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name: "James Hambidge"
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roles: ["Production designer"]
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:24:38.671339+00:00"
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# James Hambidge

Production designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer

## Biography

James Hambidge is a British production designer and art director. He began his career in the art department on films including *The Fifth Element* (1997) as a set designer and progressed to art director roles on *Casino Royale* (2006), *The Dark Knight* (2008) and *X-Men: First Class* (2011).

He has worked as supervising art director on several large-scale productions such as *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015), *The Legend of Tarzan* (2016) and *John Carter* (2012). Hambidge served as production designer on *Holmes & Watson* (2018) and *Tom & Jerry* (2021), and as associate production designer on *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* (2016). He has received three wins and eleven nominations for his work.

*Sources: imdb.com, the-numbers.com, screendaily.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Holmes & Watson* (2018), Fi1m 24, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/holmes-and-watson.md)

## Also known for

- *The Dark Knight* (2008), Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)
- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)
- *X-Men: First Class* (2011), Art Direction
- *The Fifth Element* (1997), Set Designer
- *Casino Royale* (2006), Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md)
- *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), Supervising Art Director
- *Hellboy* (2004), Art Direction
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015), Supervising Art Director

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