2010)
      Auction Hunters
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director (as Philip Lott)
      • 2010–2011
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Philip Lott)
      • 2011
    • Undercover Boss (2010)
      Undercover Boss
      5.8
      TV Series
      • pilot (as Philip Lott, as Philip Lott)
      • 2010–2011

    Cinematographer



    • Amy Lynn Bradley in Amy Bradley Is Missing (2025)
      Amy Bradley Is Missing
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • This Is the Zodiac Speaking (2024)
      This Is the Zodiac Speaking
      7.2
      TV Series
      • cinematography
      • 2024
    • Jailbreak: Love on the Run (2024)
      Jailbreak: Love on the Run
      6.4
      • drama photography
      • 2024
    • The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror (2024)
      The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2024
    • The Invisible Pilot (2022)
      The Invisible Pilot
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • lead director of photography
      • 2022
    • Danny Glover and Bill Kurtis in Cold Case Files (2017)
      Cold Case Files
      7.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Cooper's Treasure (2017)
      Cooper's Treasure
      6.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as Philip Lott, as Philip Lott)
      • 2017
    • White Supremacy: Going Under (2016)
      White Supremacy: Going Under
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as Philip Lott)
      • 2016
    • The Runner-Up (2015)
      The Runner-Up
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer (as Philip Lott)
      • 2015
    • Biker Battleground Phoenix (2014)
      Biker Battleground Phoenix
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Philip Lott)
      • 2014
    • Kelly & Cal (2014)
      Kelly & Cal
      6.3
      • Cinematographer (as Philip Lott)
      • 2014
    • Be the Boss (2012)
      Be the Boss
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Philip Lott)
      • 2012–2013
    • Kurt Sutter in Outlaw Empires (2012)
      Outlaw Empires
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Philip Lott)
      • 2012
    • Sole Survivor
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as Philip Lott)
      • 2010
    • Speed of Life (2010)
      Speed of Life
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer (as Philip Lott)
      • 2010

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Philip Lott
    • Born
      • May 30, 1974
      • Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK

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      Trained at the prestigious CFU, (Children's Film Unit), in Battersea, London from age 12-18.

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