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James Acheson(I)

  • Costume Designer
  • Production Designer
  • Special Effects
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James Acheson in The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988)
James Acheson was born on 13 March 1946 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is a costume designer and production designer, known for The Last Emperor (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1998).
BornMarch 13, 1946
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    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 6 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Last Emperor (1987)
    The Last Emperor
    7.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1987
    Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Dangerous Liaisons
    7.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 1988
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, and John Malkovich in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
    The Man in the Iron Mask
    6.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 1998
    Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
    Spider-Man
    7.4
    • Costume Designer(costumes designed by)
    • 2002

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    Costume Designer

    • Robin Williams, Kate Beckinsale, Simon Pegg, and Mojo in Absolutely Anything (2015)
      Absolutely Anything
      6.0
      • Costume Designer
      • 2015
    • Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
      Man of Steel
      7.1
      • Costume Designer (costumes designed by)
      • 2013
    • The Warrior's Way (2010)
      The Warrior's Way
      6.2
      • Costume Designer
      • 2010
    • James Cromwell, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Theresa Russell, Tobey Maguire, Ted Raimi, Thomas Haden Church, Joe Virzi, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Alexander, Frank Anello, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Elya Baskin, Joe Bays, Andre B. Blake, Bruce Campbell, Craig Castaldo, Terrell Clayton, Alan Cohn, Grant Curtis, Robert Curtis Brown, Gregg Daniel, Walt Dohrn, Dean Edwards, Hal Fishman, James Franco, Anne Gartlan, Lucy Gordon, Topher Grace, Rosemary Harris, Bryce Dallas Howard, Andrew James Jones, Ron King, Mark Kubr, Stan Lee, Tim Maculan, Sonya Maddox, Joe Manganiello, Danny Mann, Carolyn Neff, Bill Nunn, Ayesha Orange, Edward Padilla, Michael Papajohn, John Paxton, Alyssa Lakota, Timothy Patrick Quill, Emilio Rivera, Cliff Robertson, Bill E. Rogers, Shade Rupe, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Ev Depaolis, Steve Valentine, Marc Vann, Jennifer Weston, Keith Woulard, Dan Callahan, Jeshua Vargas, Gary Flamik, Mageina Tovah, Claudia Katz Minnick, Toni Wynne, April Parker Jones, Martha Millan, Margaret Laney, Christina Cindrich, Dawn Marie Anderson, Reynaldo Gallegos, Natali Jones, Sincerely A. Ward, Nick Vlassopoulos, Gerald Bunsen, Jim Coope, David Backus, Vanessa Ross, Aimee Miles, Natalie McNeil, Jen Oda, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dan Cummings, Kristi Clainos, Brittany Krall, David Collihan, Joseph O'Brien, Peter Donato, Rogelio T. Ramos, Linda Lee, Graig F. Weich, Arne Starr, Liam Stone, Ray Wineteer, Samantha Ressler, Stella Stark, Julie Jei, Derrick 'Phoenix' Thomas, Michael Ciesla, Tiffany L. Baker, La Rivers, Tanya Bond, Tony Besson, Kristin Somo, Brigid Turner, Ramon Adams, Marc C. Cancassi, Silq Webster, Anya Avaeva, Bernadette Lords, Bria Roberts, Sandrine Marlier, Jhing, Kellie Aiken, Abbey Skinner, Anjelia Pelay, Crystal Marie Denha, Kathryn Bryding, Michael McLaughlin, Nick Poltoranin, Paul Edney, Chuck Gerena, Arick Salmea, Kevin Fung, Christopher Stadulis, Jennifer Sparks, Carol Chaikin, Lorne Raimi, Emma Raimi, Taylor Hemhauser, Austin Hendrickson, Nasir Stewart, Jessi Collins, Menachem Mendel Boymelgreen, Henry Raimi, Vance Hammond, Logan Fry, Daniel Shafer, Dan Maysen, Cesar Di Parra, Eric Shackelford, Veronica, Amy V. Dewhurst, Robert Myers, Samantha Kelly, Vanessa Reseland, Sujeilee Candele, Irina Costa Jelinek, Christopher Jude, Halla, Brianna Leann Florian, Tiffany Ashley Florian, Amanda Florian, Laura McDavid, Tony Galtieri, Jimmy Star, Natalie Fabry, John Crann, Angelis Alexandris, Trenton Willey, Marmee Regine Cosico, Shaun Patrick Flynn, Brian Hopson, Tajna Tanovic, Aija Terauda, Daniel Mignault, Pierangeli Llinas, Philip Vaiman, Luis Rosa, A.J. Adelman, Fredrick Weiss, Donn R. Nottage, Don Pravda, Keith Fausnaught, Claude Jay, Tia Latrell, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Michele-Nanette Miller, Emily Eckes, Tom Coughlin, Austin Rospert, Karen Schiff Freeman, and Roger Petan in Spider-Man 3 (2007)
      Spider-Man 3
      6.3
      • Costume Designer
      • 2007
    • Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
      Spider-Man 2
      7.5
      • Costume Designer
      • 2004
    • Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
      Daredevil
      5.3
      • Costume Designer
      • 2003
    • Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
      Spider-Man
      7.4
      • Costume Designer (costumes designed by)
      • 2002
    • The Mists of Avalon (2001)
      The Mists of Avalon
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Costume Designer
      • 2001
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      The Little Vampire
      5.8
      • Costume Designer
      • 2000
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, and John Malkovich in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
      The Man in the Iron Mask
      6.5
      • Costume Designer
      • 1998
    • Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Robert Bathurst, Keith-Lee Castle, Tim Faraday, Graham McTavish, Antony Sher, Richard James, and David Stone in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
      Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
      6.2
      • Costume Designer
      • 1996
    • Meg Ryan, Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, and Polly Walker in Restoration (1995)
      Restoration
      6.6
      • Costume Designer
      • 1995
    • Frankenstein (1994)
      Frankenstein
      6.3
      • Costume Designer
      • 1994
    • Little Buddha (1993)
      Little Buddha
      6.1
      • Costume Designer
      • 1993
    • Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche in Wuthering Heights (1992)
      Wuthering Heights
      6.6
      • Costume Designer
      • 1992

    Production Designer

    • Robin Williams, Kate Beckinsale, Simon Pegg, and Mojo in Absolutely Anything (2015)
      Absolutely Anything
      6.0
      • Production Designer
      • 2015
    • The Mists of Avalon (2001)
      The Mists of Avalon
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2001
    • Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Robert Bathurst, Keith-Lee Castle, Tim Faraday, Graham McTavish, Antony Sher, Richard James, and David Stone in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
      Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
      6.2
      • Production Designer
      • 1996
    • Little Buddha (1993)
      Little Buddha
      6.1
      • Production Designer
      • 1993

    Special Effects

    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Miki Iveria, Hus Levant, Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Kathryn Mullen, and Susan Westerby in The Dark Crystal (1982)
      The Dark Crystal
      7.1
      • creature fabricator: "Landstrider" unit
      • 1982

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Jim Acheson
    • Born
      • March 13, 1946
      • Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

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        Frequently worked with Bernardo Bertolucci.

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