Karl Walter Lindenlaub recently lensed director Anna Foerster's UNDERWORLD BLOOD WARS for Lakeshore Entertainment, starring Kate Beckinsale, and Theo James. He also recently finished the sci-fi movie REVOLT for Voltage Pictures directed by Joe Miale and starring Lee Pace, and worked as a visual consultant on the animated feature ROCK DOG.
Before that he shot the two part television movie HOUDINI, directed by Uli Edel, starring Adrien Brody, for which Lindenlaub received an Emmy Nomination. He was the DOP on Season 6 for the world wide successful TV-series SUITS.
Following early cinematography credits on student films Lindenlaub established ongoing associations with such filmmakers as Michael Caton-Jones (ROB ROY, THE JACKAL and CITY BY THE SEA), Wayne Wang (MAID IN MANHATTEN , BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE), Garry Marshall (THE PRINCESS DIARIESS, GEORGIA RULES), Jon Avnet (UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, RED CORNER) and fellow German Roland Emmerich, with whom he has collaborated seven times. His work with Roland Emmerich includes the sci-fi epics INDEPENDENCE DAY and STARGATE, as well as UNIVERSAL SOLDIER and MOON 44 (German Camera Award).
Lindenlaub has also worked with such directors as Jan de Bont (THE HAUNTING), Paul Verhoeven (BLACK BOOK) and Bob Dolman THE BANGER SISTERS). Other notable credits are THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA with Andrew Adamson directing for Disney, and NINJA ASSASSIN produced by the Wachowskis and directed by James McTeigue. A DOLPHIN TALE with Charles Martin Smith directing, was shot in 3D.
He also has extensive experience in commercials, often collaborating with the Snorri Brothers.
A native of Germany, Lindenlaub studied his craft at the Academy of Television & Film in Munich (HFF), before earning a scholarship to further his studies at England’s renowned National Film and Television School.