---
name: "David C. Robinson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-c-robinson"
fi1m_id: "david-c-robinson"
imdb_id: "nm0732533"
tmdb_id: 4190
roles: ["Costume designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-02T21:46:56.006767+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."
---

# David C. Robinson

## Identity

David C. Robinson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-c-robinson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-c-robinson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0732533
- **TMDB ID:** 4190
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732533/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4190

Costume designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Active:** 1992–2018
- **Also known as:** David Carl Robinson, David Robinson
- **Frequently works with:** [Ben Stiller](https://film.one/person/ben-stiller.md), [Bruno Kirby](https://film.one/person/bruno-kirby.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (3), 2000s 74 (1), 2010s 70 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 67 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 3, Thriller 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $513m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732533/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4190

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Escape at Dannemora*](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md) (74), [*Southpaw*](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md) (54)
- **Netflix:** [*Donnie Brasco*](https://film.one/film/donnie-brasco.md) (84)
- **Paramount+:** [*Zoolander*](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md) (74)

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

## Biography

David C. Robinson is a costume designer whose film credits include *Donnie Brasco* (1997), on which he worked alongside Aude Bronson-Howard. He has also designed costumes for *Meet Joe Black* (1998), *Zoolander* (2001), *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012), *The Equalizer* (2014) and *Southpaw* (2015). Earlier in his career he served as assistant costume designer on films including *Scent of a Woman* (1992) and *Carlito's Way* (1993).

Robinson has received a Primetime Emmy nomination for his television work. He has additionally taken producing credits on several features, among them *Exorcist: The Beginning* (2004).

*Sources: imdb.com, the-numbers.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Escape at Dannemora* (2018), Fi1m 74, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md)
- *Southpaw* (2015), Fi1m 54, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md)
- *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012), Fi1m 76, Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower.md)
- *Shame* (2011), Fi1m 74, Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/shame.md)
- *Zoolander* (2001), Fi1m 74, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *Donnie Brasco* (1997), Fi1m 84, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/donnie-brasco.md)
- *Carlito's Way* (1993), Fi1m 86, Assistant Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/carlitos-way.md)
- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), Fi1m 75, Assistant Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *21 Bridges* (2019), Costume Design
- *Escape at Dannemora* (2018), series, Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md)
- *Alex Strangelove* (2018), Costume Design
- *Chappaquiddick* (2018), Costume Design
- *American Ultra* (2015), Costume Designer
- *Southpaw* (2015), Costume Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md)
- *Unfinished Business* (2015), Costume Designer
- *The Equalizer* (2014), Costume Design
- *The Drop* (2014), Costume Design
- *A.C.O.D.* (2013), Costume Design
- *Jimmy P.* (2013), Costume Design
- *Greetings from Tim Buckley* (2013), Costume Design
- *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012), Costume Designer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower.md)
- *Young Adult* (2011), Costume Design
- *Shame* (2011), Costume Designer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/shame.md)
- *The Oranges* (2011), Costume Design
- *Twelve* (2010), Costume Design
- *Beauty & the Briefcase* (2010), Costume Design
- *Just Wright* (2010), Costume Designer
- *I Love You Phillip Morris* (2010), Costume Design
- *Appaloosa* (2008), Costume Design
- *Funny Games* (2008), Costume Design
- *The Accidental Husband* (2008), Costume Designer
- *The Savages* (2007), Costume Design
- *The Hoax* (2006), Costume Design
- *The Amityville Horror* (2005), Costume Design
- *Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen* (2004), Costume Design
- *Marci X* (2003), Costume Designer
- *The Lizzie McGuire Movie* (2003), Costume Design
- *People I Know* (2002), Costume Design
- *Zoolander* (2001), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *Scotland, PA* (2001), Costume Design
- *Pollock* (2000), Costume Design
- *It Had to Be You* (2000), Costume Designer
- *Entropy* (1999), Costume Design
- *Double Platinum* (1999), Costume Design
- *New Rose Hotel* (1999), Costume Design
- *Rear Window* (1998), Costume Design
- *Meet Joe Black* (1998), Costume Design
- *Donnie Brasco* (1997), Costume Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/donnie-brasco.md)
- *Love Walked In* (1997), Costume Design
- *I Shot Andy Warhol* (1996), Costume Design
- *Bed of Roses* (1996), Co-Costume Designer
- *The Basketball Diaries* (1995), Costume Design
- *Carlito's Way* (1993), Assistant Costume Designer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/carlitos-way.md)
- *For Love or Money* (1993), Assistant Costume Designer
- *Scent of a Woman* (1992), Assistant Costume Designer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/scent-of-a-woman.md)
- *State of Grace* (1990), Assistant Costume Designer
- *Last Exit to Brooklyn* (1989), Costumer

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