Menu
Tobias A. Schliessler

Tobias A. Schliessler

Known For Camera
Birthday Nov 05, 1958 (66)
Birthplace Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
Biography

Tobias A. Schliessler (born 5 November 1958) is a German cinematographer. Schliessler was born in Baden-Baden, Germany, to documentary filmmaker and artist Martin Schliessler (1929–2008) and editor Anemone Schliessler (née Heim). His brother, Jochen, is a documentary filmmaker, and his sister, Tina ... , is a film producer, photographer, and painter. Schiessler grew up in Baden-Baden. In 1979, he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he later studied film at  Simon Fraser University. After graduating as a cinematographer, he started to work on documentary films and advertisement spots. In the late 1980s, he began to work for Canadian television productions. In 1997, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked on the production of movies like Dreamgirls, Hancock and Battleship. He often works with the directors Bill Condon and Peter Berg. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tobias A. Schliessler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

No data available

Rustin

Rustin

2023

Director of Photography

The Adam Project

The Adam Project

2022

Director of Photography

Palmer

Palmer

2021

Director of Photography

There's Someone Inside Your House

There's Someone Inside Your House

2021

Second Unit Director of Photography

Come from Away

Come from Away

2021

Director of Photography

Refugee

Refugee

2020

Director of Photography

Spenser Confidential

Spenser Confidential

2020

Director of Photography

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020

Director of Photography

The Good Liar

The Good Liar

2019

Director of Photography

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

2018

Director of Photography

The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical

The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical

2018

Director of Photography

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

2017

Director of Photography

Patriots Day

Patriots Day

2016

Director of Photography

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

2015

Director of Photography

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

2013

Director of Photography

The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate

2013

Director of Photography

Battleship

Battleship

2012

Director of Photography

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

Director of Photography

Hancock

Hancock

2008

Director of Photography

Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

2006

Director of Photography

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

2004

Director of Photography

The Rundown

The Rundown

2003

Director of Photography

Bait

Bait

2000

Director of Photography

The Guilty

The Guilty

2000

Director of Photography

Legalese

Legalese

1998

Director of Photography

Outrage

Outrage

1998

Director of Photography

The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

1998

Director of Photography

Hoods

Hoods

1998

Director of Photography

Volcano: Fire on the Mountain

Volcano: Fire on the Mountain

1997

Director of Photography

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

1997

Director of Photography

Bliss

Bliss

1997

Additional Photography

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

1995

Director of Photography

The Omen

The Omen

1995

Director of Photography

Killer

Killer

1994

Director of Photography

Green Dolphin Beat

Green Dolphin Beat

1994

Director of Photography

Sin and Redemption

Sin and Redemption

1994

Director of Photography

Double Cross

Double Cross

1994

Director of Photography

Just One of the Girls

Just One of the Girls

1993

Director of Photography

South of Wawa

South of Wawa

1992

Cinematography

Sexual Advances

Sexual Advances

1992

Director of Photography

Chaindance

Chaindance

1991

Director of Photography

Writer's Block

Writer's Block

1991

Director of Photography

Quarantine

Quarantine

1989

Director of Photography

The Top of His Head

The Top of His Head

1989

Director of Photography

No data available

No data available

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

No data available

No data available

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 4 7 1
2024 7 2 6 1
2024 8 2 5 1
2024 9 1 3 1
2024 10 2 6 1
2024 11 1 3 1
2024 12 2 2 1
2025 1 2 3 1
2025 2 2 3 1
2025 3 1 2 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 1 7 0
2025 9 0 1 0
2025 10 1 1 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
No trending metrics available.

Return to Top