---
name: "K.K. Barrett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/k-k-barrett"
fi1m_id: "k-k-barrett"
imdb_id: "nm0057187"
tmdb_id: 1783
wikidata_id: "Q653975"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-22T02:46:00.125791+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."
---

# K.K. Barrett

## Identity

K.K. Barrett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/k-k-barrett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** k-k-barrett
- **IMDb ID:** nm0057187
- **TMDB ID:** 1783
- **Wikidata ID:** Q653975
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._K._Barrett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q653975, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057187/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1783

Production designer. Born 1 January 2000 in Omaha.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, Omaha
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 7 crew, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Spike Jonze](https://film.one/person/spike-jonze.md), [Vincent Landay](https://film.one/person/vincent-landay.md), [Catherine Keener](https://film.one/person/catherine-keener.md), [Charlie Kaufman](https://film.one/person/charlie-kaufman.md), [Ross Katz](https://film.one/person/ross-katz.md), [Scarlett Johansson](https://film.one/person/scarlett-johansson.md), [Sofia Coppola](https://film.one/person/sofia-coppola.md), [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 89 (1), 2000s 81 (4), 2010s 62 (2), 2020s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 73 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 3, Fantasy 2, Romance 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $439m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._K._Barrett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q653975, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057187/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1783

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Adaptation.*](https://film.one/film/adaptation.md) (83), [*Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md) (41)
- **Apple TV:** [*Her*](https://film.one/film/her.md) (84)
- **Hulu:** [*Where the Wild Things Are*](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*Marie Antoinette*](https://film.one/film/marie-antoinette.md) (74)

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

## Biography

K. K. Barrett is an American production designer. Born Keith Barrett in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1952, he studied painting at Oklahoma State University and began his career in the music scene as a drummer before moving into music videos and film.

He first collaborated with director Spike Jonze on *Being John Malkovich* (1999). Barrett has since worked on films including *Adaptation.* (2002), *Lost in Translation* (2003), *Marie Antoinette* (2006), *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009) and *Her* (2013), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Production Design. He has also designed *I ♥ Huckabees* (2004), *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), *The Goldfinch* (2019) and *Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)* (2020).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, productiondesignerscollective.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Crew (7) — the average rests on these

- *Her* (2013), Fi1m 84, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/her.md)
- *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), Fi1m 41, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md)
- *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), Fi1m 80, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md)
- *Marie Antoinette* (2006), Fi1m 74, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/marie-antoinette.md)
- *Lost in Translation* (2003), Fi1m 86, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-translation.md)
- *Adaptation.* (2002), Fi1m 83, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/adaptation.md)
- *Being John Malkovich* (1999), Fi1m 89, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/being-john-malkovich.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Making Marie Antoinette* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/making-marie-antoinette.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Hidden in Pieces* (2026), as Janitor
- *Outcome* (2026), Production Design
- *star-crossed: the film* (2021), Production Design
- *Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)* (2020), as Dr. Aguilar · Production Designer, Production Design
- *The Goldfinch* (2019), Production Design
- *Woodshock* (2017), Production Design, Producer
- *Her* (2013), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/her.md)
- *Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close* (2011), Production Design — Fi1m 41, [page](https://film.one/film/extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close.md)
- *The Vampire Attack* (2010), Cinematography
- *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), Production Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md)
- *Marie Antoinette* (2006), Production Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/marie-antoinette.md)
- *I ♥ Huckabees* (2004), as Maître d' · Production Design
- *Lost in Translation* (2003), Production Design — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-translation.md)
- *Adaptation.* (2002), Production Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/adaptation.md)
- *Human Nature* (2001), Production Design
- *Being John Malkovich* (1999), Production Design — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/being-john-malkovich.md)
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies* (1994), as Art Direction
- *Cheerleader Camp* (1988), Production Design
- *Population: 1* (1986), as Keith "KK" Barrett
- *Brother Where You Bound* (1985), as Art Direction

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2014: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Her*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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