Grant Major
- Born
- 1955-01-01
- Birthplace
- Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
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 under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
45 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits

A Minecraft Movie Squared
2027 · Movie
Production Design

East of Eden
2026 · TV Show
Production Design

A Minecraft Movie
2025 · Movie
Production Design

No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'
2022 · Movie
Self

Cowboy Bebop
2021 · TV Show
Production Design

The Power of the Dog
2021 · Movie
Production Design

Mulan
2020 · Movie
Production Design

The Meg
2018 · Movie
Production Design

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
2016 · Movie
Production Design

X-Men: Apocalypse
2016 · Movie
Production Design

The Dead Lands
2014 · Movie
Production Design

Beyond the Edge
2013 · Movie
Production Design

Walking with Dinosaurs
2013 · Movie
Production Design

Emperor
2012 · Movie
Production Design

Mr. Pip
2012 · Movie
Production Design

The Secret Garden
2012 · Movie
Art Direction

Green Lantern
2011 · Movie
Production Design

The Vintner's Luck
2009 · Movie
Production Design

The Ruins
2008 · Movie
Production Design

Dead Letters
2006 · Movie
Production Design

King Kong
2005 · Movie
Production Design

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Movie
Production Design

Whale Rider
2003 · Movie
Production Design

The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002 · Movie
Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002 · Movie
Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: New Zealand as Middle Earth
2002 · Movie
Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
2002 · Movie
Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images
2002 · Movie
Self

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Movie
Production Design

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001 · Movie
Self

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Movie
Production Design

Aberration
1998 · Movie
Production Design

Memory & Desire
1998 · Movie
Production Design
A Woman's Heart
1997 · Movie
Production Design

The Ugly
1997 · Movie
Production Design

The Frighteners
1996 · Movie
Production Design
A Game With No Rules
1994 · Movie
Production Design

Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Movie
Production Design

Hercules and the Amazon Women
1994 · Movie
Art Direction

Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
1994 · Movie
Art Direction

Jack Be Nimble
1993 · Movie
Production Design

An Angel at My Table
1990 · Movie
Production Design

The Grasscutter
1990 · Movie
Art Direction

Kitchen Sink
1989 · Movie
Art Direction

The Invisible Man
1984 · TV Show
Art Direction










