Nathan Crowley

Nathan Crowley
Born	(1966-02-28) 28 February 1966 London, England
Alma mater	University of Brighton (BA)
Occupation	Production designer
Years active	1991 – present

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 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).

Early life and education

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.

Filmography

Art director

• Dangerous Game (1993)
• Monkey Trouble (1994)
• Braveheart (1995)
• Assassins (1995)
• Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)

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: Part Two (2025)

Accolades

Academy Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2006	The Prestige	Best Production Design	Nominated
2008	The Dark Knight		Nominated
2014	Interstellar		Nominated
2017	Dunkirk		Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated
2020	Tenet		Nominated

Art Directors Guild Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2005	Batman Begins	Excellence in Period/Fantasy Film	Nominated
2006	The Prestige	Excellence in Period Film	Nominated
2008	The Dark Knight	Excellence in Fantasy Film	Won
2009	Public Enemies	Excellence in Period Film	Nominated
2012	The Dark Knight Rises	Excellence in Fantasy Film	Nominated
2014	Interstellar		Nominated
2016	Westworld (for "The Original")	Excellence for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series	Won
2017	Dunkirk	Excellence in Period Film	Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated
2020	Tenet	Excellence in Fantasy Film	Won

British Academy Film Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2005	Batman Begins	Best Production Design	Nominated
2008	The Dark Knight		Nominated
2014	Interstellar		Nominated
2017	Dunkirk		Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2014	Interstellar	Best Production Design	Nominated
2017	Dunkirk		Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated
2020	Tenet		Nominated

Satellite Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2009	Public Enemies	Best Art Direction and Production Design	Nominated
2012	The Dark Knight Rises		Nominated
2017	Dunkirk		Nominated
2018	First Man		Nominated

Saturn Awards

Year	Film	Category	Result
2014	Interstellar	Best Production Design	Won
2020	Tenet		Nominated

External links

• Nathan Crowley at IMDb