---
name: "Gary Williamson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-williamson"
fi1m_id: "gary-williamson"
imdb_id: "nm0932032"
tmdb_id: 46284
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-12T20:11:37.071265+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."
---

# Gary Williamson

## Identity

Gary Williamson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gary-williamson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gary-williamson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0932032
- **TMDB ID:** 46284
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932032/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46284

Production designer. Born in Belfast.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 1989–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Sally Hawkins](https://film.one/person/sally-hawkins.md), [Ben Whishaw](https://film.one/person/ben-whishaw.md), [David Heyman](https://film.one/person/david-heyman.md), [Hugh Bonneville](https://film.one/person/hugh-bonneville.md), [Madeleine Harris](https://film.one/person/madeleine-harris.md), [Paul King](https://film.one/person/paul-king.md), [Samuel Joslin](https://film.one/person/samuel-joslin.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (1), 2010s 86 (3), 2020s 60 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 74 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 4, Adventure 2, Family 2, Mystery 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $626m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932032/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46284

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Paddington*](https://film.one/film/paddington.md) (84), [*Submarine*](https://film.one/film/submarine.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Paddington 2*](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md) (91)
- **Tubi:** [*Medusa Deluxe*](https://film.one/film/medusa-deluxe.md) (64)

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

## Biography

Gary Williamson is a production designer. Originally from Belfast, he graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art and began designing sets for theatre before working in television at the BBC.

His credits include production design on the films *Paddington* (2014), *Paddington 2* (2017), *Submarine* (2010), *Bunny and the Bull* (2009), *A Boy Called Christmas* (2021) and *Medusa Deluxe* (2022). He has also worked on television productions including *Lipstick on Your Collar* and *Little Crackers*.

Williamson has received a Royal Television Society award and a British Independent Film Award for Best Technical Achievement.

*Sources: imdb.com, bifa.film, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Savage House* (2026), Fi1m 56, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/savage-house.md)
- *Medusa Deluxe* (2023), Fi1m 64, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/medusa-deluxe.md)
- *Paddington 2* (2017), Fi1m 91, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Paddington* (2014), Fi1m 84, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington.md)
- *Submarine* (2011), Fi1m 82, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/submarine.md)
- *She's Been Away* (1989), Fi1m 76, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/shes-been-away.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Enola Holmes 3* (2026), Production Design
- *Savage House* (2026), Production Design — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/savage-house.md)
- *Medusa Deluxe* (2023), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/medusa-deluxe.md)
- *A Boy Called Christmas* (2021), Production Design
- *Paddington 2* (2017), Production Design — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Paddington* (2014), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington.md)
- *Trap for Cinderella* (2013), Production Design
- *Meeting Daddy* (2012), Production Design
- *Submarine* (2011), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/submarine.md)
- *Behind the Scenes - Bunny and the Bull* (2011), Actor
- *Bunny and the Bull* (2009), Production Design
- *Twice Upon a Time* (2006), Production Design
- *Wah-Wah* (2005), Production Design
- *Double zéro* (2004), Production Design
- *Stranded* (2002), series, Production Design
- *Black Cab* (2000), series, as Art Direction
- *The Escort* (1999), Production Design, Set Decoration
- *Cold Lazarus* (1996), series, Production Design
- *Karaoke* (1996), series, Production Design
- *Lipstick on Your Collar* (1993), series, Production Design
- *Secret Friends* (1991), Production Design
- *She's Been Away* (1989), Production Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/shes-been-away.md)

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