Matt Putland - Production Designer
Matt is one of Australia’s most sought-after designers, working consistently in film and television across the country. He is currently in production on White Collar following Fing!,a family adventure with director Jeffrey Walker, after collaborating with him on the Netflix film Allen in 2025.
Matt designed the American-set Good Cop, Bad Cop, a comedic crime procedural for Amazon and prior to that, Territory, the Netflix / Easy Tiger epic contemporary outback drama which was No. 1 worldwide. His portfolio extends to period drama on The Artful Dodger, set in 1850s Australia with an all-star cast for Disney+. He realised, and received an AACTA nomination for, the magical fantasy adventure The Portable Door, a Jim Henson Company film starring Oscar winner Christoph Waltz.
Matt’s extensive range includes raw, honest design as seen in his work with Ivan Sen on Mystery Road and Goldstone, as well as high-concept design in Predestination and Winchester, both directed by Peter and Michael Spierig.
His work with the Spierig brothers won him an AACTA Award for Best Production Design for Predestination and an APDG Award for Best Production Design on Winchester.
Matt’s other feature film credits include Jungle, the re-telling of Yossi Ginsberg’s harrowing Amazonian jungle adventure, shot partly in Bogota, Colombia, starring Daniel Radcliffe and directed by Greg McLean, Australia Day and Streamline.
He has also accrued credits on television series such as Seasons 1 and 2 of Harrow (ABC), Tidelands S1 (Netflix), Wanted S1 (Matchbox), and the Disney / AMC Series ‘Nautilus’ – the origin story of Captain Nemo, and his titular Submarine (2022).
