Quick Facts
Biography
Lindsey Hermer-Bell is a Canadian production designer based in Toronto.
Career
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Lindsey Hermer-Bell moved to Canada in 1977. She received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Toronto, and began her career as designer on the 1983 HBO drama Between Friends. Her production design credits include the feature film Shake Hands with the Devil (2007), for which she received nominations for both a Genie Award and a Directors Guild of Canada award. Her credits for television include the meticulous construction of the brownstone house of Nero Wolfe for the A&E original film The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) and the subsequent series, A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002).
Her production design for the TV series Murdoch Mysteries was nominated for a DGC Craft Award in 2009.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Losing Chase (TV) | |
| 1996 | Critical Choices (TV) | |
| 1997 | When Secrets Kill (TV) | |
| 1997 | When Husbands Cheat (TV) | |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | |
| 1998 | The Defenders: Taking the First (TV) | |
| 1999 | The Passion of Ayn Rand (TV) | |
| 1999 | The City (TV series) | |
| 1999 | Rocky Marciano (TV) | |
| 1999 | Ricky Nelson: Original Screen Idol (TV) | |
| 1999 | In the Company of Spies (TV) | |
| 2000 | The Crossing (TV) | |
| 2000 | The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV) | |
| 2000 | Thin Air (TV) | |
| 2000 | Hendrix (TV) | |
| 2000 | The Miracle Worker (TV) | |
| 2000 | Leap Years (TV series) | |
| 2001–2002 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery (TV series) | |
| 2003 | America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (TV) | |
| 2003 | Soldier's Girl (TV) | |
| 2003 | Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole (TV) | |
| 2003 | Word of Honor (TV) | |
| 2004 | Celeste in the City (TV) | |
| 2004 | Anonymous Rex (TV) | |
| 2005 | Confessions of an American Bride (TV) | |
| 2005 | Our Fathers (TV) | |
| 2005 | Ambulance Girl (TV) | |
| 2007 | Shake Hands with the Devil | Genie Award nominee DGC Craft Award nominee |
| 2007 | The Dresden Files (TV series) | |
| 2007–2009 | Da Kink in My Hair (TV series) | |
| 2009 | Murdoch Mysteries (TV series) | DGC Craft Award nominee |
| 2009–present | The Listener (TV series) | |
| 2009 | Being Erica (TV series) | |
| 2010 | When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (TV) | |
| 2011 | Good Dog (TV series) |
Awards
- 2007, Nominee, Genie Award
Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design
Shake Hands with the Devil
(shared with Justin Craig)
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television - 2007, Nominee, DGA Craft Award
Production Design – Feature Film
Shake Hands with the Devil
Directors Guild of Canada - 2009, Nominee, DGA Craft Award
Production Design – Television Series
Murdoch Mysteries, "Shades of Grey"
Directors Guild of Canada