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Nelson Cragg

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Nelson Cragg
THEM is a limited anthology series that explores terror in America. The first season, 1950s-set COVENANT centers around a Black family who move from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family's idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces, next door and otherworldly, threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
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Nelson Cragg, Producer and Director, is based in Los Angeles and specializes in narrative feature film and television projects.

Nelson's directing credits include the International hit American Horror Story for acclaimed producer Ryan Murphy and the critical smash series American Crime Story. Nelson recently Executive Produced and Directed the pilot/ series THEM for for Amazon studios. Nelson's major cinematography credits include Homeland, Breaking Bad, Halt and Catch Fire, American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson, American Horror Story, and many other award-winning pilots and features. Nelson has been nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy Awards for his cinematography work.

Nelson holds a master's degree in film production from the University of Southern California.
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde in Them (2021)
    Them
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    American Crime Story
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)
    Homeland
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
    Breaking Bad
    9.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

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    Cinematographer



    • Sarah Paulson in Ratched (2020)
      Ratched
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Bette Midler, Judith Light, and Ben Platt in The Politician (2019)
      The Politician
      7.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Pose (2018)
      Pose
      8.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
      American Crime Story
      8.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2016–2018
    • Diane Lane, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Calista Flockhart, Chloë Sevigny, and Naomi Watts in Feud (2017)
      Feud
      8.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Emma Roberts in American Horror Story (2011)
      American Horror Story
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • George Young in Containment (2016)
      Containment
      7.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Mark Povinelli in Mad Dogs (2015)
      Mad Dogs
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Taylor Lautner in Tracers (2015)
      Tracers
      5.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
      Halt and Catch Fire
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • The After (2014)
      The After
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Alycia Debnam-Carey in Galyntine (2014)
      Galyntine
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)
      Homeland
      8.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2011–2012
    • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
      Elementary
      7.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2012
    • Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz in Arena (2011)
      Arena
      4.7
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011

    Director



    • Asa Germann, Derek Luh, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, London Thor, Maddie Phillips, and Chance Perdomo in Gen V (2023)
      Gen V
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Laz Alonso, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Tomer Capone, and Karen Fukuhara in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Gabrielle Union and Octavia Spencer in Truth Be Told (2019)
      Truth Be Told
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde in Them (2021)
      Them
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Sarah Paulson in Ratched (2020)
      Ratched
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Pose (2018)
      Pose
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
      American Crime Story
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Emma Roberts in American Horror Story (2011)
      American Horror Story
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016

    Producer



    • Asa Germann, Derek Luh, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, London Thor, Maddie Phillips, and Chance Perdomo in Gen V (2023)
      Gen V
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde in Them (2021)
      Them
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Michael Chandler in Unconditionally (2010)
      Unconditionally
      8.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010

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