Owen Paterson
Art
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.
Known For
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—SubversionProduction Design2025Play DirtyProduction Design2022Ticket to ParadiseProduction Design2021Godzilla vs. KongProduction Design2017Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleProduction Designer2016Captain America: Civil WarProduction Design2016Gods of EgyptProduction Design2014GodzillaProduction Design2014The Real History of Science FictionTVHimself2011The Green HornetProduction Design2008Speed Racer: Car FuSelf2008Speed RacerProduction Design2006V for VendettaProduction Design2004The Matrix Reloaded: Car ChaseSelf2004The Burly Man Chronicles2004The Matrix RecalibratedSelf2004The Matrix Revolutions: Super Big Mini ModelsSelf2003The Matrix RevolutionsProduction Design2003The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-LoadSelf2003Making 'Enter the Matrix'Self2003The Matrix ReloadedProduction Design2003Final Flight of the OsirisProduction Design2001The Matrix RevisitedSelf - Production Designer2000Red PlanetProduction Design2000Noriega: God's FavoriteProduction Design1999Making "The Matrix"Self1999The MatrixProduction Design1998Welcome to Woop WoopProduction Design1996The BeastTVProduction Design1996Race the SunProduction Design1994The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertProduction Design1989MinnamurraProduction Design1987The Place at the CoastProduction Design1984The Coolangatta GoldArt Direction1984Stanley: Every Home Should Have OneArt Direction1981The SurvivorProperty Buyer · Set Dresser1980HarlequinAssistant Art Director











