Alik Sakharov
Alik Sakharov (born May 17, 1959) is a film and television director. A former director of photography, he is an active member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
Alik Sakharov

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- Born
- 1959. · Tashkent.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and United States.
- Occupation
- television director, cinematographer, film director and camera operator.
- Fields
- film.
- Languages
- English.
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Alik Sakharov (born May 17, 1959) is a film and television director. A former director of photography, he is an active member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
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Alik Sakharov (born 1959) is a Soviet and American camera operator, cinematographer and film director, among other activities. The camera operator was born in Tashkent. Alik Sakharov is active in film. Languages used include English.
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Career
Career
Sakharov entered the US film scene in 1985 when he began sharing the responsibilities of a lighting cameraman in the New York industrial video scene, eventually progressing to shooting music videos, commercials, narrative films. Sakharov served as Director of Photography on numerous feature films, as well as a formidable number of programs for network television and premium cable, most notably on HBO's The Sopranos (38 episodes), and, as Director/cinematographer, on HBO's Rome (10 episodes), and Game of Thrones (8 episodes). He served as Director/co-Executive Producer on the third season of Starz' television series Black Sails. In seasons one and two of Netflix series Marco Polo, Sakharov directed: "Feast"; "The Fourth Step"; "Lost Crane"; "The Fellowship". He directed a Marco Polo stand-alone Christmas-special episode, entitled "Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes". In 2016 he directed episodes of Goliath for the Amazon Studios. That same year, he joined Netflix' House of Cards, directing chapters 55, 56, 59, 66, and 72. In 2018, he directed episodes of Ozark. Later that year, Sakharov joined The Witcher. After completing nearly three episodes in season one, he amicably parted ways with the project. In 2019, Sakharov returned to Ozark to direct the mega-block of the last four episodes in season three. He received an Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Emmy Nomination for the penultimate episode of the season "Fire Pink". In 2022, Sakharov joined AppleTV+. He served as Director/Executive Producer on seasons 2 and 3 of Invasion (2022 & 2024) and as director of the Dark Matter in seasons 1 and 2 (2023 & 2025). In 2025, it was announced that Sakharov would be directing episodes of DC Studios' Lanterns for HBO.
Credentials
Credentials
Since 2006 Sakharov has worked primarily as a television director, with credits including: Boardwalk Empire Game of Thrones Rome Dexter Rubicon Brotherhood The Sopranos (2nd unit director "Made in America"; "Kennedy and Heidi") Easy Money The Americans Black Sails Marco Polo Flesh and Bone House of Cards Counterpart Ozark Goliath The Witcher Invasion Dark Matter Lanterns
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Awards
As a member of the Sopranos creative ensemble, Sakharov was honored twice (in 2002 & 2004) by the American Film Institute's A Year of Excellence Award. In 2004, Sakharov earned the 19th Annual ASC Awards nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a single camera category for The Sopranos episode "Long Term Parking". In 2007, Sakharov won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for the ROME episode "Passover". In 2013, Sakharov won the OFTA Award for Best Direction In A Drama Series for Game of Thrones. In 2020, Sakharov earned a Primetime Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for Ozark episode "Fire Pink".
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- 1.Golubock, D. Garrison. Game of Thrones Director Alik Sakharov Discusses Soviet Origins. The Moscow Times. 2014-04-22.
- 2.Jensen, Jeff. When Green Lanterns Become True Detectives: Meet HBO's Pulpy, Prestige-y 'Lanterns'. Vanity Fair. February 27, 2025.
- 3.AFI Awards 2002. American Film Institute.
- 4.AFI Awards 2004. American Film Institute.
- 5.Past ASC Awards. The American Society of Cinematographers.
- 6.Mesger, Robin. 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. September 8, 2007.
- 7.2012-13 Online Film & Television Association.
- 8.2020 Emmy Noms for Best Cinematography Include 14 ASC Members. The American Society of Cinematographers. July 28, 2020.
- 9.Sen, Shomini. 2020 Emmy Awards: Meet the Best Director Drama nominees. Wion. August 24, 2020.
- 10.‘Game of Thrones’ director to helm epic Khalid ibn Walid biopic. Jagonews24. 8 December 2025.
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