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Rick Carter(I)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Rick Carter at an event for The Oscars (2013)
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Rick Carter was born in 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a production designer and art director, known for Avatar (2009), Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) and The Fabelmans (2022).
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Born1952
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 15 wins & 52 nominations total

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Rick Carter, Daniel Radcliffe, and Kristen Stewart at an event for The Oscars (2013)
Rick Carter, Kim Sinclair, and Robert Stromberg at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
Rick Carter, Kim Sinclair, and Robert Stromberg at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
Rick Carter, Kim Sinclair, and Robert Stromberg at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
Rick Carter, Kim Sinclair, and Robert Stromberg at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
Sigourney Weaver, Rick Carter, Kim Sinclair, and Robert Stromberg at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
Sigourney Weaver, Rick Carter, Kim Sinclair, and Robert Stromberg at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)

Known for

Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
Avatar
7.9
  • Production Designer
  • 2009
Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
7.8
  • Production Designer
  • 2015
Steven Spielberg, Judd Hirsch, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Keeley Karsten, Tony Kushner, Birdie Borria, Alina Brace, Sophia Kopera, Mateo Zoryan, Gabriel LaBelle, Chloe East, and Julia Butters in The Fabelmans (2022)
The Fabelmans
7.6
  • Production Designer
  • 2022
Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park
8.2
  • Production Designer
  • 1993

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Production Designer

  • Steven Spielberg, Judd Hirsch, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Keeley Karsten, Tony Kushner, Birdie Borria, Alina Brace, Sophia Kopera, Mateo Zoryan, Gabriel LaBelle, Chloe East, and Julia Butters in The Fabelmans (2022)
    The Fabelmans
    • Production Designer
    • 2022
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Keri Russell, J.J. Abrams, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Hassan Taj, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Robin Guiver, Daisy Ridley, Lee Towersey, Joonas Suotamo, and Naomi Ackie in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
    Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
    • Production Designer
    • 2019
  • Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
    The Post
    • Production Designer
    • 2017
  • Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill in The BFG (2016)
    The BFG
    • Production Designer
    • 2016
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
    Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
    • Production Designer
    • 2015
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012)
    Lincoln
    • Production Designer
    • 2012
  • Jeremy Irvine in War Horse (2011)
    War Horse
    • Production Designer
    • 2011
  • Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, and Daniel Bristol in Sucker Punch (2011)
    Sucker Punch
    • Production Designer
    • 2011
  • Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    • Production Designer
    • 2009
  • Eric Bana in Munich (2005)
    Munich
    • Production Designer
    • 2005
  • War of the Worlds (2005)
    War of the Worlds
    • Production Designer
    • 2005
  • Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, and Josh Hutcherson in The Polar Express (2004)
    The Polar Express
    • Production Designer
    • 2004
  • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    • Production Designer
    • 2001
  • Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
    Cast Away
    • Production Designer
    • 2000
  • What Lies Beneath (2000)
    What Lies Beneath
    • Production Designer
    • 2000

Art Director

  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
    Empire of the Sun
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Talking Walls (1987)
    Talking Walls
    • Art Director (as Richard Carter)
    • 1987
  • Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)
    Amazing Stories
    • Art Director
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)
    The Goonies
    • Art Director
    • 1985
  • Rebecca De Mornay and Michael O'Keefe in The Slugger's Wife (1985)
    The Slugger's Wife
    • Art Director
    • 1985
  • Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Weller, and John Lithgow in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
    • Art Director (as Richard Carter)
    • 1984
  • Robert Blake, Collin Boone, Amber Rose Gold, Barbara Harris, Erica Stansbury, and Jessica Stansbury in Second-Hand Hearts (1980)
    Second-Hand Hearts
    • Art Director (as Richard Carter)
    • 1980

Art Department

  • Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
    Jurassic World: Dominion
    • visual concept artist
    • 2022
  • Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
    Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
    • visual concept artist
    • 2018
  • Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
    Jurassic World
    • visual consultant
    • 2015
  • Claudia Udy and Jim Youngs in Out of Control (1984)
    Out of Control
    • visual consultant
    • 1984
  • The China Syndrome (1979)
    The China Syndrome
    • art department staff (as Richard Carter Jr.)
    • 1979
  • Bound for Glory (1976)
    Bound for Glory
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1976
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  • Alternative names
    • Richard Carter Jr.
  • Born
    • 1952
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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    Rick is the son of publicist, and later, motion picture producer, Dick Carter. His mother, Ruth, was a one-time Life magazine staffer, and later Realtor in Southern California.

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