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name: "Deborah Riley"
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roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "16 May 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-17T01:58:41.922898+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."
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# Deborah Riley

Production designer. Born 16 May 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 16 May 1973, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- **Active:** 1999–2011
- **Also known as:** Deb Riley

## Biography

Deborah Riley is an Australian production designer. She studied architecture at the University of Queensland before completing a design course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. She began her career in film and television in Australia and later worked in Los Angeles.

Riley joined the production of *Game of Thrones* as production designer from season 4 (2014) to season 8 (2019), overseeing the design of numerous sets and locations. She received four Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on the series. Her other credits include set design on *The Matrix* (1999), art direction on *21 Grams* (2003), and production design on *3 Body Problem* (2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, nida.edu.au, winteriscoming.net, stories.uq.edu.au.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *The Matrix* (1999), Fi1m 88, Set Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix.md)

## Also known for

- *21 Grams* (2003), Art Direction
- *3 Body Problem* (2024), Production Design
- *Nim's Island* (2008), Art Direction
- *Demonic* (2015), Production Design
- *Nothing Left to Fear* (2013), Production Design
- *Friendship!* (2010), Production Design
- *Gone* (2006), Art Direction
- *Real Women Have Curves* (2002), Art Direction

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