Egill Örn "Eagle" Egilsson[a] ([ˈeiːjɪtl œrtn ˈeiːjɪlson]; /ˈiːɡəl ˈeɪ.əlsən/ EE-gəl AY-əl-sən; born 31 August 1966) is an Icelandic television director and cinematographer.
Egill Örn Egilsson was born in Reykjavík on 31 August 1966 and studied filmmaking at Columbia College Hollywood in Los Angeles.
As a cinematographer, he is perhaps best known for his work on The Wire, CSI: Miami (also a co-producer), Dark Blue (also a director), and numerous television commercials and music videos.
For his cinematography, Egill has been nominated for four American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards, winning in the television category in 2010 for the Dark Blue episode "Venice Kings", which he also directed.
[1] Later that year, at the age of 44, he became the first Icelander to join the American Society of Cinematographers.