---
name: "Peter Francis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-francis"
fi1m_id: "peter-francis"
imdb_id: "nm0290286"
tmdb_id: 10908
wikidata_id: "Q109567465"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "1 January 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T23:46:10.705285+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."
---

# Peter Francis

## Identity

Peter Francis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-francis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-francis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0290286
- **TMDB ID:** 10908
- **Wikidata ID:** Q109567465
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Francis_(art_director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109567465, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290286/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10908

Producer. Born 1 January 1965 in Holderness.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1965, Holderness
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 1 producing, 8 crew
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 69 (2), 2000s 68 (3), 2010s 71 (1), 2020s 73 (3)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Francis_(art_director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109567465, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290286/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10908

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Father*](https://film.one/film/the-father.md) (89)
- **Netflix:** [*The Choral*](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md) (57)

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

## Biography

Peter Francis is an English production designer and art director. Born in 1965 in Holderness, Yorkshire, he began his career in the art department on major studio films, including set design on *Titanic* (1997) and draughtsman work on *The Fifth Element* (1997). He contributed art direction to the *Harry Potter* films, *Batman Begins* (2005) and *Casino Royale* (2006).

Francis moved into production design on independent features and television in the 2010s. His work on *The Father* (2020) earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Production Design, shared with set decorator Cathy Featherstone, as well as a BAFTA nomination and a British Film Designers Guild award. He has also designed *Mindhorn* (2016), *The Children Act* (2017) and later features including *The Pigeon Tunnel* (2023).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, indiewire.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

### Produced (1) — the average rests on these

- *Onwards and Sideways* (2026), Fi1m 72, Production Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/onwards-and-sideways.md)

### Crew (8)

- *The Choral* (2025), Fi1m 57, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md)
- *The Father* (2020), Fi1m 89, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-father.md)
- *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2012), Fi1m 71, Supervising Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-exotic-marigold-hotel.md)
- *Hellboy* (2004), Fi1m 71, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/hellboy.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), Fi1m 65, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001), Fi1m 68, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md)
- *Titanic* (1997), Fi1m 84, Set Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Fi1m 54, Set Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *Onwards and Sideways* (2026), Production Designer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/onwards-and-sideways.md)
- *The Choral* (2025), Production Design — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-choral.md)
- *The Pigeon Tunnel* (2023), Production Design
- *The Human Voice* (2022), Production Design
- *The Father* (2020), Production Design — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-father.md)
- *The Children Act* (2018), Production Design
- *King Lear* (2018), Production Design
- *Mindhorn* (2016), Production Design
- *Room 8* (2013), Production Design
- *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel* (2012), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-exotic-marigold-hotel.md)
- *The Eagle* (2011), Supervising Art Director
- *The Debt* (2010), Supervising Art Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-debt-2010.md)
- *Shanghai* (2010), Supervising Art Director
- *Hellboy II: The Golden Army* (2008), Supervising Art Director
- *Casino Royale* (2006), as Art Direction — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md)
- *Doom* (2005), Supervising Art Director
- *Batman Begins* (2005), as Art Direction — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Hellboy* (2004), as Art Direction — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/hellboy.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), as Art Direction — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001), as Art Direction — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md)
- *Enemy at the Gates* (2001), as Art Direction
- *Brokedown Palace* (1999), Set Designer
- *Titanic* (1997), Set Designer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/titanic.md)
- *The Fifth Element* (1997), as Draughtsman — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md)
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Set Designer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-shelleys-frankenstein.md)
- *Carry On Columbus* (1992), Art Department Assistant
- *Project: Shadowchaser* (1992), as Set Decoration

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2021: Best Production Design (nominated), for *The Father*

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

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