James Acheson

Biography

James Acheson (born 13 March 1946) is a British costume designer. He was educated at Colchester Royal Grammar School and studied at Wimbledon School of Art. He has designed costumes and sets for television, theatre, opera, ballet, and film, working in more than 14 different countries. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Acheson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

James Acheson has 41 screen credits in a career dating back to 1963. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Spider Man with 3 titles. Signature works include Spider-Man, Spider-Man 3, Man of Steel. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Costume & Make-Up
Gender: male
Known Credits: 41
Birth Date: 1946-03-13 00:00:00
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

Spider Man (3 titles)
DCEU (1 titles)
Man of Steel Collection (1 titles)
Highlander (1 titles)
Monty Python Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Stan Lee (4 collaborations)
Tobey Maguire (3 collaborations)
Willem Dafoe (3 collaborations)
Kirsten Dunst (3 collaborations)
James Franco (3 collaborations)
Cliff Robertson (3 collaborations)
Rosemary Harris (3 collaborations)
J.K. Simmons (3 collaborations)
Bill Nunn (3 collaborations)
Ted Raimi (3 collaborations)

Credits

costume & make-up (31 credits)
- Absolutely Anything
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2015
- Man of Steel
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2013
- Spider-Man 3
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2007
- Spider-Man 2
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2004
- Daredevil
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2003
- Spider-Man
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2002
- The Mists of Avalon
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  - Part 2 (2001) ... costume design costume & make-up
  
  - Part 1 (2001) ... costume design costume & make-up
  
  2001
- The Little Vampire
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2000
- The Man in the Iron Mask
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1998
- The Wind in the Willows
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1996
- Restoration
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1995
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1994
- Little Buddha
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1993
- Wuthering Heights
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1992
- The Sheltering Sky
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1990
- Dangerous Liaisons
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1988
- The Last Emperor
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1987
- Biggles
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1986
- Highlander
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1986
- Brazil
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1985
- Water
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1985
- Bullshot
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1983
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1983
- Time Bandits
  
  costume designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1981
- Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1976
- Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1976
- Doctor Who: Robot
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1975
- Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1973
- Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1973
- Doctor Who: The Mutants
  
  costume design
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1972
- Doctor Who
  
  - The Masque of Mandragora (4) (1976) ... costume design costume & make-up
  
  - The Masque of Mandragora (3) (1976) ... costume design costume & make-up
  
  - The Masque of Mandragora (2) (1976) ... costume design costume & make-up
  
  - The Masque of Mandragora (1) (1976) ... costume design costume & make-up
  
  - Terror of the Zygons (4) (1975) ... costume design costume & make-up
  
  1963
art (4 credits)
- Absolutely Anything
  
  production design
  
  art
  
  2015
- The Mists of Avalon
  
  production design
  
  art
  
  - Part 2 (2001) ... production design art
  
  - Part 1 (2001) ... production design art
  
  2001
- The Wind in the Willows
  
  production design
  
  art
  
  1996
- Little Buddha
  
  production design
  
  art
  
  1993
actors (5 credits)
- Scotch Mist in Sussex
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- 8 Arms to Hold You
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Carnival of Monsters
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Adventures in Space and Time
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
crew (1 credits)
- The Dark Crystal
  
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  1982