---
name: "Donal Woods"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/donal-woods"
fi1m_id: "donal-woods"
imdb_id: "nm0940578"
tmdb_id: 43401
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T14:21:54.600764+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."
---

# Donal Woods

## Identity

Donal Woods

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/donal-woods
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** donal-woods
- **IMDb ID:** nm0940578
- **TMDB ID:** 43401
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940578/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43401

Production designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Simon Curtis](https://film.one/person/simon-curtis.md), [Gareth Neame](https://film.one/person/gareth-neame.md), [Hugh Bonneville](https://film.one/person/hugh-bonneville.md), [Jim Carter](https://film.one/person/jim-carter.md), [Julian Fellowes](https://film.one/person/julian-fellowes.md), [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://film.one/person/benedict-cumberbatch.md), [Elizabeth McGovern](https://film.one/person/elizabeth-mcgovern.md), [Heidi Thomas](https://film.one/person/heidi-thomas.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (3), 2010s 63 (2), 2020s 56 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 59 to 58 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Romance 3, Crime 1, History 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $338m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940578/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43401

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Virgin Queen*](https://film.one/tv/the-virgin-queen.md) (78), [*My Week with Marilyn*](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md) (62)
- **Netflix:** [*Downton Abbey*](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-2019.md) (64), [*Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale*](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-the-grand-finale.md) (61)
- **Apple TV:** [*Cranford*](https://film.one/tv/cranford.md) (84)

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

## Biography

Donal Woods is a British production designer. He is best known for his work on the television series *Downton Abbey* (2010–2015) and its feature films *Downton Abbey* (2019), *Downton Abbey: A New Era* (2022) and *Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale* (2025).

His other credits include *Allelujah* (2023), *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), *Belgravia* (2020), *The Dresser* (2015) and *State of Play* (2003). He has received one Primetime Emmy Award and over twenty nominations in total.

*Sources: imdb.com, thesetset.com, housebeautiful.com, metacritic.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale* (2025), Fi1m 61, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-the-grand-finale.md)
- *Allelujah* (2023), Fi1m 50, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/allelujah.md)
- *Downton Abbey* (2019), Fi1m 64, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-2019.md)
- *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), Fi1m 62, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md)
- *Cranford* (2007), Fi1m 84, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/cranford.md)
- *The Virgin Queen* (2006), Fi1m 78, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-virgin-queen.md)
- *State of Play* (2003), Fi1m 88, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/state-of-play.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

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

- *Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale* (2025), Production Design — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-the-grand-finale.md)
- *Allelujah* (2023), Production Design — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/allelujah.md)
- *Downton Abbey: A New Era* (2022), Production Design
- *Belgravia* (2020), series, Production Design
- *Downton Abbey* (2019), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/downton-abbey-2019.md)
- *The Innocents* (2018), series, Production Design
- *The Dresser* (2015), Production Design
- *A Song for Jenny* (2015), Production Design
- *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), Production Design — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/my-week-with-marilyn.md)
- *Lennon Naked* (2010), Production Design
- *Blood And Oil* (2010), series, Production Design
- *10 Minute Tales* (2009), series, Production Design
- *Plus One* (2009), series, Production Design
- *The Children* (2008), series, Production Design
- *Cranford* (2007), series, Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/cranford.md)
- *Stuart: A Life Backwards* (2007), Production Design
- *The Ruby in the Smoke* (2006), Production Design
- *Soundproof* (2006), Production Design
- *All In The Game* (2006), Production Design
- *The Virgin Queen* (2006), series, Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-virgin-queen.md)
- *To the Ends of the Earth* (2005), series, Production Design
- *Hawking* (2004), Production Design
- *May 33rd* (2004), series, Production Design
- *Canterbury Tales* (2003), series, Production Design
- *State of Play* (2003), series, Production Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/state-of-play.md)
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (2002), Production Design
- *The Safe House* (2002), Production Design
- *Man and Boy* (2002), Production Design
- *Take a Girl Like You* (2000), series, Production Design
- *All the King's Men* (1999), Production Design
- *Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll* (1999), series, Production Design
- *The Student Prince* (1998), Production Design
- *My Summer With Des* (1998), Production Design
- *Spoonface Steinberg* (1998), Production Design
- *The Great Kandinsky* (1995), Production Design
- *Shoot the Revolution* (1990), Art Designer

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