Nelson Cragg
University of Southern California
- Cinematographer
- director
- producer
2002–present
Ashley Lynn Mills Cragg
Life and career[edit]
Cragg is of Korean American descent and was born on April 4, 1978, in Fairfax, Virginia. He attended James Madison University, studying English Literature; then University of Southern California, graduating with a MFA in Film Production.[1] He began his career as a director of photography on Battleground: The Art of War, in 2002. He went on to serve in the capacity on such film and series as: Confession, Special, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, FlashForward, Elementary, Halt and Catch Fire, Breaking Bad, American Crime Story, American Horror Story, Feud, and Pose.
He made his directorial debut with the fifth episode of FX's American Horror Story: Roanoke.[2] He has since helmed episodes of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Pose, Ratched for Netflix and Them: Covenant for Amazon Studios.