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James F. Truesdale

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India-Life of Pi project at Auroville, Pondicherry
James F. Truesdale is known for Life of Pi (2012), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
    Life of Pi
    7.9
    • Art Department
    • 2012
    Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 2020
    Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
    Transformers: Dark of the Moon
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 2011
    Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky (2001)
    Vanilla Sky
    6.9
    • Art Director(as James T. Truesdale)
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Art Director

    • Christopher Briney, Lola Tung, and Gavin Casalegno in The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022)
      The Summer I Turned Pretty
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2023
    • Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown (2021)
      Mare of Easttown
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 2021
    • Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
      Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
      6.9
      • Art Director
      • 2020
    • Escape at Dannemora (2018)
      Escape at Dannemora
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • supervising art director (as James Truesdale)
      • 2018
    • Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, and Luke Evans in The Alienist (2018)
      The Alienist
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Art Director (as James Truesdale)
      • 2018
    • Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and Zoë Kravitz in Big Little Lies (2017)
      Big Little Lies
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2017
    • Bryan Cranston and Anthony Mackie in All the Way (2016)
      All the Way
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Art Director (as James Truesdale)
      • 2016
    • Banshee (2013)
      Banshee
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2016
    • American Horror Story (2011)
      American Horror Story
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Art Director (as James Truesdale)
      • 2014–2015
    • Bill Barretta, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, and Eric Jacobson in Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
      Muppets Most Wanted
      6.4
      • art director: Los Angeles
      • 2014
    • The Apparition (2012)
      The Apparition
      4.1
      • Art Director
      • 2012
    • Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Rodrigo Santoro, Ben Falcone, Matthew Morrison, Chace Crawford, and Brooklyn Decker in What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
      What to Expect When You're Expecting
      5.7
      • Art Director
      • 2012
    • Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
      Transformers: Dark of the Moon
      6.2
      • Art Director
      • 2011
    • Adam Sandler, Leslie Mann, and Seth Rogen in Funny People (2009)
      Funny People
      6.3
      • Art Director (as James Truesdale)
      • 2009
    • Alison Lohman in Drag Me to Hell (2009)
      Drag Me to Hell
      6.6
      • Art Director
      • 2009

    Art Department

    • Julianne Moore, Matt Damon, and Oscar Isaac in Suburbicon (2017)
      Suburbicon
      5.8
      • set designer
      • 2017
    • Chadwick Boseman in Get on Up (2014)
      Get on Up
      6.9
      • set designer
      • 2014
    • Matthew Perry, Bill Cobbs, Suzy Nakamura, Julie White, Laura Benanti, Brett Gelman, and Tyler James Williams in Go On (2012)
      Go On
      7.5
      TV Series
      • set designer (as James Truesdale)
      • 2013
    • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
      Life of Pi
      7.9
      • art director: India
      • 2012
    • Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker in Failure to Launch (2006)
      Failure to Launch
      5.7
      • art director: Maryland (as James Truesdale)
      • 2006
    • Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)
      Spider-Man 2
      7.5
      • assistant art director
      • 2004
    • Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton in Red Dragon (2002)
      Red Dragon
      7.2
      • set designer
      • 2002
    • Murder by Numbers (2002)
      Murder by Numbers
      6.2
      • set designer
      • 2002
    • Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers (2002)
      We Were Soldiers
      7.2
      • art director: Georgia
      • 2002
    • Richard Gere and Mark Knapton in Red Corner (1997)
      Red Corner
      6.3
      • set designer
      • 1997
    • Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
      The People vs. Larry Flynt
      7.3
      • assistant art director (as James Flood Truesdale)
      • 1996
    • Whoopi Goldberg, Gérard Depardieu, and Haley Joel Osment in Bogus (1996)
      Bogus
      5.4
      • assistant art director: Las Vegas and Newark (as Jim Truesdale)
      • 1996
    • Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill (1996)
      A Time to Kill
      7.5
      • assistant art director
      • 1996
    • Lauren Holly, Kelsey Grammer, Rob Schneider, Harland Williams, Toby Huss, and Bradford Tatum in Down Periscope (1996)
      Down Periscope
      6.2
      • set designer
      • 1996
    • Natasha Henstridge in Species (1995)
      Species
      5.9
      • assistant art director
      • 1995

    Personal details

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      • James Treusdale

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male
    • Pronouns
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    • Race / Ethnicity
      • White

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