Daniel T. Dorrance
25 titles in the catalogue
Daniel T. Dorrance is an American production designer. Originally from Rancho Mirage, California, he attended Palm Springs High School, where he learned drafting. He went on to begin his career working in the commercial world before moving into film through a set‐building company, Scenery West, in Los Angeles.
He got early experience as an assistant art director under Thomas E. Sanders. Over the course of a career spanning several decades, he has worked on large-scale productions, collaborating with high-profile directors such as Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Mann, and others. Some of the notable films he’s worked on as production designer or art director are Saving Private Ryan (1998), Collateral (2004), A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021).
He is based in Rancho Mirage, where he keeps a home with his family when not working on location.
Their work
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Saving Private Ryan1998Supervising Art Director
Braveheart1995Supervising Art Director
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials2015Production Design
Maze Runner: The Death Cure2018Production Design
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007Supervising Art Director
Mission: Impossible III2006Supervising Art Director
Mission: Impossible II2000Supervising Art Director
A Good Day to Die Hard2013Production Design
Collateral2004Art Direction
Hook1991Assistant Art Director
Cowboys & Aliens2011Art Direction
The Expendables 32014Production Design
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes2024Production Design
Serenity2005Art Direction
We Were Soldiers2002Supervising Art Director
Max Payne2008Production Design
Maverick1994Art Direction
Zookeeper2011Supervising Art Director
Assassins1995Supervising Art Director
Timeline2003Production Design
The Paperboy2012Production Design
Playing for Keeps2012Production Design
The Shaggy Dog2006Art Direction
The United States vs. Billie Holiday2021Production Design
Fathers' Day1997Art Direction
