---
name: "David Crank"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-crank"
fi1m_id: "david-crank"
imdb_id: "nm0186477"
tmdb_id: 958921
wikidata_id: "Q82567259"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T02:14:52.435045+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 Crank

## Identity

David Crank

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-crank
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-crank
- **IMDb ID:** nm0186477
- **TMDB ID:** 958921
- **Wikidata ID:** Q82567259
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Crank, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82567259, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186477/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/958921

Production designer. Born 1 January 2000 in Richmond, Virginia.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, Richmond, Virginia
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Daniel Lupi](https://film.one/person/daniel-lupi.md), [Gary Goetzman](https://film.one/person/gary-goetzman.md), [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://film.one/person/jamie-lee-curtis.md), [Joaquin Phoenix](https://film.one/person/joaquin-phoenix.md), [Paul Greengrass](https://film.one/person/paul-greengrass.md), [Paul Thomas Anderson](https://film.one/person/paul-thomas-anderson.md), [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (3), 2010s 82 (5), 2020s 67 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 73 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Thriller 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,128m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Crank, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82567259, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186477/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/958921

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Master*](https://film.one/film/the-master.md) (84), [*Knives Out*](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Lost Bus*](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md) (71), [*Greyhound*](https://film.one/film/greyhound.md) (66)
- **Peacock:** [*News of the World*](https://film.one/film/news-of-the-world.md) (65)

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

## Biography

David Crank is an American production designer and art director. He grew up in Richmond, Virginia, graduated from the College of William & Mary with a degree in studio art in 1982, and received an MFA in theatre design from Carnegie Mellon University. He began his career designing scenery and costumes for local theatre before working in film as a set painter around 1990.

His production design credits include *Knives Out* (2019), *News of the World* (2020), *Greyhound* (2020), *Inherent Vice* (2014) and *The Master* (2012). As an art director he contributed to *There Will Be Blood* (2007), *Lincoln* (2012), *The Tree of Life* (2011) and *Water for Elephants* (2011). He has worked with directors including Paul Thomas Anderson, Terrence Malick, Rian Johnson and Paul Greengrass.

Crank received an Academy Award nomination for best production design for *News of the World* (shared with set decorator Elizabeth Keenan) and an Emmy Award for the miniseries *John Adams*. He was also nominated for BAFTA and Art Directors Guild awards.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, davidcrankdesign.com, richmondmagazine.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *The Lost Bus* (2025), Fi1m 71, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md)
- *Greyhound* (2020), Fi1m 66, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/greyhound.md)
- *News of the World* (2020), Fi1m 65, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/news-of-the-world.md)
- *Knives Out* (2019), Fi1m 81, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *Inherent Vice* (2014), Fi1m 78, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md)
- *Lincoln* (2012), Fi1m 82, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/lincoln.md)
- *The Master* (2012), Fi1m 84, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md)
- *The Tree of Life* (2011), Fi1m 84, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md)
- *John Adams* (2008), Fi1m 81, Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *There Will Be Blood* (2007), Fi1m 88, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/there-will-be-blood.md)
- *Hannibal* (2001), Fi1m 54, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/hannibal.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *The Lost Bus* (2025), Production Design — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md)
- *Raymond & Ray* (2022), Production Design
- *The Book Of Vision* (2021), Production Design
- *News of the World* (2020), Production Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/news-of-the-world.md)
- *Greyhound* (2020), Production Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/greyhound.md)
- *Knives Out* (2019), Production Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *Concussion* (2015), Production Design
- *Inherent Vice* (2014), Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md)
- *The Double* (2014), Production Design
- *To the Wonder* (2013), as Art Direction
- *Lincoln* (2012), as Art Direction — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/lincoln.md)
- *The Master* (2012), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md)
- *The Tree of Life* (2011), as Art Direction — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md)
- *Water for Elephants* (2011), as Art Direction
- *John Adams* (2008), series, Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *There Will Be Blood* (2007), as Art Direction — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/there-will-be-blood.md)
- *The New World* (2005), as Art Direction
- *Iron Jawed Angels* (2004), as Art Direction
- *Hannibal* (2001), as Art Direction — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/hannibal.md)
- *Wayward Son* (1999), Production Design
- *Major League: Back to the Minors* (1998), Production Design
- *The Day Lincoln Was Shot* (1998), Set Designer
- *Fools Rush In* (1997), as Art Direction
- *Lassie* (1994), as Art Direction
- *Heart of Darkness* (1994), as Art Direction
- *Ethan Frome* (1993), as Art Direction
- *Mississippi Masala* (1991), Charge Scenic Artist

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2021: Best Production Design (nominated), for *News of the World*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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