Owen Paterson

Biography

Owen Paterson is an Australian production designer who was chiefly responsible for the design and look of The Matrix series of movies. He grew up in Western Australia and now resides in Sydney. Following The Matrix, his collaboration with Lana and Lilly Wachowski continued with the films V for Vendetta and Speed Racer. Prior to working on The Matrix, Paterson had worked on Australian films such as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with director Stephan Elliott (for which he won an AFI Award) and returned to work with Elliott on Welcome to Woop Woop. Paterson worked on the 2014 version of Godzilla with director Gareth Edwards. He returned to the franchise on Godzilla vs. Kong in 2021. In 2015, Paterson was the production designer for Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War and worked for eleven months on the film in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Berlin. After that film's...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2025
    Play Dirty

    Production Design • Art

  2. 2022
    Ticket to Paradise

    Production Design • Art

  3. 2021
    Godzilla vs. Kong

    Production Design • Art

  4. 2016
    Captain America: Civil War

    Production Design • Art

  5. 2016
    Gods of Egypt

    Production Design • Art

  6. 2014
    Godzilla

    Production Design • Art

  7. 2011
    The Green Hornet

    Production Design • Art

  8. 2008
    Speed Racer

    Production Design • Art

Owen Paterson - Aperture