
Person
Kasra Farahani
Art · Born 1978-01-01 · Iran
Biography
Kasra Farahani (born March 1, 1978) is an Iranian-born American production designer, director, and writer. Born in Iran and raised in Los Angeles after his family fled the Islamic Revolution, he developed an early interest in drawing, architecture, and industrial design, later studying at ArtCenter College of Design from 1997 to 2000. He began his career in the art department as an illustrator and concept artist. Farahani transitioned to production design on long-form and independent projects, serving as production designer on the digital miniseries Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012), for which he won a Streamy Award for Best Production Design. His most prominent work has been serving as production designer on Marvel Studios' Loki, shaping the show's retro-futurist, time-bending aesthetic. He earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program for the episode "Glorious Purpose," and won the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for One Hour or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series for the same episode. He later received an additional Art Directors Guild nomination for season 2's "Ouroboros", as well as recognition from the Set Decorators Society of America. Beyond designing the aesthetic of the series, he wrote and directed an episode of the second season, and also served as a staff writer for the season. Alongside his design career, Farahani pursued writing and directing. He made his narrative directing debut with the short film Noon (2013), which was optioned for feature development, and later directed the features The Good Neighbor (2016) and Tilt (2017), also serving as writer and producer on selected projects.
Known for

Loki
Production Design

The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Interpreter

Black Panther
Conceptual Illustrator

Thor
Art Direction

Captain Marvel
Art Direction

Alice in Wonderland
Assistant Art Director

Star Trek Into Darkness
Art Direction

War of the Worlds
Costume Illustrator

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Conceptual Illustrator

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Supervising Art Director
Filmography
- 2025The Fantastic 4: First StepsInterpreter
- 2021LokiProduction Design
- 2021Marvel Studios AssembledSelf - Production Designer
- 2021BlissProduction Design
- 2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Supervising Art Director
- 2019Captain MarvelArt Direction
- 2018Black PantherConceptual Illustrator
- 2017BrightArt Direction
- 2017TiltDirector
- 2016The Good NeighborDirector
- 2016AllegiantConcept Artist
- 2015An EntanglementThanks
- 2015Concerning the BodyguardDirector
- 2014Earth to EchoProduction Design
- 2013Star Trek Into DarknessArt Direction
- 2013NoonStory
- 2012Halo 4: Forward Unto DawnProduction Design
- 2012Men in Black 3Art Direction
- 2011Thor: From Asgard to EarthSelf
- 2011ThorArt Direction
- 2010Alice in WonderlandAssistant Art Director
- 2009Land of the LostAssistant Art Director
- 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonConceptual Illustrator
- 2008HancockProduction Illustrator
- 2006Miami ViceConceptual Illustrator
- 2005JarheadProduction Illustrator
- 2005War of the WorldsCostume Illustrator
- —Ranger's ApprenticeConcept Artist
- —Untitled X-Men FilmProduction Design
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.