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Dan Hennah

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Dan Hennah at an event for Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023)
Dan Hennah was born in Hastings, New Zealand. He is known for King Kong (2005), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). He has been married to Chris Hennah since 17 March 1973.
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 16 wins & 19 nominations total

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    Known for

    Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    King Kong
    7.2
    • Art Director
    • 2005
    Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
    7.8
    • Production Designer
    • 2013
    Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    7.8
    • Production Designer
    • 2012
    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    9.0
    • Art Director
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Production Designer

    • Percy Jackson and the Olympians
      • Production Designer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Tune Trouble
      • Production Designer
      • Pre-production
      • 2027
    • Walker Scobell in Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023)
      Percy Jackson and the Olympians
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2023–2024
    • Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Amy Adams, Idina Menzel, Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jayma Mays, Griffin Newman, and Gabriella Baldacchino in Disenchanted (2022)
      Disenchanted
      5.6
      • Production Designer
      • 2022
    • Michael Rooker, Hero, Dodge, Jessica Henwick, Dylan O'Brien, and Ariana Greenblatt in Love and Monsters (2020)
      Love and Monsters
      6.9
      • Production Designer
      • 2020
    • Benicio Del Toro, Danny Trejo, Eugenio Derbez, Nicholas Coombe, Isabela Merced, Madeleine Madden, and Jeff Wahlberg in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
      Dora and the Lost City of Gold
      6.1
      • Production Designer
      • 2019
    • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
      Mortal Engines
      6.1
      • Production Designer
      • 2018
    • Jeff Goldblum, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
      Thor: Ragnarok
      7.9
      • Production Designer
      • 2017
    • Team Thor: Part 2 (2017)
      Team Thor: Part 2
      7.3
      Video
      • Production Designer
      • 2017
    • Meng Zhang, Shaofeng Feng, Tianyu Ma, and Victoria Song in Ice Fantasy (2016)
      Ice Fantasy
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2016
    • Chris Hemsworth and Daley Pearson in Team Thor (2016)
      Team Thor
      7.8
      Video
      • Production Designer
      • 2016
    • Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas, and Mia Wasikowska in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
      Alice Through the Looking Glass
      6.2
      • Production Designer
      • 2016
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
      The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
      7.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2014
    • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
      The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
      7.8
      • Production Designer
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • Production Designer
      • 2012
    • The Warrior's Way (2010)
      The Warrior's Way
      6.2
      • Production Designer
      • 2010
    • Rhona Mitra in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
      Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
      6.5
      • Production Designer
      • 2009

    Art Director

    • The Water Horse (2007)
      The Water Horse
      6.4
      • supervising art director
      • 2007
    • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
      King Kong
      7.2
      • supervising art director
      • 2005
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      9.0
      • supervising art director
      • 2003
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • supervising art director
      • 2002
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      8.9
      • supervising art director
      • 2001
    • The Frighteners (1996)
      The Frighteners
      7.1
      • Art Director
      • 1996
    • Mark Mitchell in Fallout (1994)
      Fallout
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 1994
    • The Rainbow Warrior (1993)
      The Rainbow Warrior
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 1993
    • Heart of the Country (1987)
      Heart of the Country
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 1987
    • Jodie Foster in Mesmerized (1985)
      Mesmerized
      4.6
      • Art Director
      • 1985
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Michael O'Keefe in Nate and Hayes (1983)
      Nate and Hayes
      6.1
      • Art Director
      • 1983

    Art Department

    • The Long and Short of It (2003)
      The Long and Short of It
      6.5
      Short
      • assistant art director
      • 2003
    • William Shatner in A Twist in the Tale (1999)
      A Twist in the Tale
      7.0
      TV Series
      • art department runner (as Daniel Hennah)
      • 1999
    • 99-1 (1994)
      99-1
      7.4
      TV Series
      • associate designer
      • 1994
    • Kevin Bacon and Sean Astin in White Water Summer (1987)
      White Water Summer
      6.2
      • art director: white water unit
      • 1987

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Daniel Hennah
    • Born
      • Hastings, New Zealand
    • Spouse
      • Chris HennahMarch 17, 1973 - present

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      Studied architecture at the Wellington Polytechnic School of Architecture.

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