---
name: "Erin Benach"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/erin-benach"
fi1m_id: "erin-benach"
imdb_id: "nm1808801"
tmdb_id: 1193620
roles: ["Costume designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-25T00:21:23.550139+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."
---

# Erin Benach

## Identity

Erin Benach

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/erin-benach
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** erin-benach
- **IMDb ID:** nm1808801
- **TMDB ID:** 1193620
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1808801/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1193620

Costume designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Ryan Gosling](https://film.one/person/ryan-gosling.md), [Alex Orlovsky](https://film.one/person/alex-orlovsky.md), [Derek Cianfrance](https://film.one/person/derek-cianfrance.md), [Jamie Patricof](https://film.one/person/jamie-patricof.md), [Lynette Howell Taylor](https://film.one/person/lynette-howell-taylor.md), [Nicolas Winding Refn](https://film.one/person/nicolas-winding-refn.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (1), 2010s 73 (4), 2020s 67 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 71 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 4, Thriller 3, Comedy 1, Horror 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $337m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1808801/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1193620

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Blue Valentine*](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md) (82)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Half Nelson*](https://film.one/film/half-nelson.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*Roofman*](https://film.one/film/roofman.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Neon Demon*](https://film.one/film/the-neon-demon.md) (61)

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

## Biography

Erin Benach is a costume designer whose credits include *Drive* (2011), *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2013), *The Neon Demon* (2016), *A Star Is Born* (2018) and *Birds of Prey* (2020).

She has worked repeatedly with director Jeff Nichols, including on *Loving* (2016) and *The Bikeriders* (2024), for which she created distressed leather jackets and period denim for the 1960s biker setting. Her other recent credits include *The End of Oak Street* (2026).

Benach trained initially as a graphic designer before moving into costume work. She has received one win and thirteen nominations for her designs.

*Sources: gq.com, variety.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The End of Oak Street* (2026), Fi1m 66, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-end-of-oak-street.md)
- *Roofman* (2025), Fi1m 68, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/roofman.md)
- *The Bikeriders* (2024), Fi1m 68, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bikeriders.md)
- *The Neon Demon* (2016), Fi1m 61, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-neon-demon.md)
- *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2013), Fi1m 66, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-place-beyond-the-pines.md)
- *Drive* (2011), Fi1m 83, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/drive.md)
- *Blue Valentine* (2010), Fi1m 82, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md)
- *Half Nelson* (2006), Fi1m 81, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/half-nelson.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *The End of Oak Street* (2026), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-end-of-oak-street.md)
- *Roofman* (2025), Costume Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/roofman.md)
- *Hurry Up Tomorrow* (2025), Costume Design
- *The Bikeriders* (2024), Costume Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bikeriders.md)
- *Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)* (2020), Costume Designer
- *A Star Is Born* (2018), Costume Designer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/a-star-is-born.md)
- *Loving* (2016), Costume Design
- *The Light Between Oceans* (2016), Costume Design
- *The Neon Demon* (2016), Costume Design — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-neon-demon.md)
- *Midnight Special* (2016), Costume Design
- *Lost River* (2015), Costume Design
- *The Host* (2013), Costume Design
- *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2013), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-place-beyond-the-pines.md)
- *Drive* (2011), Costume Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/drive.md)
- *The Lincoln Lawyer* (2011), Costume Design
- *Blue Valentine* (2010), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md)
- *Devil* (2010), Costume Design
- *Sympathy for Delicious* (2010), Costume Designer
- *Cold Souls* (2009), Costume Design
- *The Poker House* (2008), Costume Design
- *Sugar* (2008), Costume Design
- *Half Nelson* (2006), Costume Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/half-nelson.md)
- *My Darling California*, Costume Designer

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