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Graham Churchyard

Costume & Make-Up

Born July 6, 1959 · Colchester, Essex, England, UK

Biography

Graham Churchyard is a British costume designer and former costume effects supervisor. He began his career working behind the scenes in costume effects, helping with fabrication and assembly—among his early contributions was assisting Lindy Hemming and others on Christopher Nolan projects. Over time, he shifted more fully into costume design, particularly within large-scale genre films, notably with Marvel Studios. One of his earlier major recognitions came for his work on Don Quixote (TV movie, 2000), for which he, along with Charles Knode and Robert Worley, was nominated for the 2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special. He served as costume designer on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), and he was a costume designer on Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) with Mayes C. Rubeo. His awards and nominations include being a 2000 nominee for the Primetime Emmy Award for Don Quixote for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special (shared with Charles Knode and Robert Worley). He was nominated in 2025 for a Saturn Award for Best Film Costume Design for Deadpool & Wolverine (shared with Mayes C. Rubeo) by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. He was also nominated in 2025 for a Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Award (LEJA) for Best Costume Design for Deadpool & Wolverine (shared with Mayes C. Rubeo).

Filmography29 titles

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

1980Costume Assistant

Alien

1979Costume Assistant

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

2001Costume Supervisor

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981Costume Assistant

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007Costume Supervisor

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024Costume Design

The Fifth Element

1997Assistant Costume Designer

Gandhi

1982Costume Assistant

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016Costume Supervisor

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988Assistant Costume Designer

Empire of the Sun

1987Assistant Costume Designer

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022Costume Design

Troy

2004Costume Supervisor

Batman

1989Assistant Costume Designer

Out of Africa

1985Assistant Costume Designer

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022as Self - Costume Designer

Excalibur

1981Costume Assistant

The Conjuring: Last Rites

2025Costume Design

Chariots of Fire

1981Costume Assistant

Superman II

1980Costume Assistant

Alien³

1992Assistant Costume Designer

American Friends

1991Assistant Costume Designer

First Knight

1995Costume Assistant

Backbeat

1994Assistant Costume Designer

Clash of the Titans

2010Assistant Costume Designer

Mr. Baseball

1992Costume Supervisor

Superman III

1983Costume Assistant

King Ralph

1991Costume Assistant

Son of the Pink Panther

1993Assistant Costume Designer