Erik Messerschmidt
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Erik Messerschmidt

Oct 23, 1980 - Portland, Maine, USA

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.

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Movie2021The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's MankSelf
TV Show1953The OscarsSelf1

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Movie2023The KillerDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2014Gone GirlChief Lighting TechnicianLighting
Movie2009In a DreamDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2023FerrariDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2015TomorrowlandGafferLighting
Movie2022DevotionDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2003Scarecrow SlayerGafferLighting
Movie2009Not ForgottenGafferLighting
Movie2024Verano ’78Director of PhotographyCamera
Movie2018Sicario: Day of the SoldadoSecond Unit Director of PhotographyCamera
Movie2020MankDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2001Magic RockBest Boy ElectricLighting
Movie2025Bono: Stories of SurrenderDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2026The Dog StarsDirector of PhotographyCamera
MovieN/AThe Adventures of Cliff BoothDirector of PhotographyCamera
TV Show2017MINDHUNTERAdditional Director of PhotographyCamera
TV Show2017MINDHUNTERDirector of PhotographyCamera
TV Show2014FargoDirector of PhotographyCamera
TV Show2020Raised by WolvesDirector of PhotographyCamera
TV Show2021The Me You Can't SeeDirector of PhotographyCamera
TV Show2025Dope ThiefDirector of PhotographyCamera