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Stephan O. Gessler

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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Stephan O. Gessler was born on 8 May 1972. He is an art director and production designer, known for V for Vendetta (2005), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and Cloud Atlas (2012).
BornMay 8, 1972
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

    Known for

    Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta (2005)
    V for Vendetta
    8.1
    • Art Department(as Stephan Gessler)
    • 2005
    The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
    The Grand Budapest Hotel
    8.1
    • Art Department(as Stephan Gessler)
    • 2014
    Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Cloud Atlas
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 2012
    Tom Hanks, Benicio Del Toro, Mathieu Amalric, Michael Cera, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Wright, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Riz Ahmed, and Mia Threapleton in The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
    The Phoenician Scheme
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Art Director

    • Babylon Berlin
      • supervising art director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Cowboy Ninja Viking
      • supervising art director
      • Production Unknown
    • Tom Hanks, Benicio Del Toro, Mathieu Amalric, Michael Cera, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Wright, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Riz Ahmed, and Mia Threapleton in The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
      The Phoenician Scheme
      6.6
      • supervising art director
      • 2025
    • Jason Schwartzman and Wes Anderson in Montblanc: 100 Years of Meisterstück (2024)
      Montblanc: 100 Years of Meisterstück
      6.9
      Video
      • supervising art director (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2024
    • Penélope Cruz and Adam Driver in Ferrari (2023)
      Ferrari
      6.4
      • supervising art director
      • 2023
    • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
      The Matrix Resurrections
      5.6
      • supervising art director
      • 2021
    • Henning Baum, Annette Frier, Christoph Maria Herbst, Rick Kavanian, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Milan Peschel, and Solomon Gordon in Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2020)
      Jim Button and the Wild 13
      6.2
      • Art Director
      • 2020
    • Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, and Luke Evans in The Alienist (2018)
      The Alienist
      7.7
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2020
    • Berlin Station (2016)
      Berlin Station
      7.6
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • 2016–2017
    • Bae Doona, Max Riemelt, Brian J. Smith, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Tuppence Middleton, Tina Desai, Jamie Clayton, and Toby Onwumere in Sense8 (2015)
      Sense8
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2015–2017
    • Rupert Friend and Hannah Ware in Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
      Hitman: Agent 47
      5.7
      • supervising art director
      • 2015
    • Coming In (2014)
      Coming In
      5.6
      • supervising art director
      • 2014
    • Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
      Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
      6.1
      • Art Director (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2013
    • Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
      Cloud Atlas
      7.3
      • supervising art director
      • 2012
    • Rhys Ifans in Anonymous (2011)
      Anonymous
      6.8
      • supervising art director (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2011
    • Ninja Assassin (2009)
      Ninja Assassin
      6.3
      • Art Director
      • 2009
    • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
      Inglourious Basterds
      8.4
      • Art Director (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2009

    Art Department

    • Penélope Cruz and Adam Driver in Ferrari (2023)
      Ferrari
      6.4
      • supervising art director
      • 2023
    • Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
      Spider-Man: Homecoming
      7.4
      • art director: Berlin (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: Civil War (2016)
      Captain America: Civil War
      7.8
      • art director: Germany
      • 2016
    • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
      The Grand Budapest Hotel
      8.1
      • lead art director (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2014
    • Matthew Fox and Emile Hirsch in Speed Racer (2008)
      Speed Racer
      6.1
      • art director: virtual vehicles (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2008
    • R.I.S (2007)
      R.I.S
      4.3
      TV Series
      • set designer (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
      Mission: Impossible III
      6.9
      • assistant art director
      • 2006
    • Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta (2005)
      V for Vendetta
      8.1
      • assistant art director
      • standby art director: second unit (as Stephan Gessler, as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2005
    • Charlize Theron in Æon Flux (2005)
      Æon Flux
      5.4
      • assistant art director
      • 2005
    • Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth in Beyond the Sea (2004)
      Beyond the Sea
      6.7
      • assistant art director (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2004
    • Alien vs. Predator (2004)
      Alien vs. Predator
      5.7
      • draftsman (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2004
    • John Hurt, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Ladislav Beran, Doug Jones, Karel Roden, Brian Steele, and Rupert Evans in Hellboy (2004)
      Hellboy
      6.9
      • set designer
      • 2004
    • Sean Connery, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran, Naseeruddin Shah, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, and Peta Wilson in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
      The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
      5.8
      • set designer
      • 2003
    • Bridget Fonda in Snow Queen (2002)
      Snow Queen
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • set designer (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Christian Bale and Taye Diggs in Equilibrium (2002)
      Equilibrium
      7.3
      • draughtsperson (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2002

    Production Designer

    • Wes Anderson, Michael Cera, and Rupert Friend in Montblanc: Let's Write (2025)
      Montblanc: Let's Write
      7.0
      Video
      • Production Designer (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2025
    • Naemi Florez and Ludwig Simon in House of Promises (2022)
      House of Promises
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Production Designer (as Stephan Gessler)
      • 2022–2023
    • The Artist Mercy: Love Sick (2023)
      The Artist Mercy: Love Sick
      Music Video
      • Production Designer
      • 2023
    • Gegen Morgen (2011)
      Gegen Morgen
      5.9
      • Production Designer
      • 2011

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Stephan Gessler
    • Born
      • May 8, 1972

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