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Nathan Crowley

Art

Born January 1, 1966 · London, England, UK

Biography

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 was nominated six times for an Academy Award for Best Production Design for The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), First Man (2018), and Tenet (2020). 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; and for First Man and Tenet, he was nominated with set decorator Kathy Lucas. Crowley was also nominated five times for the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), Dunkirk (2017), and First Man (2018). Crowley grew up in Islington, North London. His father and grandfather were both architects. Crowley attended Leighton Park School. 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. He initially worked odd jobs in architecture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nathan Crowley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 2025
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 2021 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 2019 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 2018 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 2015 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 2009 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 2007 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · nominated

Filmography30 titles

Interstellar

2014Production Design

The Dark Knight

2008Production Design

The Prestige

2006Production Design

Westworld

2016Original Series Design, Production Design

Ron's Gone Wrong

2021Production Design

The Greatest Showman

2017Production Design

Braveheart

1995Art Direction

The Dark Knight Rises

2012Production Design

Batman Begins

2005Production Design

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

2024as Self

Dunkirk

2017Production Design

Tenet

2020Production Design

Wonka

2023Production Design

First Man

2018Production Design

The Lake House

2006Production Design

Insomnia

2002Production Design

Wicked

2024Production Design

Maverick

1994Assistant Art Director

Public Enemies

2009Production Design

Veronica Guerin

2003Production Design

Wicked: For Good

2025Production Design

Assassins

1995Art Direction

John Carter

2012Production Design

Behind Enemy Lines

2001Production Design

Mission: Impossible II

2000Art Direction

Sweety Barrett

1999Production Design

An Everlasting Piece

2000Production Design

Escape from L.A.

1996Set Designer

Monkey Trouble

1994Art Direction

Dangerous Game

1993Art Direction