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August Jakobsson

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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August Jakobsson is known for The Tomorrow War (2021), The Northman (2022) and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
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Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in The Tomorrow War (2021)
The Tomorrow War
6.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department("c" camera, Iceland Unit)
  • 2021
Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Björk, Alexander Skarsgård, Claes Bang, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Northman (2022)
The Northman
7.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department(visual effects, Iceland Unit)
  • 2022
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
7.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department(Iceland Unit)
  • 2023
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
6.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit, vfx array, Iceland Unit)
  • 2022

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Cinematographer

  • Með Loga
    • Cinematographer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Can You Hear Me?
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
  • Með Loga (2018)
    Með Loga
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2021
  • Ari Eldjárn: Pardon My Icelandic (2020)
    Ari Eldjárn: Pardon My Icelandic
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Steinda Con
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Amy Jackson, Kush Khanna, and Jerry-Jane Pears in Boogie Man (2018)
    Boogie Man
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • Gunnar Helgason, Bragi Thor Hinriksson, August Jakobsson, Joi Johannsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Gunnar Hansson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Þórhallur Gunnarsson, Guðni Hilmar Halldórsson, Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Ottó Geir Borg, Kristján Sturla Bjarnason, Drifa Freyju-Ármannsdottir, Anna Vigdís Gísladóttir, Jón Pétursson, Katrín Ynja Hrafnkelsdóttir, Arnar Harðarson, Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson, Baldur Björn Arnarsson, Lukas Emil Johansen, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Páll Steinar Guðnason, Þórður Hólm Hálfdánarson, Theodór Ingi Óskarsson, Þórður Kalman Friðriksson, Egill Helgi Guðjónsson, Robert Luu, Daði Berg Jónsson, Ísey Heiðarsóttir, Björn Óli Snorrason, Oliver Einar Nordquist, Sigurður Kári Harðarson, Óli Gunnar Gunnarsson, and Stefán Bogi Guðjónsson in The Falcons (2018)
    The Falcons
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • Sheila Hancock and Kevin Guthrie in Edie (2017)
    Edie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Gryla (2016)
    Gryla
    • director of photography
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Inside a Volcano (2016)
    Inside a Volcano
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
  • Little Rocks
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Stanley Weber in Sword of Vengeance (2015)
    Sword of Vengeance
    • director of photography
    • 2015
  • Sub Rosa
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Thora Bjorg Helga in Metalhead (2013)
    Metalhead
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • Hurts: Miracle - First Version
    • Cinematographer
    • Music Video
    • 2013
  • Björk: Mutual Core (2012)
    Björk: Mutual Core
    • Cinematographer
    • Music Video
    • 2012
  • Frost (2012)
    Frost
    • Cinematographer
    • 2012

Director

  • Með Loga
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Með Loga (2018)
    Með Loga
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2021
  • Ari Eldjárn: Pardon My Icelandic (2020)
    Ari Eldjárn: Pardon My Icelandic
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Eldborg - sönn íslensk útihátíð
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Quarashi in Popp í Reykjavík (1998)
    Popp í Reykjavík
    • Director (as Ágúst Jakobsson)
    • 1998
  • Guns N' Roses: Estranged - Part IV of the Trilogy!!! (1994)
    Guns N' Roses: Estranged - Part IV of the Trilogy!!!
    • documentary director
    • Video
    • 1994

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
    • camera operator
    • 2023
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
    Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
    • director of photography: Iceland Unit
    • 2023
  • Idris Elba in Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)
    Luther: The Fallen Sun
    • camera operator: "b" camera, Iceland (as Ágúst Jakobsson)
    • 2023
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
    • director of photography: second unit, vfx array, Iceland Unit
    • 2022
  • Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Björk, Alexander Skarsgård, Claes Bang, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Northman (2022)
    The Northman
    • director of photography: visual effects, Iceland Unit
    • 2022
  • Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in The Tomorrow War (2021)
    The Tomorrow War
    • camera operator: "c" camera, Iceland Unit
    • 2021
  • Harry Lloyd, Alden Ehrenreich, and Jessica Brown Findlay in Brave New World (2020)
    Brave New World
    • second unit director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • 22 July (2018)
    22 July
    • second unit director of photography
    • 2018
  • Paul Landers, Richard Kruspe, Till Lindemann, Flake Lorenz, Oliver Riedel, and Christoph Schneider in Rammstein: Paris (2017)
    Rammstein: Paris
    • camera operator
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Taylor Swift in Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015)
    Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live
    • camera operator
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Jay-Z and Beyoncé in On the Run Tour: Beyonce and Jay Z (2014)
    On the Run Tour: Beyonce and Jay Z
    • camera operator
    • TV Special
    • 2014
  • Nirvana: Live at the Paramount (2011)
    Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
    • director of photography
    • 2011
  • Jonathan McDermott in Maher Zain: Insha Allah (2010)
    Maher Zain: Insha Allah
    • camera operator
    • Music Video
    • 2010
  • Mikko Nousiainen and Laura Malmivaara in Restless (2000)
    Restless
    • cinematographer: second unit
    • 2000
  • Red Shoe Diaries (1992)
    Red Shoe Diaries
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 1994–1996
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    • Agust Jakobsson

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