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Stuart McCowan

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Stuart McCowan
Stuart McCowan is a BAFTA and Emmy award winning Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Editor. Notable credits include: Avatar, Sherlock, Jurassic World Franchise, Captain America Civil War and Sex Education.

Stuart McCowan grew up in the county of Fife, Scotland. After graduating from Waid Academy High School in Anstruther, Fife, Stuart studied Radio & Television Broadcasting at Glenrothes College and after graduating was immediately headhunted by Central FM in Stirling, Scotland where he became the station's Commercial Producer and presenter of the daily mid-morning show. At the age of 21, Stuart moved to Glasgow and joined the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) where he worked as Reporter, Presenter, Producer, Researcher and Production Assistant on various acclaimed programs, series and specials for BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio One, Two, Four, Five Live and the BBC's World Service.

In the fall of 1995, Stuart left the UK and continued his radio career in Northern California. At 95.9 The Bridge (KHBG) Stuart became one half of "The Aaron & Stuart Morning Show" in addition to being News & Public Affairs Director followed by Production Director.

In February 1999, Stuart started his film career at Skywalker Sound as an assistant editor working on high profile studio films. Very quickly he became a Dialogue/ADR editor, SFX editor and subsequently Supervising Sound Editor. He has been nominated for numerous MPSE Golden Reel Awards and is the recipient of two of them.

Stuart returned to the UK in 2013 where he has continued his illustrious career, receiving a PrimeTime Emmy Award and a BAFTA Cymru Award for his work.

Stuart lives in Berkshire with his husband Jason and their Corgi Bailey.
BornJune 26, 1972
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 23 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Super 8 (2011)
    Super 8
    7.0
    • Sound Department
    • 2011
    Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
    Jurassic World: Dominion
    5.6
    • Sound Department
    • 2022
    Zoe Saldaña in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Sound Department
    • 2009
    Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in Benjamin Buttonin uskomaton elämä (2008)
    Benjamin Buttonin uskomaton elämä
    7.8
    • Sound Department
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Sound Department



    • Smith & Sullivan
      • sound designer
      • Post-production
      • Podcast Series
      • 2025



    • Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures (2017)
      Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures
      8.3
      Podcast Series
      • sound designer
      • 2025
    • Martin Freeman in The Responder (2022)
      The Responder
      7.4
      TV Series
      • adr supervisor
      • 2024
    • Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
      Jurassic World: Dominion
      5.6
      • sound effects editor
      • 2022
    • Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino, Lena Headey, and Karen Gillan in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
      Gunpowder Milkshake
      6.1
      • adr editor
      • 2021
    • Georgina Campbell in Blank Shores (2021)
      Blank Shores
      6.8
      Short
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2021
    • Together Again (2021)
      Together Again
      Short
      • sound designer
      • 2021
    • Max Harwood in Kun kaikki puhuvat vain Jamiesta (2021)
      Kun kaikki puhuvat vain Jamiesta
      6.6
      • sound editor
      • 2021
    • Horizon Line (2020)
      Horizon Line
      4.8
      • adr editor
      • dialogue & adr editor
      • dialogue editor
      • 2020
    • Cognition (2020)
      Cognition
      6.5
      Short
      • dialogue editor
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2020
    • Judi Dench, Colin Farrell, Josh Gad, Nonso Anozie, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, and Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl (2020)
      Artemis Fowl
      4.3
      • sound effects editor (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Nikki Amuka-Bird, Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow, and Zach Woods in Avenue 5 (2020)
      Avenue 5
      6.7
      TV Series
      • adr editor
      • 2020
    • Blake Lively in The Rhythm Section (2020)
      The Rhythm Section
      5.4
      • sound effects editor
      • 2020
    • Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo in Come Away (2020)
      Come Away
      5.7
      • adr editor (as Stuart Mccowan)
      • 2020
    • Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, and Emma Mackey in Sex Education (2019)
      Sex Education
      8.2
      TV Series
      • adr editor
      • 2020
    • Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding in Last Christmas (2019)
      Last Christmas
      6.5
      • dialogue/adr editor (uncredited)
      • 2019

    Editorial Department



    • Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli (2011)
      Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli
      6.2
      • post-production coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2011

    Additional Crew



    • Spanish Lake (2014)
      Spanish Lake
      6.4
      • kickstarter backer (as Stuart Mccowan)
      • 2014

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    • Alternative names
      • Stuart A. McCowan
    • Height
      • 1.78 m
    • Born
      • June 26, 1972
      • St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK
    • Spouse
      • Jason T. MorrowMay 17, 2016 - present
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      Worked in radio before moving into film. This included 3 years with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom and 3 years of local radio in Sonoma County, California.

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