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J. Ryan Halpenny

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  • Art Director
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J. Ryan Halpenny is known for A History of Violence (2005), Pacific Rim (2013) and Total Recall (2012).
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello in A History of Violence (2005)
    A History of Violence
    7.4
    • Art Department
    • 2005
    Pacific Rim (2013)
    Pacific Rim
    6.9
    • Art Department(as James Ryan Halpenny)
    • 2013
    Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
    Total Recall
    6.2
    • Art Department
    • 2012
    Edward Norton and Lou Ferrigno in The Incredible Hulk (2008)
    The Incredible Hulk
    6.6
    • Art Department
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • The Expanse: One Ship (2021)
      The Expanse: One Ship
      7.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant set designer
      • 2021–2022
    • Y: The Last Man (2021)
      Y: The Last Man
      6.0
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • 2021
    • What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
      What We Do in the Shadows
      8.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant art director
      • 2021
    • Aaron Ashmore, Luke Macfarlane, and Hannah John-Kamen in Killjoys (2015)
      Killjoys
      7.2
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • 2019
    • Condor (2018)
      Condor
      7.7
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • 2018
    • Shohreh Aghdashloo, Wes Chatham, Steven Strait, Frankie Adams, Cara Gee, and Dominique Tipper in The Expanse (2015)
      The Expanse
      8.5
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • 2017–2018
    • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
      The Handmaid's Tale
      8.3
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • first assistant art director (uncredited, as Ryan Halpenny)
      • 2017
    • Shoot the Messenger (2016)
      Shoot the Messenger
      6.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant art director
      • 2016
    • Jennette McCurdy, Justin Kelly, Kyle Mac, and Jesse Carere in Between (2015)
      Between
      6.0
      TV Series
      • assistant art director
      • 2016
    • Stephen Mangan and Michael Weston in Houdini and Doyle (2016)
      Houdini and Doyle
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • set designer (as Ryan Halpenny)
      • 2016
    • Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black (2013)
      Orphan Black
      8.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant art director (as James Ryan Halpenny)
      • 2016
    • Amanda Schull and Aaron Stanford in 12 Monkeys (2015)
      12 Monkeys
      7.7
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • 2015
    • Megan Follows, Rachel Skarsten, and Adelaide Kane in Reign (2013)
      Reign
      7.4
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • 2014
    • Laura Vandervoort in Bitten (2014)
      Bitten
      6.9
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • 2014
    • Pacific Rim (2013)
      Pacific Rim
      6.9
      • second assistant art director (as James Ryan Halpenny)
      • 2013

    Art Director

    • Morena Baccarin in Sheriff Country (2025)
      Sheriff Country
      6.8
      TV Series
      • art director
      • 2025–2026
    • Asa Germann, Derek Luh, Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, London Thor, and Maddie Phillips in Gen V (2023)
      Gen V
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2025
    • Chucky (2021)
      Chucky
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2023–2024
    • LaKeith Stanfield in The Changeling (2023)
      The Changeling
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2023
    • Belated
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2022
    • Five Days at Memorial (2022)
      Five Days at Memorial
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 2022
    • Y: The Last Man (2021)
      Y: The Last Man
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2021
    • Maddie Hasson in Impulse (2018)
      Impulse
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • art direction
      • 2018–2019
    • Catherine Reitman, Juno Rinaldi, Dani Kind, and Jessalyn Wanlim in Workin' Moms (2017)
      Workin' Moms
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2019
    • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
      The Handmaid's Tale
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Art Director (as Ryan Halpenny)
      • 2017
    • Julie Benz, Grant Bowler, and Stephanie Leonidas in Defiance (2013)
      Defiance
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2014–2015
    • Terra Vnesa, Mercedes Marks, Julian Richings, John Bregar, and Stephen Arbuckle in Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2003)
      Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
      6.9
      Short
      • Art Director
      • 2003

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    • Alternative names
      • James Ryan Halpenny

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