Personal info
Known for
Cinematographer
Gender
Male
Birthday
27 February
Location
Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Edit pageEigil Bryld
Biography
Eigil Bryld is a cinematographer, (born on 27 February 1971) in Odense, Denmark. He is famous for his work in such films and TV shows as House of Cards (2013), In Bruges (2008), You Don't Know Jack (2010), Becoming Jane (2007), Kinky Boots (2005), No Hard Feelings and The Holdovers (both 2023).
Bryld grew up in Denmark, and as a teenager used to work in a local television station. He earned a degree in film and video production from Gwent College in Wales in 1992, where he studied under photographer David Hurn. He worked in London before moving to New York City.
His credits include Wisconsin Death Trip which won him the 2001 BAFTA Award for best factual photography and You Don't Know Jack for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. He served as the cinematographer for the 2013 Netflix series House of Cards, for which he was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series.
Bryld is married to Danish author Naja Marie Aidt and they had a son in 2003.
