Stuart Craig

Stuart Craig

Production designer. Born 14 April 1942 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. Died 7 September 2025.

Production designerBritish
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Titles on Fi1m
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Average Fi1m score
Born
14 April 1942, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Died
7 September 2025
Active
1993–1996

Biography

Stuart Craig was a British production designer. He studied at the Royal College of Art and began working in film in the 1960s, becoming a production designer in the early 1980s.

Craig received Academy Awards for art direction or production design on Gandhi (1982), Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and The English Patient (1996). He designed the sets for all eight Harry Potter films (2001–2011) and the first two Fantastic Beasts films (2016 and 2018), often collaborating with set decorator Stephenie McMillan. He also worked on films including The Elephant Man (1980), The Mission (1986), Chaplin (1992), Shadowlands (1993) and Notting Hill (1999).

Craig was appointed OBE in 2003. He died on 7 September 2025.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Stuart Craig is known for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010).