Nathan Crowley
British film production designer
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Nathan Crowley (born 28 February 1966) is an English production designer and a former art director, who is best known for his collaborations with Christopher Nolan. He has been nominated seven times for an Academy Award for Best Production Design for The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), First Man (2018), Tenet (2020), and Wicked (2024), for which he won.
Nathan Crowley | |
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| Born | 28 February 1966 London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Brighton (BA) |
| Occupation | Production designer |
| Years active | 1991 – present |
For The Prestige, he was nominated with set decorator Julie Ochipinti, for The Dark Knight, he was nominated with set decorator Peter Lando, for Interstellar and Dunkirk, he was nominated with set decorator Gary Fettis,[1] for First Man and Tenet, he was nominated with set decorator Kathy Lucas, and he was nominated with set decorator Lee Sandales for Wicked. Crowley was also nominated six times for the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), First Man (2018) and Wicked (2024) for which he won.[2]
Early life and education
Crowley grew up in Islington, north London.[3][4] His father was an architect, his mother was an artist, and his grandfather was a builder's merchant. Crowley attended Leighton Park School in Reading, Berkshire.[5] After completing a foundation year at the Sir John Cass School of Art, he went on to graduate from Brighton Polytechnic (now the University of Brighton) with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Three dimensional design.[6] He initially worked odd jobs in architecture.[7]
Filmography
As art director
- Dangerous Game (1993)
- Monkey Trouble (1994)
- Braveheart (1995)
- Assassins (1995)
- Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
As production designer
- Sweety Barrett (1998)
- Falling for a Dancer (1998)
- An Everlasting Piece (2000)
- Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
- Insomnia (2002)
- Veronica Guerin (2003)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- The Lake House (2006)
- The Prestige (2006)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Public Enemies (2009)
- John Carter (2012)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Interstellar (2014)
- Westworld (pilot episode only) (2016)
- Dunkirk (2017)
- The Greatest Showman (2017)
- First Man (2018)
- Tenet (2020)
- Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
- Wonka (2023)
- Wicked (2024)
- Wicked: For Good (2025)