Neil Austin (lighting designer)

Neil Austin is an English lighting designer.

He has been nominated for nine and won two Olivier Awards, and won three Tony Awards from six nominations for his work on plays and musicals in London and New York.

Neil is the lighting designer for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for which he has received global acclaim, including the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Helpmann, Outer Critics Circle, Dora Mavor, and WhatsOnStage Awards for best lighting design.

Neil studied Technical Theatre at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was made a Fellow in 2008.

[1] Variety named him a Pacesetter on the London Arts Scene in 2007,[2] and an Artisan Elite in 2019.