Steve Arnold
Steve Arnold was born and raised in Seattle and completed his MFA in scenery design for theater at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. After designing scenery for small equity waiver theaters he worked in New York City assisting several established Broadway designers. He soon started getting drafting jobs on films and over the years worked his way up the ladder in the Art Department on a number of well known films including The Doors, Forrest Gump, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Bugsy which won an Oscar for best Art Direction. He worked as an Art Director on more than 20 feature films including Get Shorty, Face/Off, Unbreakable, Spider-Man, Van Helsing and Appaloosa before becoming a Production Designer. He has been the Production Designer of several independent feature films and collaborator with David Fincher, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Productions on hit shows including House of Cards Seasons 1-4, Mindhunter Seasons 1 & 2, Castle Rock Season 1, and recently Midnight Mass.
Credits
Newest first
Coyote vs. AcmeProduction Design2026
Widow's BayProduction Design2026
Trap HouseProduction Design2025
The Life of ChuckProduction Design2025
Midnight MassProduction Design2021
UtopiaProduction Design2020
Fright FestArt Direction2018
Castle RockProduction Design2018
MINDHUNTERProduction Design2017
House of CardsArt Direction2013
House of CardsProduction Design2013
BridesmaidsSet Designer2011
The Big BangProduction Designer2011
RepoProduction Design2010
DeadlineProduction Design2009
The Pool BoysProduction Design2009
AppaloosaArt Direction2008
Balls of FuryArt Direction2007- Lens Love StoryDirector of Photography2007
After the SunsetArt Direction2004
Van HelsingArt Direction2004
The Life of David GaleArt Direction2003
SolarisArt Direction2002
Spider-ManSupervising Art Director2002
UnbreakableArt Direction2000
Ride with the DevilArt Direction1999
For Love of the GameArt Direction1999
Face/OffArt Direction1997
The Long Kiss GoodnightArt Direction1996
Get ShortyArt Direction1995
AssassinsArt Direction1995
Miracle on 34th StreetArt Direction1994
Forrest GumpAssistant Art Director1994
The Hudsucker ProxyAssistant Art Director1994
DaveSet Designer1993
Nabokov on KafkaArt Direction1989
Mississippi BurningAssistant Art Director1988
The Prince of PennsylvaniaArt Direction1988
Home at LastArt Direction1988
The Boy Who Loved TrollsAssistant Production Design1984