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Ben Hawker(I)

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  • Art Director
  • Director
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Ben Hawker
Ben Hawker is known for Blackspot (2008), District 9 (2009) and Ghost in the Shell (2017).
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    Known for

    Blackspot (2008)
    Blackspot
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2008
    District 9 (2009)
    District 9
    7.9
    • Makeup Department(Weta Workshop)
    • 2009
    Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
    Ghost in the Shell
    6.3
    • Art Director(Weta Workshop Design)
    • 2017
    Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Special Effects(Weta Workshop)
    • 2009

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    Special Effects

    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • prop maker: Weta Workshop
      • 2009
    • 30 Days of Night (2007)
      30 Days of Night
      6.6
      • workshop technician: Weta Workshop
      • 2007
    • Danielle Mason and Nathan Meister in Black Sheep (2006)
      Black Sheep
      5.8
      • sculptor
      • 2006
    • Michael Madsen, Liam Neeson, Dawn French, Jim May, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Cameron Rhodes, Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Skandar Keynes, Shane Rangi, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
      6.9
      • special effects sculptor/designer: Weta Workshop
      • 2005
    • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
      King Kong
      7.2
      • creature designer: Weta Workshop
      • sculptor: Weta Workshop
      • 2005
    • Jason Isaacs, Don Battee, Brian Carbee, Septimus Caton, Alan Cinis, Frank Gallacher, Phil Meacham, Darren Andrew Mitchell, Ludivine Sagnier, Bruce Spence, Jeremy Sumpter, Jacob Tomuri, Frank Whitten, Dan Wyllie, Harry Eden, Mick Roughan, George MacKay, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Newell, Freddie Popplewell, Rupert Simonian, Theodore Chester, Lachlan Gooch, Patrick Gooch, and Venant Wong in Peter Pan (2003)
      Peter Pan
      6.8
      • sculptor/puppeteer: Weta Workshop (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      9.0
      • creatures/prosthetics: Weta Workshop
      • 2003
    • Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
      The Last Samurai
      7.8
      • prosthetic technician: Weta Workshop (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Perfect Strangers (2003)
      Perfect Strangers
      5.2
      • prosthetic technician: special effects makeup
      • 2003
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • creatures/prosthetics: Weta Workshop
      • 2002
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      8.9
      • prosthetics technician: Weta Workshop
      • sculptor (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)
      The Matrix
      8.7
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Elizabeth Daily and Danny Mann in Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
      Babe: Pig in the City
      5.9
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 1998

    Art Director

    • Rashida Jones in Sunny (2024)
      Sunny
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2024
    • Invasion (2021)
      Invasion
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Art Director (Weta Workshop Design)
      • 2021
    • Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell (2017)
      Ghost in the Shell
      6.3
      • Art Director (Weta Workshop Design)
      • 2017

    Director

    • Building Gallipoli (2015)
      Building Gallipoli
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • A Single Dream
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Blackspot (2008)
      Blackspot
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2008

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