David Crossman (born 12 February 1970), 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.
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 ', as well as co designing the Bat suit for Matt Reeves The Batman. He also worked alongside Jacqueline Durran as designer on Sam MendesâÂÂs 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.
As costume supervisor