---
name: "James Bolenbaugh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-bolenbaugh"
fi1m_id: "james-bolenbaugh"
imdb_id: "nm2429792"
tmdb_id: 1423352
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T19:29:50.853938+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."
---

# James Bolenbaugh

## Identity

James Bolenbaugh

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-bolenbaugh
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-bolenbaugh
- **IMDb ID:** nm2429792
- **TMDB ID:** 1423352
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2429792/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1423352

Production designer. Born in Billings, Montana.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 2019–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 48 (1), 2020s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 66 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2429792/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1423352

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Kevin Can F**K Himself*](https://film.one/tv/kevin-can-f-k-himself.md) (70)

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

## Biography

James Bolenbaugh is an American production designer, art director and concept artist. He has worked extensively in television art departments since the late 2000s, with credits on series including *Mad Men*, *Orange Is the New Black*, *Elementary* and *Halt and Catch Fire*.

He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) for his work as art director on the first season of *Hacks* (2021). As production designer his credits include the series *Kevin Can F**k Himself* (2021–2022) and *The Walking Dead: Dead City* (2023–). Earlier production design work encompasses independent features and shorts such as *Ava's Possessions* (2015) and *Good Enough* (2016).

Bolenbaugh grew up in Billings, Montana, and has also contributed concept illustration and set design to projects including *Westworld* and *Palm Royale*.

*Sources: imdb.com, metacritic.com, montana-mint.com, conceptartassociation.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Kevin Can F**K Himself* (2021), Fi1m 70, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/tv/kevin-can-f-k-himself.md)
- *Lovecraft Country* (2020), Fi1m 74, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/tv/lovecraft-country.md)
- *The Laundromat* (2019), Fi1m 48, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-laundromat.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

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

- *The Roses* (2025), Concept Artist — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-roses.md)
- *Palm Royale* (2024), series, Set Designer
- *Lioness* (2023), series, Set Designer
- *The Walking Dead: Dead City* (2023), series, Production Design
- *Kevin Can F**K Himself* (2021), series, Production Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/kevin-can-f-k-himself.md)
- *Hacks* (2021), series, as Art Direction — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/hacks.md)
- *Lovecraft Country* (2020), series, as Art Direction — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/lovecraft-country.md)
- *The Laundromat* (2019), as Art Direction — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-laundromat.md)
- *Thirsty* (2019), Production Design
- *Counterpart* (2017), series, as Art Direction
- *Good Enough* (2017), as Thirsty Passenger
- *Westworld* (2016), series, as Art Direction — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Boychoir* (2015), as Art Direction
- *Ava's Possessions* (2015), Production Design
- *Mono* (2006), Actor

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