Hamish Purdy

Place of birth:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:

Biography:

Hamish Purdy (born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian art director and set decorator. He attended UVic and UBC before moving into film and TV. Purdy has worked on several well-known films, including Man of Steel in 2013, Watchmen in 2009 and Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011. When interviewed about his work, he claims that he draws inspiration from other excellent set designs and from the success of completing a piece. He was nominated at the 88th Academy Awards in the category of Best Production Design for his work on the film The Revenant. His nomination was shared with Jack Fisk. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hamish Purdy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.