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Charmian Adams

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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Charmian Adams is known for Downton Abbey (2010), Nowhere Boy (2009) and Proof (2005).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 nominations total

    Known for

    Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
    Downton Abbey
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nowhere Boy (2009)
    Nowhere Boy
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 2009
    Anthony Hopkins, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Proof (2005)
    Proof
    6.7
    • Art Department
    • 2005
    Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb in Sid and Nancy (1986)
    Sid and Nancy
    7.0
    • Art Department
    • 1986

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    Art Director



    • Rogue Heroes (2022)
      Rogue Heroes
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2022
    • Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones in War of the Worlds (2019)
      War of the Worlds
      6.5
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2019
    • David Oyelowo, Dominic West, Mailow Defoy, and Lily Collins in Les Misérables (2018)
      Les Misérables
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2018–2019
    • David Strathairn and James Norton in McMafia (2018)
      McMafia
      7.6
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2018
    • Alfred Molina, August Diehl, Alfie Allen, and Jim Sturgess in Close to the Enemy (2016)
      Close to the Enemy
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 2016
    • A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
      A Street Cat Named Bob
      7.3
      • Art Director
      • 2016
    • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
      Downton Abbey
      8.7
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2010–2013
    • Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn (2011)
      My Week with Marilyn
      6.9
      • supervising art director
      • 2011
    • Christopher Eccleston in Lennon Naked (2010)
      Lennon Naked
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 2010
    • Cranford (2007)
      Cranford
      8.3
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2007–2009
    • Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nowhere Boy (2009)
      Nowhere Boy
      7.1
      • Art Director
      • 2009
    • Plus One (2009)
      Plus One
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2009
    • The Children (2008)
      The Children
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 2008
    • Love You More (2008)
      Love You More
      7.1
      Short
      • Art Director
      • 2008
    • Billie Piper and Julie Walters in The Ruby in the Smoke (2006)
      The Ruby in the Smoke
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • supervising art director
      • 2006

    Art Department



    • Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones in War of the Worlds (2019)
      War of the Worlds
      6.5
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2019
    • Rachel Weisz in My Cousin Rachel (2017)
      My Cousin Rachel
      6.0
      • supervising art director
      • 2017
    • Eddie Marsan and Bertie Carvel in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
      Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2015
    • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
      Downton Abbey
      8.7
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2011–2012
    • Cranford (2007)
      Cranford
      8.3
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2009
    • Anthony Hopkins, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Proof (2005)
      Proof
      6.7
      • supervising art director
      • 2005
    • Derek Jacobi in Inquisition (2002)
      Inquisition
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • set designer
      • 2002
    • Firelight (1997)
      Firelight
      7.2
      • stand-by art director
      • 1997
    • Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb in Sid and Nancy (1986)
      Sid and Nancy
      7.0
      • assistant art director
      • 1986

    Production Designer



    • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)
      Downton Abbey
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2012
    • The Shadow in the North (2007)
      The Shadow in the North
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Production Designer
      • 2007
    • Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond, and Patrick Ryecart in The High Life (1994)
      The High Life
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 1995
    • The Wartime Kitchen and Garden (1993)
      The Wartime Kitchen and Garden
      8.8
      TV Series
      • designer
      • 1993
    • David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Lennard Pearce in Only Fools and Horses (1981)
      Only Fools and Horses
      9.0
      TV Series
      • designer
      • 1993

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