Egill was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and studied filmmaking at Columbia College Hollywood, a Los Angeles based film school. As a cinematographer, he is perhaps best known for his work on The Wire, CSI: Miami (where he was also a co-producer), Dark Blue and numerous television commercials and music videos. In 2008, he directed the Heroes spin-off miniseries Heroes: Destiny. He has directed episodes of the television series Dark Blue and CSI: Miami, among others. He has directed several installments of The CW action series Nikita, for which he has received high accolades. Egill is a four-time nominee for the American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards, and carried home the award in the television category in 2010 for the Dark Blue episode "Venice Kings", which he also directed. Later that year, he became the first Icelander to be admitted into the ASC. Eagle Egilsson(1966년생, Reykjavík, Iceland) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 CSI: 라스베가스, 블랙리스트, 하와이 파이브 오가 있으며, 그 외에도 스와트, 애로우, 루시퍼, 원스 어폰 어 타임, 프린지, 매그넘 P.I., 고담, 파이어 컨트리, 맥가이버 리부트, 니키타, 데브리스, 황혼에서 새벽까지: 시리즈 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2022년 파이어 컨트리 연출을 맡았다. 2022년 Tiger 24 제작에 참여했다. 2021년 데브리스 연출을 맡았다.