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Mike L. Murphy

  • Visual Effects
  • Animation Department
  • Director
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Mike L. Murphy was born on 29 January 1975 in Los Gatos, California, USA. He is a director, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010).
BornJanuary 29, 1975
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    Known for

    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
    • Visual Effects(as Mike Murphy, Weta Digital)
    • 2003
    Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    7.7
    • Visual Effects(uncredited)
    • 2001
    Zachary Gordon in Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid
    6.2
    • Animation Department
    • 2010
    Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, and Paul Walker in Fast & Furious (2009)
    Fast & Furious
    6.5
    • Visual Effects(Proof, uncredited)
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Maurice Benard, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hank Harris, Michael Irby, Vanessa Ferlito, Jaime Zevallos, Lesley-Ann Brandt, and Richard Cabral in Duke (2019)
      Duke
      4.2
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2019
    • Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Elsa Pataky, Matt Schulze, Tyrese Gibson, Paul Walker, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, and Gal Gadot in Fast Five (2011)
      Fast Five
      7.3
      • previs designer: Proof
      • 2011
    • Hank Azaria and Russell Brand in Hop (2011)
      Hop
      5.4
      • previs supervisor: Proof, Inc.
      • 2011
    • Russell Crowe in The Next Three Days (2010)
      The Next Three Days
      7.3
      • previs designer: Proof (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2010
    • Christina Applegate, James Marsden, and Katt Williams in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
      Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
      4.4
      • postvis designer: Proof, Inc.
      • previs supervisor: Proof, Inc. (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2010
    • Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
      2012
      5.8
      • previs designer (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2009
    • Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, and Paul Walker in Fast & Furious (2009)
      Fast & Furious
      6.5
      • previs designer: Proof (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Rhona Mitra in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
      Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
      6.5
      • previsualization designer: Proof (as Michael Murphy)
      • 2009
    • Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, and Cosmo in Hotel for Dogs (2009)
      Hotel for Dogs
      5.5
      • previs designer: Proof, Inc. (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2009
    • Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
      Iron Man
      7.9
      • previs animator (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2008
    • Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck, Adam West, Kathy Griffin, Elton John, Nicole Sullivan, Harland Williams, Kristen Alderson, Stephen J. Anderson, Keith Anthony, Steve Apostolina, Kristen Ariza, Bob Bergen, Susan Blu, Paul Butcher, Sebastian Cavazza, Cedric The Entertainer, David Cowgill, Walt Dohrn, Michael Donovan, Terri Douglas, Jackie Gonneau, Daniel Hansen, Tom Kenny, Julie Lemieux, Danny Mann, Dara McGarry, Laurie Metcalf, Christopher Miller, Tracey Miller-Zarneke, Colin Murdock, Don Rickles, Chuck Riley, Lynwood Robinson, Ethan Sandler, Peter Sohn, John Stephenson, Fred Tatasciore, Rob Tinkler, Aron Warner, Joe Whyte, Christopher Knights, Wesley Singerman, Tony Cannavarle, Makenna Cowgill, Michaela Jill Murphy, Shannon O'Connor, Will.i.am, Jordan Orr, Kristen DeLuca, Matthew Josten, Mick Hazen, Jordan Fry, Colette Whitaker, Grace Rolek, Cooper Cowgill, Kelly Hoover, Joe Mateo, Krista Swan, Christopher Lee Parson, Aurian Redson, Nathan Greno, Cameron Covell, Greyson Spann, Don Hall, John H. H. Ford, Cory Doran, and Adam Kirschner in Meet the Robinsons (2007)
      Meet the Robinsons
      6.8
      • character animator (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2007
    • Will Smith in I, Robot (2004)
      I, Robot
      7.1
      • senior animator: Weta Digital (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2004
    • 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
      • senior animator: Weta Digital (as Mike Murphy)
      • 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
      • senior animator: Weta Digital (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2002
    • Michael J. Fox in Stuart Little 2 (2002)
      Stuart Little 2
      5.5
      • character animation (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2002

    Animation Department

    • Zachary Gordon in Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
      Diary of a Wimpy Kid
      6.2
      • animation designer
      • animation supervisor
      • 2010
    • Neil Patrick Harris, Anna Faris, Bill Hader, and Jeremy Shada in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
      Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
      6.9
      • animator
      • 2009
    • Jennifer Coolidge in Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty (2005)
      Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
      5.3
      Video
      • animator (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2005
    • Osmosis Jones (2001)
      Osmosis Jones
      6.3
      • cgi animator
      • 2001

    Director

    • Night of the Broccoli
      Short
      • Director (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2006
    • Rose
      6.6
      Short
      • Director (as Mike Murphy)
      • 2006

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Michael Murphy
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • January 29, 1975
      • Los Gatos, California, USA
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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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