Phil Wood is a Canadian-born, UK-based cinematographer working in television drama and film. His work has earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography.
His recent work includes Harlan Coben’s The Woods and Missing You for Netflix, ITV’s The Blame and After the Flood, and Jimmy McGovern’s BBC drama Unforgivable. He photographed all six episodes of The Blame and both series of After the Flood, alongside consecutive series of The Bay.
His collaborations with directors include Claire Tailyour, Azhur Saleem, Julia Ford and Shaun Evans, across work ranging from the intimate drama of Everything I Know About Love to the science fiction of Doctor Who: Flux and the period world of Endeavour. He works closely with directors to shape a visual language rooted in character, atmosphere and the demands of each story.
His film work includes Mark Gill’s The Voorman Problem, nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA, and Richard Heap’s feature The Runaways. He received his Daytime Emmy nomination for Netflix’s Free Rein and won cinematography awards at the Limerick and Oxford International film festivals for Only Child.
Alongside his principal photography, Phil has contributed second-unit cinematography to Outlander and additional-unit photography to Outlander: Blood of My Blood.
Phil trained at the Northern Film School and works in the UK and internationally. He holds UK and Canadian passports and is represented by Berlin Associates.