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David Best(II)

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  • Art Department
  • Director
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David Best is known for The Shape of Water (2017), Crimson Peak (2015) and Pacific Rim (2013).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Doug Jones and Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water (2017)
    The Shape of Water
    7.3
    • Art Department
    • 2017
    Mia Wasikowska in Crimson Peak (2015)
    Crimson Peak
    6.5
    • Art Department
    • 2015
    Pacific Rim (2013)
    Pacific Rim
    6.9
    • Art Department
    • 2013
    Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
    Total Recall
    6.2
    • Art Department
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Art Director

    • Cross
      • supervising art director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • The Greatest
      • supervising art director
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Jensen Ackles, Antony Starr, Nathan Mitchell, Chace Crawford, Valorie Curry, Colby Minifie, Susan Heyward, and Daveed Diggs in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.5
      TV Series
      • supervising art director
      • Art Director
      • 2020–2026
    • Mallori Johnson and Angourie Rice in Steal Away (2025)
      Steal Away
      5.9
      • supervising art director
      • 2025
    • Aldis Hodge in Cross (2024)
      Cross
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • supervising art director
      • 2024
    • Michael Chiklis, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Abigail Breslin, and Whitney Cummings in Accused (2023)
      Accused
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2023
    • Justin Hartley, Avan Jogia, and Ed Oxenbould in The Exchange (2021)
      The Exchange
      5.7
      • Art Director
      • 2021
    • Liam Neeson in The Ice Road (2021)
      The Ice Road
      5.7
      • Art Director
      • 2021
    • Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch in Waco (2018)
      Waco
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 2018
    • Paul Gross and Rossif Sutherland in Hyena Road (2015)
      Hyena Road
      6.5
      • Art Director
      • 2015
    • Jag Bal in Beeba Boys (2015)
      Beeba Boys
      4.9
      • Art Director
      • 2015

    Art Department

    • Bill Skarsgård in It: Chapter Two (2019)
      It: Chapter Two
      6.5
      • assistant art director
      • 2019
    • Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in A Simple Favor (2018)
      A Simple Favor
      6.7
      • graphic designer
      • 2018
    • Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)
      Genius
      8.2
      TV Series
      • lead graphic designer (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game (2017)
      Molly's Game
      7.4
      • graphic designer
      • 2017
    • Doug Jones and Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water (2017)
      The Shape of Water
      7.3
      • assistant art director
      • 2017
    • Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Nina Dobrev, and Ruby Rose in xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
      xXx: Return of Xander Cage
      5.2
      • assistant art director
      • 2017
    • Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)
      Suicide Squad
      5.9
      • graphic artist
      • 2016
    • Mia Wasikowska in Crimson Peak (2015)
      Crimson Peak
      6.5
      • first assistant art director
      • 2015
    • Emily Browning and Kit Harington in Pompeii (2014)
      Pompeii
      5.5
      • assistant art director
      • 2014
    • Joel Kinnaman in RoboCop (2014)
      RoboCop
      6.1
      • assistant art director
      • 2014
    • Maggie Q in Nikita (2010)
      Nikita
      7.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant art director: graphics
      • 2013
    • Pacific Rim (2013)
      Pacific Rim
      6.9
      • assistant art director
      • 2013
    • Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
      Total Recall
      6.2
      • assistant art director
      • 2012
    • Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum in The Vow (2012)
      The Vow
      6.8
      • assistant art director
      • 2012
    • Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and Mary-Louise Parker in RED (2010)
      RED
      7.0
      • graphic designer
      • 2010

    Director

    • The Tunguska Project (2005)
      The Tunguska Project
      5.4
      • co-director
      • 2005
    • Ice Breaker
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2005
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