Alik Sakharov

Alik Sakharov is a Soviet-born cinematographer and film and television director known for his work on "Game of Thrones" and "The Sopranos."

Sakharov entered the U.S. film scene in 1985 as director of The Russian Touch —a topical documentary about the Russian people comprising the third wave of immigration to the U.S. In 1992, he directed a silent short film, titled Pausa — a visual meditation dedicated to the memory of the great poet of cinema Andrei Tarkovsky.

He began sharing the responsibilities of a lighting cameraman in 1985 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."

Sakharov directed several episodes of seasons one and two of Netflix mega project "Marco Polo." He also 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 directed several episodes for Netflix's "House of Cards."

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 due to creative differences.

In 2019, Sakharov returned to "Ozark" — he directed a mega-block of the last four episodes in season three.