Martin Ahlgren, is a Swedish cinematographer.
Early life Ahlgren was born in Scotland to Swedish parents. The family soon returned to Sweden, where Ahlgren grew up in Stockholm. He later moved to the U.S. and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Career After a decade of working on campaigns for major brands around the world and music videos for artists such as The Rolling Stones, Beyoncé, and Kanye West, Ahlgren began working on independent feature films and television series. His credits include films such as The Sunlit Night and series such as House of Cards, Daredevil, Altered Carbon, and The Plot Against America, as well as the Netflix comedy special Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive and the pilot episodes for Blindspot and NOS4A2.
Ahlgren has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 2020.
Filmography Film Year Title Notes 2013 McCanick Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive 2014 Revenge of the Green Dragons 2015 Stealing Cars 2019 The Sunlit Night 2020 Chart Your Course - The Musical Journey of Cas Haley Documentary short 2024 Old Guy 2026 Greenland 2: Migration Shelter TBA The Silence of Mercy
Television Year Title Notes 2003 Anna Netrebko: The Woman, the Voice Television documentary film 2006 Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty 2 episodes As camera operator 2013 Over/Under Television film Six by Sondheim Television documentary film 2014 Power 4 episodes Death Pact Television film 2015 House of Cards 11 episodes Blindspot 1 episode 2016 Daredevil 13 episodes Civil Television film 2017 Crash & Burn 2018 Altered Carbon 5 episodes 2019 NOS4A2 2 episodes 2020 The Plot Against America 6 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2015 67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series "Chapter 29" House of Cards 2016 30th American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movies, Miniseries or Pilots "Who is Jane Doe" Blindspot 2020 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie "Part 1" The Plot Against America 2021 35th American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for Television "Part 6" The Plot Against America 2024 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) "Judgment Day" 3 Body Problem
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