---
name: "David J. Bomba"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-j-bomba"
fi1m_id: "david-j-bomba"
imdb_id: "nm0093549"
tmdb_id: 437
wikidata_id: "Q24843228"
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-22T04:29:37.061532+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 J. Bomba

## Identity

David J. Bomba

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-j-bomba
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-j-bomba
- **IMDb ID:** nm0093549
- **TMDB ID:** 437
- **Wikidata ID:** Q24843228
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24843228, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093549/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/437

Production designer. Born in New Orleans.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 1995–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Todd Black](https://film.one/person/todd-black.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 72 (2), 2020s 65 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 73 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 1, Music 1, Romance 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $187m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24843228, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093549/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/437

## Coming up

- *Madden* (2026-11-18), Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/madden.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Godless*](https://film.one/tv/godless.md) (74), [*Ozark*](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md) (70), [*The Piano Lesson*](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md) (65)
- **HBO Max:** [*Walk the Line*](https://film.one/film/walk-the-line.md) (78)

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## Biography

David J. Bomba is an American production designer. Born in New Orleans, he was educated at Texas A&M University.

He has worked on numerous films and television series. His credits include production design on *Walk the Line* (2005), *Mudbound* (2017), *Godless* (2017), *Ozark* (2017–2022) and *The Piano Lesson* (2024). He has also served as art director on *Apollo 13* (1995) and other projects.

Bomba has received two Primetime Emmy nominations for his work on *Ozark* and a Black Reel Award for *The Piano Lesson*.

*Sources: netflix.com, imdb.com, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Piano Lesson* (2024), Fi1m 65, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md)
- *Godless* (2017), Fi1m 74, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/tv/godless.md)
- *Ozark* (2017), Fi1m 70, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md)
- *Walk the Line* (2005), Fi1m 78, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/walk-the-line.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *Madden* (2026), Production Design — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/madden.md)
- *The Piano Lesson* (2024), Production Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano-lesson.md)
- *Come Play* (2020), Production Design
- *A Million Little Pieces* (2019), Production Design
- *Measure of a Man* (2018), Production Design
- *Godless* (2017), series, Production Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/godless.md)
- *Mudbound* (2017), Production Design
- *Ozark* (2017), series, Production Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md)
- *Dolphin Tale 2* (2014), Production Design
- *Last Vegas* (2013), Production Design
- *Bless Me, Ultima* (2013), Production Design
- *Parental Guidance* (2012), Production Design
- *Country Strong* (2010), Production Design
- *The Company Men* (2010), Production Design
- *Race to Witch Mountain* (2009), Production Design
- *The Great Debaters* (2007), Production Design
- *The Game Plan* (2007), Production Design
- *She's the Man* (2006), Production Design
- *Walk the Line* (2005), Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/walk-the-line.md)
- *The Wendell Baker Story* (2005), Production Design
- *Secondhand Lions* (2003), Production Design
- *Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood* (2002), Production Design
- *Original Sin* (2001), Production Design
- *My Dog Skip* (2000), Production Design
- *Body Shots* (1999), Production Design
- *Gia* (1998), Production Design
- *Twilight* (1998), as Art Direction
- *Chain Reaction* (1996), as Art Direction
- *Eye for an Eye* (1996), as Art Direction
- *Apollo 13* (1995), as Art Direction — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md)
- *Safe* (1995), Production Design
- *Serial Mom* (1994), as Art Direction
- *Mind Twister* (1994), Production Design
- *Mother's Boys* (1993), as Art Direction
- *The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag* (1992), as Art Direction
- *Cool World* (1992), as Art Direction
- *Eerie, Indiana* (1991), series, as Art Direction
- *Zandalee* (1991), Assistant Art Director
- *He Said, She Said* (1991), as Art Direction

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