James Acheson

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, Man of Steel, Spider-Man 3. 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

Birth Place

Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Spider-Man
• 

  Man of Steel
• 

  Spider-Man 3
• 

  Highlander
• 

  Spider-Man 2
• 

  Daredevil

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