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???? The Wind in the Willows (visual effects supervisor) (in production)
 
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (creatures)
 
2011 The Devil's Rock (design & effects supervisor: Weta Workshop)
 
2009 The Lovely Bones (design supervisor: Weta Workshop)
 
2009 District 9 (design & effects supervisor: Weta Workshop)
 
2008 Eel Girl (short) (effects supervisor: Weta Workshop)
 
2007 The Water Horse (supervisor: Weta Workshop)
 
2007 30 Days of Night (designer: Weta Workshop, effects supervisor: Weta Workshop)
 
2006 Black Sheep (special effects)
 
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (creative supervisor: Weta Workshop)
 
2005 King Kong (special miniature effects)
 
2005 The Legend of Zorro (miniature train designer: Weta Workshop, miniatures designer & supervisor: Weta Workshop)
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (creatures: armour and miniatures, workshop supervisor: Weta Workshop - uncredited)
 
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (miniature effects supervisor: Weta Workshop)
 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (creatures: armour and miniatures)
 
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (president: Weta Workshop - uncredited, supervisor: special makeup, creatures, armour and miniatures / Weta workshop - uncredited)
 
Young Hercules (TV series) (creature special effects - 6 episodes, 1998-1999) (creature special effects designer - 2 episodes, 1998)
– The Beasts Beneath (1999) (creature special effects)
– Me, Myself and Eye (1999) (creature special effects)
– Hind Sight (1999) (creature special effects)
– The Mysteries of Life (1998) (creature special effects designer)
– Lyre, Liar (1998) (creature special effects designer)
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1998 Heaven (special effects)
 
1996-1998 Xena: Warrior Princess (TV series) (special effects designer - 3 episodes)
– Sacrifice: Part 1 (1998) (special effects designer)
– Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (1996) (special effects designer)
– Orphan of War (1996) (special effects designer)
 
1997 Tidal Wave: No Escape (TV movie) (miniature effects supervisor: Australia)
 
1994 Once Were Warriors (prosthetics)
 
1994 Heavenly Creatures (borovnian prosthetics and suite effects designer, prosthetic effects)
 
1994 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (TV movie) (special effects designer: Weta Ltd.)
 
1993 The Tommyknockers (TV mini-series) (alien supervisor: New Zealand)
 
1992 Dead Alive (creature & gore effects, stop motion animator)
 
1989 Meet the Feebles (puppet maker)
 
Show ShowArt Department (7 titles)
2011 The Adventures of Tintin (design supervisor: Weta Workshop)
 
2009 Avatar (conceptual design)
 
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (armour and weapons designer, creature designer, visual conceptual designer)
 
2005 King Kong (WETA workshop supervisor)
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (supervisor: Weta Workshop - uncredited)
 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (supervisor: Weta Workshop - uncredited)
 
1989 Meet the Feebles (model maker)
 
Show ShowMake-Up Department (7 titles)
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (special makeup)
 
2009 Daybreakers (makeup effects design supervisor, makeup effects supervisor)
 
2005 King Kong (special creature effects, special makeup effects)
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (special makeup effects artist)
 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (special makeup effects artist)
 
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (special makeup, creatures, armour and miniatures)
 
1997 The Ugly (special makeup effects)
 
Show ShowCostume Designer (5 titles)
Show ShowCinematographer (4 titles)
Show ShowVisual Effects (3 titles)
2014 Glastonbury: Isle of Light (visual effects supervisor) (pre-production)
 
1996 The Frighteners (creature and miniature effects)
 
1994 Heavenly Creatures (miniatures supervisor)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (armour and weapons)
 
2009 Bitch Slap (specialty weapons design & fabrication)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
???? The Home (executive producer) (in production)
 
2009 The Wotwots (TV series) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (1 title)
2009 Avatar (costume and specialty props)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1995 Forgotten Silver (TV movie)
First Aviator (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2013 Last Passenger (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2010 Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Conception and Design: Creating the World of 'District 9' (video short)
Himself
 
2009 Reclaiming the Blade (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Making of 'Black Sheep' (short)
Himself
 
2007 'Black Sheep' Special Effects (short)
Himself
 
2006 Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Skull Island: A Natural History (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
2005 It's All Gone King Kong (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
 
2005 Behind the Magic of Narnia: Weta (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Behind the Magic of Narnia: The Story (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Weta Workshop (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Costume Design, Best Makeup
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Quest Fulfilled (TV special documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World' (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Big-atures (documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Warriors of the Third Age (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Battle for Helm's Deep Is Over... (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Scale (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)
Himself - Director: Weta Workshop
– Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings (2001) … Himself - Director: Weta Workshop
 
2001 Troldspejlet (TV series)
Himself - Special Effects
– Troldspejlet special: Ringenes herre - Eventyret om ringen (2001) … Himself - Special Effects
 
1998 The Making of 'The Frighteners' (video documentary)
Himself
 

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[referring to his work on The Lord of the Rings] "One of the most important things to me was that we generated a very strong feeling of culture. Culture, I believe, is based in details. It's based in generations of characters, of people, of species, building on top of the past generation's work." See more »