Fabian Wagner (born 25 April 1978) is a German cinematographer.
In 2017 and 2020 respectively, he won the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series for his work on the Game of Thrones episode "Battle of the Bastards" and for his work on season 3 of The Crown.
Wagner was born in Munich, West Germany.
He studied at the Northern Film School in Leeds, earning a master's degree.
Wagner began first shooting music videos and short films. In 2008, he began working regularly on television shows for BBC and ITV, and since then has been working almost exclusively for British and American film companies. His first role as a cinematographer for a TV show was for the 2008 BBC Three drama series ', for which he filmed all six episodes.
He has also been nominated for ASC and BSC awards and has become one of the youngest members of the British Society of Cinematographers.
In 2017, Wagner became involved with the DC live-action adaptation of the Justice League, directed by Zack Snyder. The production was notoriously plagued with complications, most notably the change of directors. During post-production, Snyder stepped down from the production following his daughter's death, with Joss Whedon stepping in to, not only complete the project, but also to redo the film entirely. Wagner wasn't involved on the reshoots conducted by Whedon, with Jean-Philippe Gossart taking over the role. Despite only 10% of his material being used in the theatrical cut, Wagner received sole credit for the film.
In 2020, after Warner Bros. decided to greenlit a director's cut of the movie, Snyder and Wagner were brought back to finish the film, using not only the existing and unused footage, but also filming additional material that hasn't been conceptualized before. The "Snyder Cut" (as referred by the media) was released on HBO Max in 2021.
TV movies
American Society of Cinematographers
British Society of Cinematographers
AACTA Awards
Creative Arts Emmy Awards
OFTA Television Awards
Toronto After Dark Film Festival