Biography
Jonathan Houlding works in the art department of film productions, contributing to the visual design of sets and environments. Houlding served as art director on The Martian, a 2015 science-fiction film set in a near-future space mission scenario. In this role, Houlding’s work involved constructing and dressing the film’s locations to support the story’s technical and narrative requirements.
Earlier in Houlding’s career, they worked as a draughtsman on Love Actually, a 2003 ensemble romantic comedy. Draughtsmen prepare detailed technical drawings that guide the construction and dressing of sets, ensuring accuracy in scale, materials, and spatial relationships. Houlding also contributed to the production design of Ballad of a Small Player, a 2025 film where their work likely involved shapi…
