Michael Slovis

Michael Slovis
Slovis at the 2013 Montclair Film Festival
Born
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationsCinematographer, television director, television producer
Years active1981–present
SpouseMaria Slovis
Children3
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Michael Slovis, ASC[1] is an American cinematographer, television director, and producer. As a director of photography, he is best known for his work on the AMC series Breaking Bad, which earned him seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He previously won Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

As a director and producer, Slovis is known for his work on The Walking Dead franchise, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Preacher, and New Amsterdam.

Early life and education

Slovis was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. He was educated at the Rochester Institute of Technology and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[2]

Career

Slovis began his professional career in 1981. For many years, he worked as a camera operator on films. He became a cinematographer in 1995, working on the films Party Girl (1995), Half Past Dead (2002), Halloweentown (1998), The Thirteenth Year (1999), and Ready to Run (2000). In 2000, Slovis became a cinematographer on the series Ed, and worked on the series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, New Amsterdam, Fringe, Royal Pains, Rubicon, Running Wilde, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul.[3]

As a director, Slovis made his directorial debut with the 2001 television film Spirit. Later, he directed episodes of Ed, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Rubicon, Breaking Bad, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Hell on Wheels[3] In 2006, Slovis won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series for his work on CSI.[4]

In 2014, Slovis directed the first two episodes of the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, titled "The Wars to Come" and "The House of Black and White".[5] In 2017, he directed episode 3 of the second season of the series Preacher.[6] Slovis directed the episodes "Thank You", "Something They Need", and "Worth" of The Walking Dead, and returned to the franchise by directing two episodes of the spin-off series The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.[7][8]

Slovis is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[1]

Personal life

Slovis currently resides in Montclair, New Jersey with his wife Maria. They have three children.[3]

Filmography

Director

Television

Year Title Director Executive
Producer 		Notes
2001 Spirit Yes No TV movie
2004 Ed Yes No Episode "Pressure Points"
2006–07 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Yes No 3 episodes
2010 Rubicon Yes No Episode "Wayward Sons"
2010–13 Breaking Bad Yes No 4 episodes
2011 Hell on Wheels Yes No Episode "Pride, Pomp and Circumstance"
2011–18 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Yes No 13 episodes
2012 30 Rock Yes No Episode "Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whisky"
2012–14 Chicago Fire Yes No 4 episodes
2014 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Yes No Episode "Nothing to Fear"
Chicago P.D. Yes No Episodes "Stepping Stone" and "At Least It's Justice"
Gracepoint Yes No Episode 8
2014–17 Elementary Yes No 4 episodes
2015 Game of Thrones Yes No Episodes "The Wars to Come" and "The House of Black and White"
The Man in the High Castle Yes No Episode "Kindness"
The Affair Yes No Episode "211"
2015–18 The Walking Dead Yes No Episodes: "Thank You", "Something They Need", "Worth"
2016 The New Yorker Presents Yes No 1 episode
Better Call Saul Yes No Episode "Bali Ha'i"
2016–18 Preacher Yes Yes 7 episodes
2017 The Path Yes No Episodes "The Father and the Son" and "The Red Wall"
2018 The Looming Tower Yes No Episodes "Boys at War" and "The General"
2018–22 New Amsterdam Yes Yes 15 episodes
2022 The Calling Yes Yes Episode "Blameless and Upright"
2024 The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Yes Co-Executive Episodes "Bye" and "What We"
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Yes No Episodes "L'Invisible" and "Vouloir, C'est Pouvoir"
2025 Law & Order: Organized Crime Yes Yes

Cinematographer

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1989 Coyote Mountain Jeffrey W. Mueller Short film
1990 The Burning Ghat James Rasin
1994 Heading Home Maria Heritier
1995 Party Girl Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Malicious Ian Corson
Breach of Trust Charles Wilkinson
1996 Vibrations Michael Paseornek
Crash Dive Andrew Stevens
1998 Scar City Ken Sanzel
Charlie Hoboken Thomas F. Mazziotti
The White Raven Andrew Stevens
1999 Five Aces David Michael O'Neill
The 4th Floor Josh Klausner
2002 Half Past Dead Don Michael Paul
2003 The Foreigner Michael Oblowitz
2005 The Marksman Marcus Adams

Television

Year Title Notes
1996 Angel Flight Down TV movie
1997 Seduction in a Small Town
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
Out of Nowhere
1998 Halloweentown
1999 The Thirteenth Year
Michael Landon, the Father I Knew
2000 Ready to Run
2004 Ed Episode: "Pressure Points"
2006–07 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 3 episodes
2008 New Amsterdam 7 episodes
2009 Castle Episode: "Flowers for Your Grave"
Fringe 4 episodes
Exit 19 Failed pilot
Royal Pains 4 episodes
2009–13 Breaking Bad 48 episodes
2010 Rubicon 2 episodes
Running Wilde 4 episodes
2012 30 Rock 11 episodes
2014 The Leftovers Episode: "Pilot"

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Award 2006 Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Gum Drops") Won [9]
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Built to Kill, Part 1") Nominated [9]
2009 Breaking Bad ("ABQ") Nominated [9]
2010 Breaking Bad ("No Más") Nominated [9]
2012 Breaking Bad ("Face Off") Nominated [9]
2013 Breaking Bad ("Gliding Over All") Nominated [9]
2014 Breaking Bad ("Granite State") Nominated [9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Breaking Bad / Michael Slovis, ASC - Part 1". The American Society of Cinematographers. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  2. ^ Gajewski, Josh (May 16, 2010). "'Breaking Bad': Michael Slovis, a visual storyteller". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Breaking Bad crew, Michael Slovis". AMCtv.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  4. ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards and Nominations for Michael Slovis". Primetime Emmy® Award Database. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  5. ^ "UPDATED: What can we expect from Game Of Thrones season 5?". The Wars to Come & The House of Black and White. February 21, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "Preacher Recap: All That Jazz". Damsels. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  7. ^ Murray, Noel (2017-03-27). "'The Walking Dead' Recap: Knives Out". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  8. ^ "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live release date on AMC and AMC+". Undead Walking. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Michael Slovis". Television Academy. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
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