James D. Bissell
Known for
Art
Born
August 6, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Biography
Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Best known work
300
2007
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Jumanji
1995
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
50 First Dates
2004
Jack Reacher
2012
Skyscraper
2018
The Lost City
2022
The Monuments Men
2014Filmography
2022
The Lost CityProduction Design
2022
The Bad GuysThanks
2020
The Midnight SkyProduction Design
2019
Velvet BuzzsawProduction Design
2018
SkyscraperProduction Design
2017
SuburbiconProduction Design
2017
2015
HiddenProduction Design
2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationProduction Design
2014
The Monuments MenProduction Design
2012
Jack ReacherProduction Design
2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolProduction Design
2008
LeatherheadsProduction Design
2008
The Spiderwick ChroniclesProduction Design
2007
300Production Design
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.Production Design
2005
The Ring TwoProduction Design
2004
50 First DatesSecond Unit
2003
Hollywood HomicideProduction Design
2002
Confessions of a Dangerous MindProduction Design
2001
Cats & DogsProduction Design
2000
The 6th DayProduction Design
2000
The Man on Lincoln's Noseas Self
2000
1996
My Fellow Americansas Secret Service Agent, Production Design