---
name: "Kym Barrett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kym-barrett"
fi1m_id: "kym-barrett"
imdb_id: "nm0057199"
tmdb_id: 6209
wikidata_id: "Q3200949"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "11 January 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-22T02:52:09.305119+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."
---

# Kym Barrett

## Identity

Kym Barrett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kym-barrett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kym-barrett
- **IMDb ID:** nm0057199
- **TMDB ID:** 6209
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3200949
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kym_Barrett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3200949, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057199/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6209

Costume designer. Born 11 January 1977 in Brisbane.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 11 January 1977, Brisbane
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Carrie-Anne Moss](https://film.one/person/carrie-anne-moss.md), [Hugo Weaving](https://film.one/person/hugo-weaving.md), [Joel Silver](https://film.one/person/joel-silver.md), [Keanu Reeves](https://film.one/person/keanu-reeves.md), [Lana Wachowski](https://film.one/person/lana-wachowski.md), [Laurence Fishburne](https://film.one/person/laurence-fishburne.md), [Lilly Wachowski](https://film.one/person/lilly-wachowski.md), [Jada Pinkett Smith](https://film.one/person/jada-pinkett-smith.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 83 (3), 2000s 47 (3), 2010s 74 (4), 2020s 66 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 64 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 8, Adventure 6, Science Fiction 4, Fantasy 3, Thriller 3, Drama 2
- **Screen time:** 23 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,851m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kym_Barrett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3200949, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057199/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6209

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Romeo + Juliet*](https://film.one/film/romeo-juliet.md) (82), [*Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings*](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md) (66), [*The Amazing Spider-Man*](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md) (64), [*Eragon*](https://film.one/film/eragon.md) (35)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Matrix*](https://film.one/film/the-matrix.md) (88), [*The Matrix Reloaded*](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-reloaded.md) (60), [*The Matrix Revolutions*](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-revolutions.md) (46)
- **HBO Max:** [*Us*](https://film.one/film/us.md) (78), [*Aquaman*](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md) (72)
- **Netflix:** [*The Shallows*](https://film.one/film/the-shallows.md) (82)

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

## Biography

Kym Barrett is an Australian costume designer working in film, theatre and opera. She studied at the University of New England and the National Institute of Dramatic Art, then spent eight years in theatre with the Sydney Theatre Company and Belvoir Street before moving into film.

Barrett began her film career as a wardrobe assistant on Baz Luhrmann’s *Strictly Ballroom* (1992) and designed costumes for his *Romeo + Juliet* (1996). She has collaborated regularly with the Wachowskis on *The Matrix* (1999) and its sequels, *Speed Racer* (2008), *Cloud Atlas* (2012) and *Jupiter Ascending* (2015). Other film credits include *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), *Aquaman* (2018), *Us* (2019) and *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021).

Her theatre and opera work includes designs for Cirque du Soleil productions and the Metropolitan Opera’s *The Tempest* (2013). In 2013 she stepped down as costume designer for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

*Sources: kymbarrett.design, en.wikipedia.org, vogue.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021), Fi1m 66, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md)
- *Us* (2019), Fi1m 78, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/us.md)
- *Aquaman* (2018), Fi1m 72, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md)
- *The Shallows* (2016), Fi1m 82, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-shallows.md)
- *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), Fi1m 64, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md)
- *Eragon* (2006), Fi1m 35, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/eragon.md)
- *The Matrix Reloaded* (2003), Fi1m 60, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-reloaded.md)
- *The Matrix Revolutions* (2003), Fi1m 46, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-revolutions.md)
- *The Matrix* (1999), Fi1m 88, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix.md)
- *Three Kings* (1999), Fi1m 80, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/three-kings.md)
- *Romeo + Juliet* (1996), Fi1m 82, Costume Design, Costume Designer, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-juliet.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *Street Fighter* (2026), Costume Design — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/street-fighter.md)
- *Play Dirty* (2025), Costume Design
- *A Spicy but Not Too Spicy Plumber* (2025), Costumer
- *Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile* (2022), Costume Design
- *Three Thousand Years of Longing* (2022), Costume Designer
- *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings.md)
- *Cirque du Soleil: R.U.N* (2020), Costume Design
- *Charlie's Angels* (2019), Costume Design
- *Us* (2019), Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/us.md)
- *Aquaman* (2018), Costume Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md)
- *American Made* (2017), Costume Design
- *Will* (2017), series, Costume Design
- *Cirque du Soleil: Toruk - The First Flight* (2016), Makeup Designer, Costume Designer
- *The Shallows* (2016), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-shallows.md)
- *The Nice Guys* (2016), Costume Design
- *Jupiter Ascending* (2015), Costume Design
- *Cirque du Soleil: The 30th Anniversary Concert* (2015), Costume Design
- *Jane the Virgin* (2014), series, Costume Design
- *The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest* (2012), Costume Designer
- *Cloud Atlas* (2012), Costume Design
- *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2012), Costume Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man.md)
- *The Green Hornet* (2011), Costume Design
- *Speed Racer* (2008), Costume Design
- *The Children of Huang Shi* (2008), Costume Design
- *Eragon* (2006), Costume Design — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/eragon.md)
- *The Virgin of Juarez* (2006), Costume Design
- *Rumor Has It...* (2005), Costume Design
- *Monster-in-Law* (2005), Costume Designer
- *The Burly Man Chronicles* (2004), Actor
- *Gothika* (2003), Costume Design
- *The Matrix Revolutions* (2003), Costume Design — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-revolutions.md)
- *The Matrix Reloaded* (2003), Costume Design — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix-reloaded.md)
- *Final Flight of the Osiris* (2003), Costume Design
- *From Hell* (2001), Costume Design
- *Red Planet* (2000), Costume Design
- *Titan A.E.* (2000), Costume Design
- *Three Kings* (1999), Costume Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/three-kings.md)
- *The Matrix* (1999), Costume Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-matrix.md)
- *Zero Effect* (1998), Costume Design
- *Romeo + Juliet* (1996), Costume Design, Costume Designer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-juliet.md)

## Gallery

- ![Kym Barrett](https://film.one/media/person/86847/gallery-7abd459b3d41.jpg) Kym Barrett — Image via TMDB
- ![Kym Barrett](https://film.one/media/person/86847/gallery-cbc0b5370c78.jpg) Kym Barrett — Image via TMDB

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