---
name: "Luke Freeborn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/luke-freeborn"
fi1m_id: "luke-freeborn"
imdb_id: "nm0004331"
tmdb_id: 76054
roles: ["Art direction"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 58
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T16:19:19.916292+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."
---

# Luke Freeborn

## Identity

Luke Freeborn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/luke-freeborn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** luke-freeborn
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004331
- **TMDB ID:** 76054
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004331/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76054

Art direction.

## Details

- **Work:** Art direction
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Ben Schwartz](https://film.one/person/ben-schwartz.md), [Colleen O'Shaughnessey](https://film.one/person/colleen-oshaughnessey.md), [Hitoshi Okuno](https://film.one/person/hitoshi-okuno.md), [Idris Elba](https://film.one/person/idris-elba.md), [Jeff Fowler](https://film.one/person/jeff-fowler.md), [John Whittington](https://film.one/person/john-whittington.md), [Josh Miller](https://film.one/person/josh-miller.md), [Neal H. Moritz](https://film.one/person/neal-h-moritz.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 55 (2), 2010s 58 (4), 2020s 61 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 58 to 55 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 6 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 8, Adventure 8, Science Fiction 5, Comedy 3, Fantasy 3, Drama 2
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,787m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004331/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76054

## Coming up

- *Sonic the Hedgehog 4* (2027-03-11), Production Design
- *The Great Beyond* (2027-09-29), Production Design

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Sonic the Hedgehog 3*](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-3.md) (61), [*Sonic the Hedgehog 2*](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-2.md) (58)

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

## Biography

Luke Freeborn is a production designer. He has worked as production designer on *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* (2022), *Sonic the Hedgehog 3* (2024) and the series *Knuckles* (2024), and as supervising art director on *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022) and *Avatar 3*.

Earlier credits as art director include *Inception* (2010), *Star Trek* (2009), *Logan* (2017) and *Passengers* (2016). He served as production designer on the live-action unit of *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water* (2015) and on *Take* (2007).

*Sources: imdb.com, tvguide.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), Fi1m 58, Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md)
- *Sonic the Hedgehog 3* (2024), Fi1m 61, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-3.md)
- *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022), Fi1m 68, Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md)
- *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* (2022), Fi1m 58, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-2.md)
- *Pixels* (2015), Fi1m 36, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/pixels.md)
- *Steve Jobs* (2015), Fi1m 80, Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/steve-jobs.md)
- *G.I. Joe: Retaliation* (2013), Fi1m 48, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/g-i-joe-retaliation.md)
- *Thor* (2011), Fi1m 66, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/thor.md)
- *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), Fi1m 55, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull.md)
- *Poseidon* (2006), Fi1m 55, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/poseidon.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

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

- *The Great Beyond* (2027), Production Design
- *Sonic the Hedgehog 4* (2027), Production Design
- *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md)
- *Sonic the Hedgehog 3* (2024), Production Design — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-3.md)
- *Knuckles* (2024), series, Production Design
- *Murder Mystery 2* (2023), Supervising Art Director
- *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md)
- *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* (2022), Production Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-2.md)
- *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md)
- *Logan* (2017), as Art Direction — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/logan.md)
- *Passengers* (2016), as Art Direction
- *Steve Jobs* (2015), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/steve-jobs.md)
- *Pixels* (2015), as Art Direction — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/pixels.md)
- *Tomorrowland* (2015), as Art Direction
- *The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water* (2015), Production Design
- *Blackhat* (2015), as Art Direction
- *Enough Said* (2013), as Art Direction
- *Browsers* (2013), as Art Direction
- *G.I. Joe: Retaliation* (2013), as Art Direction — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/g-i-joe-retaliation.md)
- *The Incredible Burt Wonderstone* (2013), as Art Direction
- *Thor* (2011), as Art Direction — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/thor.md)
- *Inception* (2010), as Art Direction — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/inception.md)
- *Star Trek* (2009), as Art Direction — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek.md)
- *Angels & Demons* (2009), as Art Direction — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md)
- *Take* (2008), Production Design
- *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), as Art Direction — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull.md)
- *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), Assistant Art Director
- *Next* (2007), Assistant Art Director
- *The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause* (2006), Assistant Art Director
- *Poseidon* (2006), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/poseidon.md)
- *xXx: State of the Union* (2005), Assistant Art Director
- *The Chronicles of Riddick* (2004), Set Designer
- *Van Helsing* (2004), Set Designer
- *The Cat in the Hat* (2003), Set Designer
- *xXx* (2002), Set Designer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/xxx.md)
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), Set Designer — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md)
- *The Cell* (2000), Set Designer

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