David Crossman (costume designer)


David Crossman, is a British costume designer for film and television. He is best known for his work on Napoleon, The Batman, 1917 and Rogue One.
At the 96th Academy Awards, he was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film Napoleon. His nomination was shared with Janty Yates. At the 97th Academy Awards, he was nominated for another Academy Award in the same category for the film Gladiator II. His nomination was again shared with Yates.

Career

Crossman began his career in costume in working at the costume hire company Bermans & Nathans. After moving in to the film industry his first break came working on the film Saving Private Ryan. In the subsequent years Crossman has worked with directors ranging from Mike Leigh, Steven Spielberg, J. J. Abrams, Ridley Scott and Alfonso Cuarón. With Glyn Dillon he has co- designed two Star wars films, Rogue One and Solo, as well as co designing the Bat suit for Matt Reeves The Batman. He also worked alongside Jacqueline Durran as designer on Sam Mendes’s 1917. More recently he designed the uniforms for Ridley Scott's Napoleon & Gladiator 2, for which he was nominated twice in a row for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.

Select filmography

  • 2026 - The Great Beyond
  • 2024 - Warfare
  • 2024 - Project Hail Mary
  • 2024 - Gladiator II
  • 2023 - Napoleon
  • 2023 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
  • 2022 - The Batman
  • 2019 - 1917
  • 2018 - Solo: A Star Wars Story
  • 2016 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • 2008 - Walter's War
  • 2005 - Kingdom of Heaven
  • 1999 - The Trench
As costume supervisor