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Dave McKean(I)

  • Director
  • Visual Effects
  • Writer
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Dave McKean at an event for Mirrormask (2005)
Dave McKean was born on 29 December 1963 in Taplow, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Mirrormask (2005), Luna (2014) and N[eon] (2002). He is married to Clare. They have two children.
BornDecember 29, 1963
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BornDecember 29, 1963
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Stephanie Leonidas in Mirrormask (2005)
    Mirrormask
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2005
    Ben Daniels, Dervla Kirwan, Stephanie Leonidas, and Michael Maloney in Luna (2014)
    Luna
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2014
    N[eon] (2002)
    N[eon]
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 2002
    Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    7.9
    • Art Department
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Director

    • Visitors (2017)
      Visitors
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Ben Daniels, Dervla Kirwan, Stephanie Leonidas, and Michael Maloney in Luna (2014)
      Luna
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Michael Sheen in The Gospel of Us (2012)
      The Gospel of Us
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Lestat
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Dawn (2006)
      Dawn
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Displacements
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Stephanie Leonidas in Mirrormask (2005)
      Mirrormask
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Signal to Noise (2002)
      Signal to Noise
      4.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Lowcraft - One of Us
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Izzy - Una Furtiva Lagrima
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Izzy - My Love is lIke a Red, Red Rose
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002
    • N[eon] (2002)
      N[eon]
      6.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Sonnet 138
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999
    • The Ballad of Buckethead (1999)
      The Ballad of Buckethead
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999
    • The Week Before (1998)
      The Week Before
      8.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1998

    Visual Effects

    • Kaymak (2022)
      Kaymak
      6.2
      • main title design
      • 2022
    • Stephen Fry, Tom Sturridge, Kyo Ra, Jenna Coleman, Boyd Holbrook, Donna Preston, Gwendoline Christie, Mason Alexander Park, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Vivienne Acheampong in The Sandman (2022)
      The Sandman
      7.7
      TV Series
      • End Title Artist
      • 2022
    • Stephanie Leonidas in Mirrormask (2005)
      Mirrormask
      6.7
      • compositor
      • texture artist
      • 2005
    • N[eon] (2002)
      N[eon]
      6.8
      Short
      • digital artist
      • 2002
    • The Week Before (1998)
      The Week Before
      8.9
      Short
      • digital artist
      • 1998

    Writer

    • Hold Me: A Hellblazer Story (2024)
      Hold Me: A Hellblazer Story
      6.7
      Short
      • original story
      • 2024
    • Visitors (2017)
      Visitors
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Ben Daniels, Dervla Kirwan, Stephanie Leonidas, and Michael Maloney in Luna (2014)
      Luna
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2014
    • Arkham Asylum Fan Film (2007)
      Arkham Asylum Fan Film
      6.5
      Short
      • graphic novel
      • 2007
    • Dawn (2006)
      Dawn
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Stephanie Leonidas in Mirrormask (2005)
      Mirrormask
      6.7
      • story
      • 2005
    • Signal to Noise (2002)
      Signal to Noise
      4.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • N[eon] (2002)
      N[eon]
      6.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • The Ballad of Buckethead (1999)
      The Ballad of Buckethead
      7.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1999
    • The Week Before (1998)
      The Week Before
      8.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Kodak - The Image
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • The Residents: Freak Show (1994)
      The Residents: Freak Show
      7.0
      Video Game
      • graphic novel
      • 1994

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Colony Media
      • Official Fan Site
    • Born
      • December 29, 1963
      • Taplow, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Clare? - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      'Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth' aka 'Batman: Arkham Asylum' , Graphic novel, (1989) DC Comics Written by Grant Morrison, Illustrated by Dave Mckean
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview

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    • Trivia
      When he and Neil Gaiman worked on Mirrormask (2005), McKean did the designs but they collaborated on the illustrated film script together.

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