---
name: "Daniel T. Dorrance"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/daniel-t-dorrance"
fi1m_id: "daniel-t-dorrance"
imdb_id: "nm0234044"
tmdb_id: 19291
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 59
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T05:11:31.059585+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Daniel T. Dorrance

## Identity

Daniel T. Dorrance

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daniel-t-dorrance
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** daniel-t-dorrance
- **IMDb ID:** nm0234044
- **TMDB ID:** 19291
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234044/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19291

Production designer. Born in Rancho Mirage, California.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Also known as:** Danny T. Dorrance
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (2), 2000s 52 (1), 2010s 32 (1), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 59 to 56 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 4, Adventure 3, Drama 2, Science Fiction 2, Comedy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,669m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234044/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19291

## Coming up

- *The Legend of Zelda* (2027-04-28), Production Design

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (64)
- **HBO Max:** [*A Good Day to Die Hard*](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md) (32)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Daniel T. Dorrance is an American production designer and art director. He is credited as production designer on *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024). He has also served as production designer on *Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials* (2015), *Maze Runner: The Death Cure* (2018) and *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), and as supervising art director on *Saving Private Ryan* (1998) and *Braveheart* (1995).

Dorrance began his career in the commercial sector before moving into film via the set-building company Scenery West in Los Angeles. He gained early experience as assistant art director to Thomas E. Sanders. He is based in Rancho Mirage, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, palmspringslife.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024), Fi1m 64, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), Fi1m 32, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md)
- *Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer* (2007), Fi1m 52, Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer.md)
- *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), Fi1m 84, Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/saving-private-ryan.md)
- *Maverick* (1994), Fi1m 64, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/maverick.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Legend of Zelda* (2027), Production Design
- *Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes* (2024), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *The United States vs. Billie Holiday* (2021), Production Design
- *Maze Runner: The Death Cure* (2018), Production Design
- *Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials* (2015), Production Design
- *The Expendables 3* (2014), Production Design
- *A Good Day to Die Hard* (2013), Production Design — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/a-good-day-to-die-hard.md)
- *Playing for Keeps* (2012), Production Design
- *The Paperboy* (2012), Production Design
- *Cowboys & Aliens* (2011), as Art Direction
- *Zookeeper* (2011), Supervising Art Director
- *Max Payne* (2008), Production Design
- *Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer* (2007), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer.md)
- *Mission: Impossible III* (2006), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-iii.md)
- *The Shaggy Dog* (2006), as Art Direction
- *Serenity* (2005), as Art Direction — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/serenity.md)
- *Collateral* (2004), as Art Direction — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/collateral.md)
- *Timeline* (2003), Production Design
- *We Were Soldiers* (2002), Supervising Art Director
- *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md)
- *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/saving-private-ryan.md)
- *Fathers' Day* (1997), as Art Direction
- *Assassins* (1995), Supervising Art Director
- *Braveheart* (1995), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md)
- *Maverick* (1994), as Art Direction — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/maverick.md)
- *Hook* (1991), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md)

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