Alex McDowell
- Known for
- Art
- Born
- April 11, 1955
- Birthplace
- Borneo, Malaysia
Alex McDowell (born April 11, 1955, in Borneo, Malaysia) is a British production designer and narrative designer. After studying at the Central School of Art and Design in London, he designed album covers and music-video sets before moving into film. His production design credits include The Lawnmower Man, The Crow, Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, Minority Report, The Terminal, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride and Watchmen. He later became a professor at the University of Southern California, where he founded the World Building Media Lab, and he was named a Royal Designer for Industry.
Filmography
Mercy 2026
Production Design
The Blade Runner Phenomenon 2021
as Self - Production Designer
Midnight Special 2016
Conceptual Design
Death and the Powers 2015
Production Design
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel 2013
Actor
Man of Steel 2013
Production Design
Upside Down 2012
Production Design
Arthur Christmas 2011
Visual Effects Design Consultant
In Time 2011
Production Design
Bunraku 2010
Co-Producer
Story Within a Story: The Books of Watchmen 2009
Actor
Mechanics: Technologies of a Fantastic World 2009
Actor
Watchmen 2009
Production Design
Bee Movie 2007
Production Design
Breaking and Entering 2006
Production Design
Corpse Bride 2005
Production Design
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005
Production Design
The Terminal 2004
Production Design
The Cat in the Hat 2003
Production Design
Minority Report 2002
Production Design
The Affair of the Necklace 2001
Production Design
Sade: Life Promise Pride Love 2001
Director
Fight Club 1999
Production Design
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
Production Design
The Crow: City of Angels 1996
Production Design
Silent Trigger 1996
Visual Development, Production Design
Fear 1996
Production Design
Crying Freeman 1995
Production Design
The Crow 1994
Production Design
The Lawnmower Man 1992
Production Design
Credits from TMDB.