Daniel Birt

Biography

Daniel Birt is a film and television set decorator based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Career Overview

Daniel Birt has 21 screen credits in a career dating back to 2005. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Neill Blomkamp Trilogy with 2 titles. Signature works include The Wrecking Crew, Avatar, How to Train Your Dragon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Art

Gender

male

Known Credits

21

Birth Date

1977-11-17 00:00:00

Birth Place

New Zealand

Known For

• 

  The Wrecking Crew
• 

  Avatar
• 

  How to Train Your Dragon
• 

  The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• 

  District 9
• 

  The Mummy

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Neill Blomkamp Trilogy (2 titles)
• Road House (Remake) Collection (1 titles)
• How to Train Your Dragon (1 titles)
• How to Train Your Dragon (Live-Action) Collection (1 titles)
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (1 titles)
• Avatar (1 titles)
• The Chronicles of Narnia (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• James Cameron (4 collaborations)
• Dean DeBlois (4 collaborations)
• Georgia Lockhart-Adams (3 collaborations)
• Jane O'Kane (3 collaborations)
• Giles Coburn (3 collaborations)
• Tony Johnson (3 collaborations)
• Richard Bluck (3 collaborations)
• Christopher Boyes (3 collaborations)
• Philip Steuer (3 collaborations)
• Andrew Adamson (3 collaborations)

Credits

• art (19 credits)

  • Heart of the Beast

    set decoration

    art
    2026
  • Road House 2

    set decoration

    art
    2026
  • The Wrecking Crew

    set decoration

    art
    2026
  • How to Train Your Dragon

    set decoration

    art
    2025
  • Lift

    set decoration

    art
    2024
  • Don't Make Me Go

    set decoration

    art
    2022
  • Kate

    set decoration

    art
    2021
  • The Luminaries

    set decoration

    art

    - The Old Moon in the Young Moon's Arms (2020) ... set decoration art

    - Paradox (2020) ... set decoration art

    - The Other Half (2020) ... set decoration art

    - Leverage (2020) ... set decoration art

    - The Place You Return (2020) ... set decoration art
    2020
  • Action Point

    set decoration

    art
    2018
  • Adrift

    set dresser

    art
    2018
  • 6 Days

    set decoration

    art
    2017
  • The Mummy

    set decoration

    art
    2017
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

    set decoration

    art
    2016
  • Krampus

    set decoration

    art
    2015
  • Chappie

    set decoration

    art
    2015
  • Emperor

    set decoration

    art
    2012
  • Avatar

    set dresser

    art
    2009
  • District 9

    set dresser

    art
    2009
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    set dresser

    art
    2005

• actors (1 credits)

  • Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025

• costume & make-up (1 credits)

  • Coffee and Allah

    dresser

    costume & make-up
    2007