---
name: "Martin Childs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/martin-childs"
fi1m_id: "martin-childs"
imdb_id: "nm0157575"
tmdb_id: 11456
wikidata_id: "Q1903560"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "1 July 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-05T00:28:11.929249+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."
---

# Martin Childs

## Identity

Martin Childs

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/martin-childs
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** martin-childs
- **IMDb ID:** nm0157575
- **TMDB ID:** 11456
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1903560
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Childs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1903560, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0157575/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11456

Production designer. Born 1 July 1954 in Bedfordshire, England, U.K..

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 1 July 1954, Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
- **Active:** 1989–2016
- **Frequently works with:** [John Madden](https://film.one/person/john-madden.md), [Judi Dench](https://film.one/person/judi-dench.md), [Tom Stoppard](https://film.one/person/tom-stoppard.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 74 (8), 2010s 72 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 68 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 12, Comedy 5, Romance 5, History 4, Crime 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $618m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Childs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1903560, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0157575/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11456

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Parade's End*](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md) (80)
- **Apple TV:** [*Shakespeare in Love*](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md) (79)
- **Netflix:** [*The Crown*](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md) (78)
- **BritBox:** [*Mrs Brown*](https://film.one/film/mrs-brown.md) (75)

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

## Biography

Martin Childs is a British production designer. Born on 1 July 1954 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, he trained initially in architecture before entering film and television design.

He began his career at the BBC and later worked as an art director on films including Kenneth Branagh's *Henry V* (1989) and *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993). Childs made his debut as production designer on *Mrs Brown* (1997) and *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), the latter earning him the Academy Award for Best Art Direction (shared with set decorator Jill Quertier).

His other credits as production designer include *From Hell* (2001), *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* (2008), *Mr. Holmes* (2015) and all six seasons of the series *The Crown* (2016–2023). He was appointed MBE in 2002 for services to the film industry and received an Academy Award nomination for *Quills* (2000).

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

## On Fi1m (12)

- *The Crown* (2016), Fi1m 78, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2015), Fi1m 58, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-second-best-exotic-marigold-hotel.md)
- *Parade's End* (2012), Fi1m 80, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md)
- *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Fi1m 79, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md)
- *Mrs Brown* (1997), Fi1m 75, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-brown.md)
- *The Portrait of a Lady* (1996), Fi1m 68, Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-portrait-of-a-lady.md)
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Fi1m 54, Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md)
- *The Madness of King George* (1994), Fi1m 83, Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md)
- *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993), Fi1m 78, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/much-ado-about-nothing.md)
- *Peter's Friends* (1992), Fi1m 72, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/peters-friends.md)
- *The Crying Game* (1992), Fi1m 82, Set Decoration — [page](https://film.one/film/the-crying-game.md)
- *Henry V* (1989), Fi1m 84, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

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

- *The Crown* (2016), series, Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Mr. Holmes* (2015), Production Design
- *The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2015), Production Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-second-best-exotic-marigold-hotel.md)
- *One Chance* (2013), Production Design
- *Parade's End* (2012), series, Production Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/parades-end.md)
- *W.E.* (2011), Production Design
- *London Boulevard* (2010), Production Design
- *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* (2008), Production Design
- *Miss Potter* (2006), Production Design
- *Lady in the Water* (2006), Production Design
- *Chasing Liberty* (2004), Production Design
- *Calendar Girls* (2003), Production Design
- *From Hell* (2001), Production Design
- *Quills* (2000), Production Design
- *The Clandestine Marriage* (1999), Production Design
- *The Misadventures of Margaret* (1998), Production Design
- *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Production Design — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md)
- *Mrs Brown* (1997), Production Design — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-brown.md)
- *The Portrait of a Lady* (1996), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-portrait-of-a-lady.md)
- *The Madness of King George* (1994), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md)
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md)
- *Much Ado About Nothing* (1993), as Art Direction — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/much-ado-about-nothing.md)
- *Peter's Friends* (1992), as Art Direction — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/peters-friends.md)
- *The Crying Game* (1992), as Set Decoration — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-crying-game.md)
- *To Be the Best* (1992), series, as Art Direction
- *Coins in the Fountain* (1990), as Art Direction
- *The Secret Life of Ian Fleming* (1990), as Art Direction
- *Henry V* (1989), as Art Direction — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v.md)
- *Press Gang* (1989), series, Production Design

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2001: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Quills*
- 1999: Best Production Design (won), for *Shakespeare in Love*

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

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