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P. Erik Carlson

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Erik's career has spanned over 26 years in the film and television industry. His most notable credits include "Desperate Housewives", where as an Art Director he earned two Emmy nominations and an Art Director's Guild Award nomination, "The Majestic", "Team America", "Freaks & Geeks", "Memento", "SIX", "Manhunt: Unabomber", "The Outpost", and most recently, "Shadow Force" for Lionsgate. He has had the opportunity to collaborate with many acclaimed film makers, including Christopher Nolan, Frank Darabont, Trey Parker, Marc Cherry, Dan Fogelman, Joe Carnahan , Rod Lurie, David Crane, , Bill Broyles and Greg Yaitanes, among many others. A Seattle native, Erik obtained a bachelor's degree in Architecture and Environmental Design at the University of Colorado-Boulder. An offer brought him to Los Angeles where he earned his first television credit as an Art Director on Judd Apatow's "Freaks & Geeks" and first feature film credit in the position on Christopher Nolan's "Memento".
BornJune 28, 1973
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Desperate Housewives (2004)
    Desperate Housewives
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento (2000)
    Memento
    8.4
    • Art Department
    • 2000
    Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Masasa Moyo, and Kristen Miller in Team America : Police du monde (2004)
    Team America : Police du monde
    7.2
    • Art Department
    • 2004
    Jim Carrey and Laurie Holden in The Majestic (2001)
    The Majestic
    6.9
    • Art Director(as Erik Carlson)
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Production Designer



    • Not Without Hope
      • Production Designer
      • Completed
    • Limping on Cloud 9
      • Production Designer
      • Pre-production
    • Lucky Strike
      • Production Designer
      • Post-production



    • Kerry Washington and Omar Sy in Shadow Force (2025)
      Shadow Force
      4.7
      • Production Designer
      • 2025
    • Queens (2021)
      Queens
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2021–2022
    • Katey Sagal in Rebel (2021)
      Rebel
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2021
    • Zinnia (2019)
      Zinnia
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2019
    • Abigail Spencer in Reprisal (2019)
      Reprisal
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2019
    • Orlando Bloom, Scott Eastwood, and Caleb Landry Jones in Assiégés (2019)
      Assiégés
      6.8
      • Production Designer
      • 2019
    • Edwin Hodge, Juan Pablo Raba, Kyle Schmid, Jaylen Moore, Barry Sloane, Eric Ladin, and Olivia Munn in Six (2017)
      Six
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2017–2018
    • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
      Manhunt
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Production Designer (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2017
    • John Stamos, Layla Golfieri, and Emelia Golfieri in Grandfathered (2015)
      Grandfathered
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2015–2016
    • Katherine Heigl in State of Affairs (2014)
      State of Affairs
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2014–2015
    • The Neighbors (2012)
      The Neighbors
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2012–2014
    • Matt LeBlanc in Episodes (2011)
      Episodes
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Production Designer (as Erik Carlson, los angeles)
      • 2014
    • Spy (2013)
      Spy
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Production Designer (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2013
    • Desperate Housewives (2004)
      Desperate Housewives
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2008–2012

    Art Director



    • Desperate Housewives (2004)
      Desperate Housewives
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2004–2008
    • Mementos (2004)
      Mementos
      7.2
      Short
      • Art Director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2004
    • Life on Parole
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • Art Director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2003
    • Thank Heaven (2001)
      Thank Heaven
      4.7
      • Art Director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2001
    • Jim Carrey and Laurie Holden in The Majestic (2001)
      The Majestic
      6.9
      • Art Director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2001
    • Boxing's Been Good to Me
      7.8
      Short
      • Art Director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2000
    • La valse des souvenirs (2000)
      La valse des souvenirs
      6.6
      • Art Director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2000
    • Locust Valley
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Art Director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 1999

    Art Department



    • Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Masasa Moyo, and Kristen Miller in Team America : Police du monde (2004)
      Team America : Police du monde
      7.2
      • assistant art director
      • 2004
    • Kelly Rutherford and James Denton in Threat Matrix (2003)
      Threat Matrix
      5.8
      TV Series
      • assistant art director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2003–2004
    • Haunted (2002)
      Haunted
      7.0
      TV Series
      • assistant art director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2002
    • Thank Heaven (2001)
      Thank Heaven
      4.7
      • assistant art director
      • 2001
    • Jay Baruchel, Carla Gallo, Charlie Hunnam, Monica Keena, Seth Rogen, Timm Sharp, and Loudon Wainwright III in Les années campus (2001)
      Les années campus
      7.9
      TV Series
      • assistant art director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2001–2003
    • Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento (2000)
      Memento
      8.4
      • assistant art director
      • 2000
    • Barry Williams in Growing Up Brady (2000)
      Growing Up Brady
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • art department coordinator (as Erik Carlson)
      • 2000
    • Tommy Davidson and Larry Miller in Pros & Cons (1999)
      Pros & Cons
      5.2
      • assistant art director (as Erik Carlson)
      • 1999
    • Buddy Faro (1998)
      Buddy Faro
      7.2
      TV Series
      • art department coordinator (uncredited)
      • 1998

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      • Erik Carlson
    • Born
      • June 28, 1973

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