Grant Major

Grant Major

ArtActor Jan 1 (age 71) Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand 1984–2025 (41 year career)
6.6 avg rating

Biography

Grant Major (born 1955) is a production designer from New Zealand who is most famous for his work on The Lord of the Rings films. He won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Major's early exposure to production design began when he joined an art school in Auckland after graduating. Following this, he got a job as an assistant set designer at the local television station. Description above from the Wikipedia article Grant Major, licensed un…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (37)

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Movies (34)

A Minecraft Movie

A Minecraft Movie

2025

Production Design

6.3
The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog

2021

Production Design

6.7
Mulan

Mulan

2020

Production Design

6.8
The Meg

The Meg

2018

Production Design

6.2
X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016

Production Design

6.5
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

2016

Production Design

6.2
The Dead Lands

The Dead Lands

2014

Production Design

6.1
Walking with Dinosaurs

Walking with Dinosaurs

2013

Production Design

6.2
Beyond The Edge

Beyond The Edge

2013

Production Design

6.7
Emperor

Emperor

2012

Production Design

6.1
Mr. Pip

Mr. Pip

2012

Production Design

6.2
Secret Garden

Secret Garden

2012

Art Direction

10.0
Green Lantern

Green Lantern

2011

Production Design

5.2
The Vintner's Luck

The Vintner's Luck

2009

Production Design

4.6
The Ruins

The Ruins

2008

Production Design

5.9
Dead Letters

Dead Letters

2006

Production Design

King Kong

King Kong

2005

Production Design

6.9
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

Production Design

8.5
Whale Rider

Whale Rider

2003

Production Design

7.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Production Design

8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Production Design

8.4
Aberration

Aberration

1998

Production Design

4.8
Memory & Desire

Memory & Desire

1998

Production Design

4.3
A Woman's Heart

A Woman's Heart

1997

Production Design

The Ugly

The Ugly

1997

Production Design

5.9
The Frighteners

The Frighteners

1996

Production Design

6.9
Heavenly Creatures

Heavenly Creatures

1994

Production Design

7.0
Hercules and the Amazon Women

Hercules and the Amazon Women

1994

Art Direction

5.9
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom

Hercules and the Lost Kingdom

1994

Art Direction

6.0
A Game With No Rules

A Game With No Rules

1994

Production Design

4.0
Jack Be Nimble

Jack Be Nimble

1993

Production Design

4.9
An Angel at My Table

An Angel at My Table

1990

Production Design

7.0
The Grasscutter

The Grasscutter

1990

Art Direction

5.0
Kitchen Sink

Kitchen Sink

1989

Art Direction

6.6