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Matt Akey

  • Visual Effects
  • Production Manager
  • Additional Crew
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Matt Akey was born on 20 October 1976 in Orange, California, USA. He is a production manager, known for Violent Night (2022), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) and Army of the Dead (2021).
BornOctober 20, 1976
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    Known for

    David Harbour in Violent Night (2022)
    Violent Night
    6.7
    • Visual Effects(Crafty Apes)
    • 2022
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
    6.6
    • Visual Effects(Legend3D)
    • 2015
    Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, Dave Bautista, and Ella Purnell in Army of the Dead (2021)
    Army of the Dead
    5.8
    • Visual Effects(Crafty Apes, Atlanta)
    • 2021
    Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
    Man of Steel
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(Legend 3D)
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Hurry Up Tomorrow
      • visual effects executive producer
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • The Better Sister
      • vfx executive producer
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Harrison Ford, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie, Shira Haas, and Danny Ramirez in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
      Captain America: Brave New World
      5.7
      • visual effects executive producer: Crafty Apes
      • 2025
    • Ayo Edebiri in Opus (2025)
      Opus
      5.7
      • Executive VFX Producer
      • 2025
    • Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin' Out (2024)
      Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin' Out
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • executive vfx producer
      • 2024
    • Joey King, Brianne Tju, Keith Powers, and Chase Stokes in Uglies (2024)
      Uglies
      4.7
      • visual effects executive producer
      • 2024
    • Blake Lively in It Ends with Us (2024)
      It Ends with Us
      6.3
      • visual effects executive producer
      • 2024
    • Sydney Sweeney in Immaculate (2024)
      Immaculate
      5.8
      • executive vfx producer: Crafty Apes
      • 2024
    • Colin Woodell in The Continental (2023)
      The Continental
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • vfx executive producer: Crafty Apes
      • 2023
    • Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers (2023)
      The Holdovers
      7.9
      • vfx producer
      • 2023
    • Five Star Murder (2023)
      Five Star Murder
      5.1
      • VFX executive producer: Crafty Apes
      • 2023
    • Mary McCormack, Chris Bauer, Allen Maldonado, Alexander Ludwig, Stephen Amell, James Harrison Jr., Kelli Berglund, Trey Tucker, Alison Luff, and Robby Ramos in Heels (2021)
      Heels
      8.0
      TV Series
      • vfx executive producer
      • 2021–2023
    • Orlando Bloom, David Harbour, and Archie Madekwe in Gran Turismo (2023)
      Gran Turismo
      7.1
      • executive producer: Crafty Apes
      • 2023
    • Zoe Saldaña in The Absence of Eden (2023)
      The Absence of Eden
      4.7
      • visual effects producer
      • 2023
    • Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, and John Boyega in They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
      They Cloned Tyrone
      6.6
      • vfx executive producer
      • 2023
    • On a Wing and a Prayer (2023)
      On a Wing and a Prayer
      5.5
      • vfx executive producer
      • 2023
    • Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult in Renfield (2023)
      Renfield
      6.4
      • visual effects executive producer: Crafty Apes
      • 2023

    Production Manager

    • Backyard Wilderness (2018)
      Backyard Wilderness
      6.7
      Short
      • post production executive
      • 2018
    • Back at the Barnyard (2007)
      Back at the Barnyard
      5.8
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • assistant production manager
      • 2008–2011
    • The Godthumb (2002)
      The Godthumb
      6.6
      Short
      • unit production manager
      • 2002
    • Frankenthumb (2002)
      Frankenthumb
      6.5
      Video
      • unit production manager
      • 2002
    • The Blair Thumb (2002)
      The Blair Thumb
      6.6
      Video
      • unit production manager (as Matt 'Buzz' Akey)
      • 2002
    • Bat Thumb (2001)
      Bat Thumb
      6.6
      Short
      • unit production manager
      • 2001

    Additional Crew

    • Jackson
      Short
      • film runner
      • 2009
    • Back at the Barnyard (2007)
      Back at the Barnyard
      5.8
      TV Series
      • production coordinator
      • 2008–2009
    • Steve Oedekerk in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
      Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
      6.2
      • assistant production coordinator (as Matt "Buzz" Akey)
      • 2002
    • Patrick Stewart, Debi Derryberry, Jeffrey Garcia, Carolyn Lawrence, Candi Milo, and Rob Paulsen in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
      Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
      6.1
      • project coordinator
      • 2001
    • Thumbtanic (2000)
      Thumbtanic
      6.7
      Short
      • production coordinator
      • 2000
    • Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle (1999)
      Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • production coordinator
      • 1999

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Matt "Buzz" Akey
    • Born
      • October 20, 1976
      • Orange, California, USA

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