---
name: "Derek R. Hill"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/derek-r-hill"
fi1m_id: "derek-r-hill"
imdb_id: "nm0384192"
tmdb_id: 12131
wikidata_id: "Q3705844"
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-23T04:22:32.413376+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."
---

# Derek R. Hill

## Identity

Derek R. Hill

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/derek-r-hill
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** derek-r-hill
- **IMDb ID:** nm0384192
- **TMDB ID:** 12131
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3705844
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_R._Hill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3705844, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384192/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12131

Production designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 1984–present
- **Also known as:** Derek Hill
- **Frequently works with:** [Abbey Lee](https://film.one/person/abbey-lee.md), [Andrew Bernstein](https://film.one/person/andrew-bernstein.md), [Antoine Fuqua](https://film.one/person/antoine-fuqua.md), [Daniel Sackheim](https://film.one/person/daniel-sackheim.md), [Howard Kaplan](https://film.one/person/howard-kaplan.md), [Jena Malone](https://film.one/person/jena-malone.md), [Jon Baird](https://film.one/person/jon-baird.md), [Kevin Costner](https://film.one/person/kevin-costner.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 77 (2), 1990s 80 (2), 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 59 (3), 2020s 52 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 63 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Action 3, Western 3, Adventure 2, War 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $858m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_R._Hill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3705844, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384192/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12131

## Coming up

- *Mr. Irrelevant* (2026-12-25), Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-irrelevant.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Magnificent Seven*](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md) (54), [*Southpaw*](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md) (54)
- **Disney+:** [*House*](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Ozark*](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md) (70)
- **HBO Max:** [*Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1*](https://film.one/film/horizon-an-american-saga-chapter-1.md) (55)

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

## Biography

Derek R. Hill is an American production designer. He grew up in Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington. He began his career in theatre and stage work in the Dallas area, including with the Dallas Summer Musicals and Dallas Opera, before entering film and television in the early 1980s as a set decorator and art director.

Hill has worked extensively as a production designer on feature films and television series. His credits include *Into the Wild* (2007), *The Magnificent Seven* (2016), *Southpaw* (2015), *Olympus Has Fallen* (2013), *Ozark* (2017–2018) and *Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1* (2024). He has collaborated repeatedly with directors including Oliver Stone, Sean Penn and Kevin Costner.

He received Primetime Emmy nominations for his production design on *Ozark*, *House* and *Hatfields & McCoys*, and Art Directors Guild nominations for several projects including *Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl* (2003).

*Sources: derekrhill.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1* (2024), Fi1m 55, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/horizon-an-american-saga-chapter-1.md)
- *Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2* (2024), Fi1m 48, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/horizon-an-american-saga-chapter-2.md)
- *Ozark* (2017), Fi1m 70, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md)
- *The Magnificent Seven* (2016), Fi1m 54, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md)
- *Southpaw* (2015), Fi1m 54, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md)
- *Into the Wild* (2007), Fi1m 78, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *House* (2004), Fi1m 78, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Three Kings* (1999), Fi1m 80, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/three-kings.md)
- *JFK* (1991), Fi1m 80, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/jfk.md)
- *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), Fi1m 74, Set Decoration — [page](https://film.one/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.md)
- *Places in the Heart* (1984), Fi1m 80, Set Decoration — [page](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *Mr. Irrelevant* (2026), Production Design — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-irrelevant.md)
- *Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2* (2024), Production Design — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/horizon-an-american-saga-chapter-2.md)
- *Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1* (2024), Production Design — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/horizon-an-american-saga-chapter-1.md)
- *The Right Stuff* (2020), series, Production Design
- *The Passage* (2019), series, Production Design
- *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018), series, as Derek Hill
- *Ozark* (2017), series, Production Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/ozark.md)
- *All Eyez on Me* (2017), Production Design
- *Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel'le* (2016), Production Design
- *The Magnificent Seven* (2016), Production Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md)
- *Southpaw* (2015), Production Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/southpaw.md)
- *Cleveland Abduction* (2015), Production Design
- *The Forger* (2014), Production Design
- *Bonnie & Clyde* (2013), series, Production Design
- *Olympus Has Fallen* (2013), Production Design
- *Extraordinary Measures* (2010), Production Design
- *W.* (2008), Production Design
- *Carpoolers* (2007), series, Production Design
- *Into the Wild* (2007), Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *House* (2004), series, Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl* (2003), as Art Direction — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl.md)
- *Hard Cash* (2002), Production Design
- *Any Given Sunday* (1999), as Art Direction
- *Three Kings* (1999), as Art Direction — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/three-kings.md)
- *Hurlyburly* (1998), as Art Direction
- *Twice Upon a Time* (1998), as Art Direction
- *Keys to Tulsa* (1997), Production Design
- *The Killing Secret* (1997), Production Design
- *The People Next Door* (1996), Production Design
- *A Promise to Carolyn* (1996), Production Design
- *Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls* (1995), as Set Decoration — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/ace-ventura-when-nature-calls.md)
- *The Crossing Guard* (1995), as Set Decoration
- *An American Story* (1992), as Set Decoration
- *Pure Country* (1992), as Set Decoration
- *JFK* (1991), as Art Direction — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jfk.md)
- *The Indian Runner* (1991), as Set Decoration
- *Opportunity Knocks* (1990), as Set Decoration
- *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), as Set Decoration — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.md)
- *Talk Radio* (1988), as Set Decoration
- *Things Change* (1988), as Texan, Set Decoration
- *House of Games* (1987), as Set Decoration
- *No Mercy* (1986), as Set Decoration
- *Getting Even* (1986), as Set Decoration
- *The Trip to Bountiful* (1985), as Set Decoration
- *When Dreams Come True* (1985), as Set Decoration
- *Places in the Heart* (1984), as Set Decoration — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md)
- *Silkwood* (1983), as Set Decoration
- *Silent Rage* (1982), as Set Decoration
- *Broken Promise* (1981), as Leadman

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