---
name: "Sammy Sheldon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sammy-sheldon"
fi1m_id: "sammy-sheldon"
imdb_id: "nm0397732"
tmdb_id: 11271
wikidata_id: "Q3470884"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 17
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-09T19:22:07.072272+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."
---

# Sammy Sheldon

## Identity

Sammy Sheldon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sammy-sheldon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sammy-sheldon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0397732
- **TMDB ID:** 11271
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3470884
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Sheldon_Differ, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3470884, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11271

Costume designer. Born 1 January 1953 in Oldham, North Manchester, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, Oldham, North Manchester, England
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Also known as:** Sammy Howarth-Sheldon, Sammy Sheldon Differ, Sammy Differ, Samantha Howarth
- **Frequently works with:** [Matthew Vaughn](https://film.one/person/matthew-vaughn.md), [Aaron Taylor-Johnson](https://film.one/person/aaron-taylor-johnson.md), [Jane Goldman](https://film.one/person/jane-goldman.md), [Kevin Feige](https://film.one/person/kevin-feige.md), [Alex Garland](https://film.one/person/alex-garland.md), [Allon Reich](https://film.one/person/allon-reich.md), [Andrew Macdonald](https://film.one/person/andrew-macdonald.md), [Chloë Grace Moretz](https://film.one/person/chloe-grace-moretz.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (3), 2010s 68 (8), 2020s 52 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 60 across 17 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 6 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 10, Adventure 10, Science Fiction 9, Thriller 6, Crime 3, Drama 3
- **Screen time:** 34 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,771m across 16 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Sheldon_Differ, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3470884, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11271

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Ex Machina*](https://film.one/film/ex-machina.md) (82), [*Ant-Man*](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md) (67), [*A Haunting in Venice*](https://film.one/film/a-haunting-in-venice.md) (65), [*Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md) (58), [*Eternals*](https://film.one/film/eternals.md) (57), [*Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania*](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania.md) (54)
- **Apple TV:** [*Annihilation*](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md) (82), [*Black Hawk Down*](https://film.one/film/black-hawk-down.md) (73), [*Green Zone*](https://film.one/film/green-zone.md) (64)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kick-Ass*](https://film.one/film/kick-ass.md) (74), [*The Imitation Game*](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md) (73)
- **Netflix:** [*Jurassic World Rebirth*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md) (63)

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

## Biography

Sammy Sheldon Differ, also credited as Sammy Sheldon, Sammy Differ and Samantha Howarth, is a British costume designer. She trained at Rochdale College of Art and the Wimbledon School of Art, and began her career in theatre at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester before moving into music videos and film.

Her early film work includes assisting on Ridley Scott’s *Gladiator* (2000) and designing for *Black Hawk Down* (2001). She has since worked across genres, with credits including *V for Vendetta* (2006), *The Imitation Game* (2014), *Ant-Man* (2015), *Ex Machina* (2015), *X-Men: First Class* (2011), *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), *Annihilation* (2018), *Eternals* (2021), *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2023), *A Haunting in Venice* (2023) and *Kraven the Hunter* (2024). She received three BAFTA nominations for costume design.

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

## On Fi1m (17)

- *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), Fi1m 63, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md)
- *Kraven the Hunter* (2024), Fi1m 41, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/kraven-the-hunter.md)
- *A Haunting in Venice* (2023), Fi1m 65, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/a-haunting-in-venice.md)
- *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2023), Fi1m 54, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania.md)
- *Eternals* (2021), Fi1m 57, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/eternals.md)
- *Artemis Fowl* (2020), Fi1m 32, Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/artemis-fowl.md)
- *Annihilation* (2018), Fi1m 82, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md)
- *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), Fi1m 58, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md)
- *Ant-Man* (2015), Fi1m 67, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md)
- *Ex Machina* (2015), Fi1m 82, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/ex-machina.md)
- *The Imitation Game* (2014), Fi1m 73, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md)
- *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), Fi1m 46, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass-2.md)
- *Green Zone* (2010), Fi1m 64, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/green-zone.md)
- *Kick-Ass* (2010), Fi1m 74, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass.md)
- *Stardust* (2007), Fi1m 75, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/stardust.md)
- *V for Vendetta* (2006), Fi1m 73, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/v-for-vendetta.md)
- *Black Hawk Down* (2001), Fi1m 73, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/black-hawk-down.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *Jurassic World Rebirth* (2025), Costume Design — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-rebirth.md)
- *Kraven the Hunter* (2024), Costume Design — Fi1m 41, [page](https://film.one/film/kraven-the-hunter.md)
- *A Haunting in Venice* (2023), Costume Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/a-haunting-in-venice.md)
- *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2023), Costume Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania.md)
- *Eternals* (2021), Costume Design — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/eternals.md)
- *Artemis Fowl* (2020), Costume Designer — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/artemis-fowl.md)
- *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), Costume Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md)
- *Annihilation* (2018), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md)
- *Assassin's Creed* (2016), Costume Design
- *Ant-Man* (2015), Costume Design — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md)
- *Ex Machina* (2015), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/ex-machina.md)
- *The Imitation Game* (2014), Costume Design — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-imitation-game.md)
- *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), Costume Design — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass-2.md)
- *Ghost Recon: Alpha* (2012), Costume Design
- *X-Men: First Class* (2011), Costume Design
- *Gulliver's Travels* (2010), Costume Design
- *Kick-Ass* (2010), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass.md)
- *Green Zone* (2010), Costume Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/green-zone.md)
- *Hellboy II: The Golden Army* (2008), Costume Design
- *Stardust* (2007), Costume Design — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/stardust.md)
- *V for Vendetta* (2006), Costume Design — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/v-for-vendetta.md)
- *Kinky Boots* (2005), Costume Design
- *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* (2005), Costume Design
- *The Merchant of Venice* (2004), Costume Designer
- *The Calcium Kid* (2004), Costume Design
- *Canterbury Tales* (2003), series, Costume Design
- *D.I.Y. Hard* (2002), Costume Design
- *Black Hawk Down* (2001), Costume Design — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/black-hawk-down.md)
- *Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life* (1995), as Party Girl
- *Ibelin*, Costume Design

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