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Ben Collins

b. 1975 · 35 titles in the catalogue

Ben Collins is a British supervising art director. Born in the United Kingdom, he earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Interior Architecture (Spatial Design) from the University of Salford, graduating in 1997.

Collins began his career in the early 2000s as a concept model maker and draughtsperson on major studio features, contributing to productions such as Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003), and Troy (2004). He progressed through roles as junior draughtsperson and assistant art director on projects including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), The Boat That Rocked (2009), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), and The Monuments Men (2014).

By the 2010s, Collins had advanced to the role of supervising art director and art director on a string of high-profile films. His credits include Zero Dark Thirty (2012), World War Z (2013), Into the Woods (2014), and Spectre (2015), for which he received Art Directors Guild Award nominations for Excellence in Production Design.

In the late 2010s and early 2020s, Collins worked on several large-scale franchise productions. His work as supervising art director can be seen in The Snowman (2017), Johnny English Strikes Again (2018), Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019), The Old Guard (2020), Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), and The Marvels (2023).

Collins achieved notable recognition for his work on the musical fantasy Wicked (2024), earning him the 2025 Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film, shared with Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales, and the extensive design team. Wicked also won the British Film Designers Guild Award for Best Production Design – Major Motion Picture – Fantasy and the America’s Rainbow Film Festival Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design.

Their work

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  1. World War Z2013Art Direction
  2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005Other
  3. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002Other
  4. Spectre2015Art Direction
  5. Troy2004Other
  6. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011Assistant Art Director
  7. Pokémon Detective Pikachu2019Supervising Art Director
  8. Jurassic World Dominion2022Supervising Art Director
  9. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider2001Other
  10. xXx2002Other
  11. Zero Dark Thirty2012Art Direction
  12. The Old Guard2020Supervising Art Director
  13. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life2003Conceptual Design
  14. Stardust2007Draughtsman
  15. Into the Woods2014Art Direction
  16. The Monuments Men2014Assistant Art Director
  17. The Marvels2023Supervising Art Director
  18. Wicked2024Supervising Art Director
  19. Johnny English Strikes Again2018Supervising Art Director
  20. The Bank Job2008Standby Art Director
  21. Gulliver's Travels2010Assistant Art Director
  22. Hunter Killer2018Supervising Art Director
  23. The Snowman2017Supervising Art Director
  24. The Boat That Rocked2009Assistant Art Director
  25. City of Ember2008Assistant Art Director
  26. 242001Supervising Art Director
  27. The Phantom of the Opera2004Other
  28. Wicked: For Good2025Supervising Art Director
  29. The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines2006Draughtsman
  30. Jay Kelly2025Supervising Art Director
  31. Ondine2010Standby Art Director
  32. Stratton2017Supervising Art Director
  33. The Good Night2007Draughtsman
  34. Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels2024as Self - Supervising Art Director
  35. Avengers: Doomsday2026Supervising Art Director