Erik Messerschmidt
Age: N/A | From: Portland, Maine, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Eric Messerschmidt , Erik Messerschmidt, ASC
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Portland, Maine, USA
Homepage: https://www.ddatalent.com/client/erik-messerschmidt-asc-narrative
Movie Involvements: 16
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
Biography
Erik Messerschmidt (born October 23, 1980) is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with director David Fincher on the films Mank and The Killer (as director of photography) and Gone Girl (as a gaffer), as well as on the Netflix series Mindhunter. He has also shot episodes of the TV series Fargo, Legion, and Raised by Wolves. He has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, and won the top ASC Award and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Mank.
Most Famous Work
Fargo
(2014) Director of Photography
MINDHUNTER
(2017) Additional Director of Photography
Dope Thief
(2025) Director of Photography
Raised by Wolves
(2020) Director of Photography
Gone Girl
(2014) Chief Lighting Technician
The Me You Can't See
(2021) Director of Photography
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
(2018) Second Unit Director of Photography
The Killer
(2023) Director of PhotographyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Self | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Director of Photography | |
| 2025 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 2024 | Director of Photography | |
| 2023 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 2022 | Director of Photography | |
| 2021 | Director of Photography | |
| 2020 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 2018 | Second Unit Director of Photography | |
| 2017 | Director of Photography | |
| Additional Director of Photography | ||
| 2014 | Director of Photography | |
| 2009 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Lighting
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Gaffer | |
| 2014 | Chief Lighting Technician | |
| 2009 | Gaffer | |
| 2003 | Gaffer | |
| 2001 | Best Boy Electric | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
