Mikael Salomon

Born February 24, 1945· Copenhagen, Denmark

4Roles★ 7.7Average rating

Emerging from Copenhagen’s film community, Salomon honed his craft in Danish cinema, earning Robert and Bodil awards. After establishing a reputation behind the camera, he moved to Hollywood in the late 1980s, debuting with the comedy-drama Torch Song Trilogy and then capturing James Cameron’s underwater epic The Abyss, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. He later wor… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

King on Screen2023Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away2024Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration2010

Filmography

YearRating

★ 8.2

Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'1993

Self

★ 7.1

King on Screen2023

Self

Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away2024

Self

Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration2010

Self

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

★ 6.4

Valor2017

★ 6.8

The Long Road Home2017

★ 6.9

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders2016

★ 6.2

Blood & Oil2015

★ 8.1

The Expanse2015

★ 6.7

Powers2015

★ 5.3

Drew Peterson: Untouchable2014

★ 5.2

Freezer2014

★ 5.7

Big Driver2014

★ 6.4

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening2012

★ 6.4

Coma2012

★ 6.3

Camelot2011