Alik Sakharov

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

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 2016 he directed episodes of Goliath for the Amazon Studios. That same year, he joined Netflix' House of Cards, directing chapters 55,56,59,66,72 ,,.

In 2013 Sakharov won the OFTA Award for Best Direction In A Drama Series for Game of Thrones.

In 2007 Sakharov won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for the ROME episode "Passover".

Since 2006 Sakharov has worked primarily as a television director, with credits including:

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."

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.

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 USA. In 1992, he directed a silent short film 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.

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