Production designer

Biography

Andy Nicholson

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Production Designer ANDY NICHOLSON is best known for his work with Director Alfonso Cuarón on 'Gravity,' which earned him OSCAR and BAFTA nominations for Production Design and an Art Directors Guild award for a fantasy/sci-fi film.

Andy recently completed work on ‘Ibelin’ for Director Morten Tyldum.

His other feature film credits include the upcoming 'Voltron' for Writer-Director Rawson Marshall Thurber 'The School for Good & Evil' for Director Paul Feig, 'Red Notice’, also for Rawson Marshall Thurber, ‘Captain Marvel' for Directors Anna Bowden and Ryan Fleck, and 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' for Director J A Bayona. He also served as Production Designer on 'Assassin's Creed' for Director Justin Kurzel, the science fiction action-drama 'Divergent' for Neil Burger, and the sci-fi thriller 'The Host' for Andrew Niccol.

In Television, Andy recently Designed the series 'ALIEN: EARTH' for Showrunner Noah Hawley and 'Constellation' for Showrunner Michelle MacLaren.

Nicholson has worked multiple times with Director Tim Burton, beginning in 1999 as an Art Director on 'Sleepy Hollow,' which earned him an Art Directors Guild (ADG) Award. He was also nominated for an ADG Award for his work on Burton's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.' Subsequent collaborations include roles as Supervising Art Director on 'Alice in Wonderland' and as a visual development Art Director for 'Frankenweenie.' Andy received another ADG Award for 'The Golden Compass' and nominations for 'The Bourne Ultimatum' and 'Captain America.' His Supervising Art Director credits extend to 'The Wolfman,' 'RocknRolla,' 'The Holiday,' and 'Breaking and Entering.' Additional Art Direction credits include 'Spy Game,' 'Troy,' and 'The Good Thief'

Selected press & awards

Recognition

Academy Award nominee

Gravity · Production Design · 2014

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BAFTA nominee
Gravity · Production Design · 2014

Art Directors Guild Awards

Excellence in Production Design · Winner

Gravity · 2014
Production Designer · Fantasy Film

The Golden Compass · 2008
Art Director · Fantasy Film

Sleepy Hollow · 2000
Art Director · Feature Film

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In conversation

Art Directors Guild · Perspective · July–August 2026 · PDFALIEN: EARTH — Humidity, Horror and the Future of the Past ↗By Andy Nicholson · 8 pagesGamesRadar+ · 2025Designing the Maginot for ALIEN: EARTH ↗LAist · AirTalk · 2014Taking audiences to space: Gravity ↗Art Directors Guild · Perspective · March–April 2014 · PDFGravity — Nothing Is Real ↗By Andy Nicholson · 7 pages

Representation & enquiries

Film, television & commercial enquiries

AGENT (USA)

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

http://www.caa.com

Representative:

Paul Hook

+1 424-288-3471

paul.hook@caa.com

Fax: +1 424 288 2900

Main Address:

2000 Avenue of the Stars

Los Angeles, CA 90067, USA

AGENT (UK)

Independent Talent Group

http://www.independenttalent.com

Representatives:

Cara McKenzie

+44 (0)207 034 2141

caramckenzie@independenttalent.com

George Rumsey

+44 (0)207 034 2141

georgerumsey@independenttalent.com

Vanessa Jones

+44 (0)207 034 2141

vanessajones@independenttalent.com

Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 0101

Main Address:

40 Whitfield Street

London, W1T 2RH, UK

COMMERCIALS (USA)

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

http://www.caa.com

Representative:

Hilary McQuaide

hilary.mcquaide@caa.com

CAA Commercials:

+1 424 288 2000

Fax: +1 424 288 2900

Branch Address:

10250 Constellation Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90067, USA