Tim Guinness gets a shout-out in theEvilseason 4 premiere episode, leading fans to wonder just who this man was to earn such an honor. CBS’Evilwas an unlikely supernatural hit that seemingly came out of nowhere in 2019 on CBS, only to end up on Paramount+ for three more years, garnering excellent reviews along the way. The final season premiered in May 2024, after about a two-year hiatus, but it didn’t lose a step and currently has a 100% rating onRotten Tomatoes. Thefinal season of the series,Evilseason 4, closes out the show satisfyingly.
The premiere, season 4, episode 1, “How to Split an Atom”, sets up the major crisis for the rest of the season, which is the revelation that the Antichrist will rise in 38 days, which is the same amount of time before the potentially world-destroying particle accelerator activates. What’s more, Kristen (Katja Herbers) learns that her child is also due in 38 days. By this point inEvil, you know that can’t be a coincidence.The episode ends on a kinder, but somber note, however, with a dedicationto someone named Tim Guinness.
Tim Guinness Was A Cinematographer On Evil Who Passed Away In 2023
Robert King Celebrated Guinness After He Passed
The tribute appears just before the credits roll for season 4, episode 1, and it reads, “In Memory of Tim Guinness”.Tim Guinness was a cinematographer onEvilfor three episodes of season 1: episodes 3, 5, and 7. Guinness passed away on July 13, 2025, though the cause of his death has not been made public (viaMassapequaFuneralHome). He is remembered as a loving son, devoted father, and dear brother; and he will be greatly missed. Tim was also proudly a part of the motion picture and television industry Local 52 and Local 600 community for over 40 years.
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He was also clearly a beloved coworker and friend. Robert King, the co-creator ofEvil, shared onX,
“Tim Guinness died 2 days ago. He was one of the Directors of Photography on Good Wife and Good Fight for more than a decade. He dedicated his life to making the show, and especially the actors on the show look great. The cast and crew loved him. It’s painful to think of him gone.”
With the caption, he included a lovely photograph of Guinness smiling and holding a sunflower. As the creator ofThe Good FightandThe Good Wife, King had a chance to get to know Guinness and work with him frequently. Rosemary Rodriguez, a director who worked onThe Good Wife, wrote on Guinness' memorial wall,
“Tim was one of my favorite collaborators on The Good Wife. He knew exactly what I wanted for every scene I directed. I’d do DGA theatre with him reading lines and blocking the scene with me and Colin….he hated it, not the planning part, but reading the actors lines for me. Used to crack me up. I loved Tim with all my heart. I’ll miss him forever.”
It seems that Guinness touched many of the people he worked with.
Tim Guinness Worked On Everything From Moonstruck To The Good Wife
Guinness Worked In The Industry Since 1984
While even bigmovie and TV nerds don’t know every cinematographer’s name, even casual viewers should recognize Tim Guinness' impressive filmography. As cinematographer,Guinness worked onThe Good Fight,The Good Wife, andThe Bite. In each of these projects, his title was director of photography. Guinness also worked in a variety of capacities within the camera and electrical departments. Some movies he worked on includeBatman Forever,Moonstruck,Little Children,Maid in Manhattan, andNight Falls on Manhattan.
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His television credits includeBoardwalk Empire,Fringe,Castle,Kidnapped,Royal Pains, andCashmere Mafia. It’s an impressive list of movies and TV shows, and one that Guinness was certainly proud of at the time of his passing.Evilmay not have been Tim Guinness' final job in the industry, but it’s touching all the same that the series and creators would think to tribute his name in the season 4 premiere.
