Biography
Rick Carter won an Academy Award® and a BAFTA in 2010 for his other-worldly production design on James Cameron's mega-hit "Avatar." He was also honored by his peers with an Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design on a Fantasy Film. Carter received his first Oscar® nomination for his work on Robert Zemeckis' "Forrest Gump."
Carter more recently created the production design on "Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. He has collaborated with Steven Spielberg on numerous films over the years, including "Munich," "War of the Worlds," "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," "Amistad" and the blockbusters "Jurassic Park" and its sequel, "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," and more recently on "Lincoln" and "War Horse." In 2011, he was the production designer on Zack Snyder's epic fantasy "Sucker Punch."
Carter has been Zemeckis' production designer of choice on the films "The Polar Express," "Cast Away," "What Lies Beneath," "Death Becomes Her" and "Back to the Future Part II" and "Part III."
Earlier in his career, Carter designed for the television anthology series "Amazing Stories," which was produced by Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. His work on the show also teamed him with such notable directors as Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood, among others.
Walt Disney US
Production designer
Movies | |
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2024 |
Wicked - Part One |
2022 |
The Fabelmans |
2019 |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |
2017 |
The Post |
2016 |
The BFG |
2015 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
2012 |
Lincoln |
2011 |
Sucker Punch |
War Horse |
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2009 |
Avatar |
2005 |
Munich |
War of the Worlds |
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2004 |
The Polar Express |
2001 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
2000 |
Cast Away |
What Lies Beneath |
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1997 |
Amistad |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
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1994 |
Forrest Gump |
1993 |
Jurassic Park |
1992 |
Death Becomes Her |
1990 |
Back to the Future Part III |
1989 |
Back to the Future Part II |
Three Fugitives |
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1987 |
Empire of the Sun |
Talking Walls |
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1985 |
The Goonies |
The Slugger's Wife |
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1984 |
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension |
1981 |
Second-Hand Hearts |
Series | ||
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1987 |
Amazing Stories |
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Miss Stardust (S02E21) |
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Such Interesting Neighbors (S02E18) |
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Gershwin's Trunk (S02E17) |
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more episodes (2) | ||
1986 |
Amazing Stories |
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Grandpa's Ghost (S01E24) |
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One for the Books (S01E23) |
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The Doll (S01E22) |
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more episodes (15) | ||
1985 |
Amazing Stories |
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Vanessa in the Garden (S01E12) |
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Santa '85 (S01E11) |
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Remote Control Man (S01E10) |
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more episodes (9) |
Short | |
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1982 |
Magic Journeys |
Actor
Documentaries | |
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2021 |
The Movies That Made Us (series) |
Forrest Gump (S03E04) |
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Jurassic Park (S03E03) |
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2015 |
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story |
2014 |
The Real History of Science Fiction (series) |
Space (E02) |
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2010 |
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (TV movie) |
Capturing Avatar |
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2002 |
AI/FX |
AI: From Drawings to Sets |
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1999 |
The Making of 'Amistad' |
1997 |
The Making of 'Lost World' |
1995 |
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' |
Performer
Shows | |
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2013 |
The 85th Annual Academy Awards |
2010 |
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards |
1992 |
HBO First Look |