Simon Bowles

Simon Bowles is a British production designer, who has worked with many directors, including Roger Michell, Edgar Wright, Amma Asante, James Watkins, Simon Hunter, and most notably Neil Marshall.

Simon Bowles came to the film industry from theatre where he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In 1999 Bowles was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards,^[1] for his work on the film Lighthouse.

Bowles designed the underground maze of caves for The Descent, which won accolades at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, Empire Awards, British Independent Film Awards and Philadelphia Film Festival. Reviews credited to Bowles such as “cave sets by production designer Simon Bowles look just like the real thing” and “Simon Bowles’ beautifully designed cave sets conjure a world of subterranean darkness”.^[2][3]

Filmography

Production designer

• "Pride" 2014
• "Belle (2013 film)" (2014)
• Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
• The Reckoning (TV series) (2011)
• The Deep (TV series) (2010)
• Centurion (2010)
• The Descent Part 2 (2009)
• Eden Lake (2008)
• Doomsday (2007)
• Straightheads (2007)
• Cold and Dark (2005)
• The Descent (2005)
• Killing Hitler (2003) (TV)
• Dog Soldiers (2002)
• The Enemy (2001)
• Lighthouse (2000)
• Wired (1997)
• Virtual Terror (1996)
• A Fistful of Fingers (1994)

Art director

• Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
• Foyle's War (3 episodes, 2002)
• The Cry (2002) (TV)
• The Lost Battalion (2001) (TV)
• The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001) (TV mini series)
• The Calling (2000)
• The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999)
• Wing Commander (1999)
• Fortress 2 (1999)
• Tale of the Mummy (1998)
• On Dangerous Ground (1996) (TV)
• Midnight Man (1995) (TV)

Art department

• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) (concept artist)
• Sub Down (1997) (V) (assistant art director)
• Buffalo Girls (1995) (TV) (assistant art director)
• Beyond Bedlam (1993) (assistant art director)

Commercials

• "Nescafe"
• "N-Power"
• "The Telegraph"
• "Coca Cola"
• "Kellogg's"
• "Royal Sun Alliance"
• "Wizard Books"
• "New Woman"
• "Age Concern"
• "The Link"
• "Lions Cakes"
• "Raindance Film Festival"

References

External links

• Official website
• Simon Bowles at the Internet Movie Database