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.
Known For
Skyscraper
(2018)
Production Design
Suburbicon
(2017)
Production Design
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015)
Production Design
300
(2007)
Production Design
Jack Reacher
(2012)
Production Design
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Production Design
Velvet Buzzsaw
(2019)
Production Design
Twins
(1988)
Production Design
Hidden
(2015)
Production Design
The Lost City
(2022)
Production Design
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Production Design
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
Production Design
Leatherheads
(2008)
Production Design
The Ring Two
(2005)
Production Design
The Rocketeer
(1991)
Production Design
Dennis the Menace
(1993)
Production Design
Full Filmography
Art
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
(1979)
Art Direction
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
(1979)
Art Direction
Anatomy of a Seduction
(1979)
Art Direction
Valentine
(1979)
Art Direction
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
(1981)
Art Direction
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
Production Design
Twilight Zone: The Movie
(1983)
Production Design
The Last Starfighter
(1984)
Art Direction
The Falcon and the Snowman
(1985)
Production Design
The Boy Who Could Fly
(1986)
Production Design
Harry and the Hendersons
(1987)
Production Design
Someone to Watch Over Me
(1987)
Production Design
Twins
(1988)
Production Design
Always
(1989)
Production Design
Arachnophobia
(1990)
Production Design
The Rocketeer
(1991)
Production Design
Dennis the Menace
(1993)
Production Design
The Pickle
(1993)
Production Design
Blue Chips
(1994)
Production Design
Jumanji
(1995)
Production Design
Tin Cup
(1996)
Production Design
My Fellow Americans
(1996)
Production Design
The 6th Day
(2000)
Production Design
Cats & Dogs
(2001)
Production Design
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
(2002)
Production Design
Hollywood Homicide
(2003)
Production Design
Good Night, and Good Luck.
(2005)
Production Design
The Ring Two
(2005)
Production Design
300
(2007)
Production Design
Leatherheads
(2008)
Production Design
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Production Design
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Production Design
Jack Reacher
(2012)
Production Design
The Monuments Men
(2014)
Production Design
Hidden
(2015)
Production Design
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015)
Production Design
Suburbicon
(2017)
Production Design
Skyscraper
(2018)
Production Design
Velvet Buzzsaw
(2019)
Production Design
The Midnight Sky
(2020)
Production Design
The Lost City
(2022)
Production Design
Acting
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
(1996)
Self
My Fellow Americans
(1996)
Secret Service Agent
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
(2000)
Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
(2000)
Self
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
(2017)
Self
Crew