Wynn Thomas
American film production designer
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Biography
Wynn Thomas studied for an MFA in Theater Design at Boston University.[2] He spent many years working in theater before working alongside Richard Sylbert on The Cotton Club for director Francis Ford Coppola.[1] Thomas designed theater sets for the Negro Ensemble Company, Arena Stage of Washington, D.C., the Great Lakes Shakespeare Company, and Joe Papp's Public Theatre.[2] He was the recipient of an Academy Honorary Award at the 16th Annual Governors Awards in 2025.[3] Thomas has designed the sets for 11 films by Spike Lee.[1] He has also worked with the directors Tim Burton, Robert Townsend, Robert De Niro, and Ron Howard.[1]
Filmography
Legacy
Thomas's films were shown at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York from June-July 2021 as part of a retrospective of his work.[1]
MOMA praised his work as encompassing the "campy, candy-colored sci-fi sets" of Mars Attacks! to the "clubs, prison, and homes" of Malcolm X in his meticulous crafting of reality "for characters to inhabit in any era".[1]
