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David Blankenship(I)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Set Decorator
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David Blankenship is known for The First Purge (2018), Paper Towns (2015) and The Purge: Election Year (2016).
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    James DeMonaco, Gerard McMurray, and Kristen Solis in The First Purge (2018)
    The First Purge
    5.2
    • Art Director
    • 2018
    Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne in Paper Towns (2015)
    Paper Towns
    6.2
    • Art Department
    • 2015
    Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
    The Purge: Election Year
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 2016
    Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Zac Efron, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, and Kelly Rohrbach in Baywatch (2017)
    Baywatch
    5.5
    • Art Department
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Art Director

    • Timothy Olyphant in Justified: City Primeval (2023)
      Justified: City Primeval
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • art direction
      • 2023
    • Buried in Barstow (2022)
      Buried in Barstow
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Art Director (as David Lee Blankenship)
      • 2022
    • James DeMonaco, Gerard McMurray, and Kristen Solis in The First Purge (2018)
      The First Purge
      5.2
      • Art Director
      • 2018
    • Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
      The Purge: Election Year
      6.0
      • Art Director
      • 2016
    • Mehmet Oz in The Dr. Oz Show (2009)
      The Dr. Oz Show
      3.7
      TV Series
      • art direction
      • Art Director
      • 2013
    • Steve Tickle and Tim Smith in Moonshiners (2011)
      Moonshiners
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2012–2013
    • Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa in Live with Kelly and Mark (1988)
      Live with Kelly and Mark
      4.5
      TV Series
      • art direction
      • Art Director
      • 2009–2011
    • Head Games (2009)
      Head Games
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director (2009)
      • 2009
    • Fashionably Late with Stacy London
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2007
    • Rachael Ray in Rachael Ray (2006)
      Rachael Ray
      4.3
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • art direction
      • 2006–2007
    • Naomi's New Morning
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2007
    • Tony Danza in The Tony Danza Show (2004)
      The Tony Danza Show
      3.6
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2004–2006
    • Iyanla
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2001
    • Up Front Tonight
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1998
    • Apologies to Bunuel
      • Art Director
      • 1996

    Art Department

    • Shannon Gisela in M.I.A. (2026)
      M.I.A.
      6.5
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • 2026
    • Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey in Task (2025)
      Task
      7.9
      TV Series
      • set designer: art department
      • 2025
    • Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Adam Driver in Megalopolis (2024)
      Megalopolis
      4.7
      • assistant art director
      • 2024
    • Timothy Olyphant in Justified: City Primeval (2023)
      Justified: City Primeval
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • art director: art department
      • 2023
    • Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
      The Walking Dead
      8.1
      TV Series
      • assistant art director
      • set designer (uncredited)
      • 2016–2021
    • Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown (2021)
      Mare of Easttown
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • set designer
      • 2021
    • Nell Tiger Free in Servant (2019)
      Servant
      7.4
      TV Series
      • set designer (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
      Mr. Mercedes
      7.7
      TV Series
      • assistant art director
      • set designer
      • 2017–2019
    • Kiefer Sutherland in Designated Survivor (2016)
      Designated Survivor
      7.4
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • 2019
    • Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Zac Efron, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, and Kelly Rohrbach in Baywatch (2017)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      • set designer
      • 2017
    • Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne in Paper Towns (2015)
      Paper Towns
      6.2
      • set designer
      • 2015
    • Banshee (2013)
      Banshee
      8.4
      TV Series
      • set designer
      • 2015
    • Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie in Sleepy Hollow (2013)
      Sleepy Hollow
      7.3
      TV Series
      • set designer (uncredited)
      • 2014–2015
    • The Walking Dead: Season Two (2013)
      The Walking Dead: Season Two
      8.7
      Video Game
      • set designer
      • 2013
    • Mehmet Oz in The Dr. Oz Show (2009)
      The Dr. Oz Show
      3.7
      TV Series
      • assistant art director
      • 2013

    Set Decorator

    • As the World Turns (1956)
      As the World Turns
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Set Decorator
      • 1995–1996

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • David Lee Blankenship

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He was assistant scenic designer at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey.

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