---
name: "John Dunn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-dunn"
fi1m_id: "john-dunn"
imdb_id: "nm0242629"
tmdb_id: 52163
roles: ["Costume designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-04T07:48:27.146293+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."
---

# John Dunn

## Identity

John Dunn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-dunn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-dunn
- **IMDb ID:** nm0242629
- **TMDB ID:** 52163
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0242629/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52163

Costume designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Active:** 1995–present
- **Also known as:** John A. Dunn
- **Frequently works with:** [Lynn Shelton](https://film.one/person/lynn-shelton.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (2), 2000s 81 (2), 2010s 68 (1), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 2, Comedy 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $130m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0242629/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52163

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Time*](https://film.one/tv/time-2021.md) (82), [*Dickinson*](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md) (68)
- **AMC+:** [*Mad Men*](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md) (88)
- **Tubi:** [*Casino*](https://film.one/film/casino.md) (82)
- **The Criterion Channel:** [*Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai*](https://film.one/film/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*I'm Not There*](https://film.one/film/im-not-there.md) (74)

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

## Biography

John Dunn is a costume designer for film and television, often credited as John A. Dunn. He designed the costumes for the pilot episode of the series *Mad Men* (2007).

His film credits include *Casino* (1995), *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999), *Broken Flowers* (2005), *I'm Not There* (2007), *Pineapple Express* (2008) and *Away We Go* (2009). On television he has designed for *Boardwalk Empire* (2010–2014), *Vinyl* (2016), *Castle Rock* (2018), *Dickinson* (2019) and *Hunters* (2020).

Dunn began in theatre and worked as an assistant costume designer on several Martin Scorsese films before taking lead design roles. He has received multiple Primetime Emmy nominations for his period costume work.

*Sources: imdb.com, encyclopedia.com, latimes.com, tvgoodness.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Time* (2021), Fi1m 82, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/tv/time-2021.md)
- *Dickinson* (2019), Fi1m 68, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md)
- *I'm Not There* (2007), Fi1m 74, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/im-not-there.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), Fi1m 88, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999), Fi1m 80, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.md)
- *Casino* (1995), Fi1m 82, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/casino.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

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

- *Time* (2021), series, Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/time-2021.md)
- *Dickinson* (2019), series, Costume Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md)
- *Away We Go* (2009), Costume Design
- *The Women* (2008), Costume Designer
- *Pineapple Express* (2008), Costume Design
- *I'm Not There* (2007), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/im-not-there.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), series, Costume Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *Factory Girl* (2006), Costume Design
- *The Ex* (2006), Costume Design
- *The Return* (2006), Costume Design
- *The Notorious Bettie Page* (2006), Costume Design
- *Broken Flowers* (2005), Costume Design
- *Loverboy* (2005), Costume Design
- *Birth* (2004), Costume Design
- *Storytelling* (2001), Costume Design
- *Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai* (1999), Costume Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.md)
- *At First Sight* (1999), Costume Design
- *The Object of My Affection* (1998), Costume Design
- *Lawn Dogs* (1997), Costume Designer
- *The Prosecutors* (1996), Costume Design
- *Basquiat* (1996), Costume Design
- *Casino* (1995), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/casino.md)
- *The Jerky Boys* (1995), Costume Design
- *Mr. Wonderful* (1993), Costume Design
- *Whispers in the Dark* (1992), Costume Design
- *City of Hope* (1991), Costume Design
- *Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules* (1991), Costume Designer
- *Rising Son* (1990), Costume Designer
- *A Shock to the System* (1990), Costume Design
- *New York Stories* (1989), Costume Design
- *Crazylegs Crane* (1978), series, Writer

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