Tobias Schliessler grew up in Germany and later moved to Canada, where he studied cinematography at Simon Fraser University. He began his career shooting documentaries, eventually transitioning to independent features, television movies, music videos, and commercials.

Schliessler’s credits include critically acclaimed films such as Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Lone Survivor, Dreamgirls, Friday Night Lights, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Rustin. He has also been honored by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) for his work on Audi’s Wake Up and Lincoln Financial’s Doctor. Both commercials are now part of the permanent archives of The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film and Video in New York City.

In 2024, Tobias received both an Emmy and an ASC Award nomination for his work on the limited series All the Light We Cannot See, directed by Shawn Levy. Most recently, he completed filming Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Tobias currently resides in Los Angeles, California.