FILM DIRECTOR

Eduardo Serra

1943 - 2025

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Eduardo Martins Serra (2 October 1943 – 19 August 2025) was a Portuguese cinematographer who spent most of his career working in European film productions, mostly in French, Portuguese and British films, with frequent collaborations with directors Patrice Leconte and Claude Chabrol. Serra is also known for his work on the M. Night Shyamalan film Unbreakable and the final two Harry Potter films, The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Eduardo Serra is the 1,093rd most popular film director (down from 1,052nd in 2024), the 353rd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 339th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Portuguese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Eduardo Serra ranks 1,093 out of 2,041Before him are Gregory La Cava, Robert Parrish, David Cherkassky, Štefan Uher, Gaston Kaboré, and Christopher Landon. After him are Larry Cohen, Kurt Maetzig, Kei Kumai, Mitchell Leisen, Fridrikh Ermler, and Edmond Keosayan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Eduardo Serra ranks 492Before him are Rick Danko, Jon McBride, Klaus Köste, Csaba Fenyvesi, Frank Forberger, and Dante Spinotti. After him are Daniel Robin, Zvonimir Vujin, Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi, Viktor Sidyak, Shinobu Sekine, and Burt Rutan. Among people deceased in 2025, Eduardo Serra ranks 327Before him are Antonio Bailetti, Ileana Silai, Fauja Singh, Assata Shakur, Patricia Routledge, Jan Lála, and Miguel Ángel Russo. After him are Roman Starovoyt, David Johansen, Alvaro Vitali, Miguel Uribe Turbay, and Angie Stone.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Eduardo Serra ranks 353 out of 633Before him are Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (1857), Pedro Costa (1958), Pêro Vaz de Caminha (1450), João Lourenço (1942), Manuel Alegre (1936), and Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1941). After him are Ricardo Sá Pinto (1972), Nelo Vingada (1953), Helena Almeida (1934), Hélder Postiga (1982), Jaime Pacheco (1958), and Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho (1869).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Portugal

Among film directors born in Portugal, Eduardo Serra ranks 4Before him are Manoel de Oliveira (1908), João César Monteiro (1939), and Pedro Costa (1958). After him are Miguel Gomes (1972).