Haagenrud's career spans over nearly two decades starting out as camera assistant in the early nineties and enlisted as first assistant camera for legendary cinematographer Sven Nykvist, ASC

Focusing in recent years on tv-drama series Haagenrud recently completed third season and a total of 24 episodes as Director og Photography on EXIT with an all star nordic cast including Simon Berger, Agnes Kittelsen, Pål Sverre Hagen, Ine Wilmann, Rolf Lassgård, Jon Øigarden, Tobias Santelman and Jesper Christensen. Written and directed by Øystein Karlsen and produced by Fremantle for NRK the series has been sold to 30 countries and has gained the highest viewer rating of any dramaseries in the nordic market. Haagenrud also enlisted in the past two years as Director of Photography on TV-series "Wisting 2 and 3" directed by veteran helmer Trygve Allister Diesen, and "Beforeigners 2" directed by Jens Lien.

Previously as D.oP on the Netflix Original " Lillyhammer 3" as well as the ViaPlay drama comedy series "Swedish Dicks Season 1 and 2 with Peter Stormare and Keanu Reeves.

Haagenrud also shot four seasons and forty episodes of Norway TV2 multiple award nominated drama series DAG - starring Atle Antonsen and Tuva Novotny. Written and directed by Øystein Karlsen. Haagenrud received an Emmy for the Official Olympic Film from Lillehammer in 1994 and the Award for Best Cinematography Drama TV-series for Exit - Gullruten - in Norway in 2020. Haagenrud is one of the co-founders of Moviebird Norway - the leading U-Crane, Technocrane and Grip rental company in Norway.