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Simon Payne(I)

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  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Animation Department
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Simon Payne is known for Watchmen (2009), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).
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    Known for

    Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
    Watchmen
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2009
    Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
    Kingsman: The Secret Service
    7.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014
    Jim Caviezel in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
    The Count of Monte Cristo
    7.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 2002
    Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale (2001)
    A Knight's Tale
    7.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Visual Effects



    • Fountain of Youth
      • senior postvis artist: Argon
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • The Dog Stars
      • senior postvis artist: Argon
      • In Production



    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Yun Jee Kim, and Viveik Kalra in Lift (2024)
      Lift
      5.5
      • senior visual effects assets artist: Argon Effects
      • 2024
    • Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)
      The Martian
      8.0
      • previs artist: Argon Effects
      • 2015
    • Lily James in Cinderella (2015)
      Cinderella
      6.9
      • previs artist: Argon
      • 2015
    • Stuck with You! (2015)
      Stuck with You!
      2.2
      • 3d modelling
      • 2015
    • Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, and Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
      Kingsman: The Secret Service
      7.7
      • visual effects
      • 2014
    • Toby Stephens in Black Sails (2014)
      Black Sails
      8.2
      TV Series
      • CG supervisor: Reliance Mediaworks London
      • rigger & effects technical director: Milk VFX
      • rigging head of department: Reliance Mediaworks London
      • 2014
    • Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, and Hailee Steinfeld in Ender's Game (2013)
      Ender's Game
      6.6
      • rigging head of department
      • 2013
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • visual effects artist
      • 2013
    • Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
      G.I. Joe: Retaliation
      5.7
      • rigging head of department
      • 2013
    • Jeremy Irons, Ben Whishaw, and Tom Hiddleston in The Hollow Crown (2012)
      The Hollow Crown
      8.2
      TV Series
      • lead cg artist: Reliance Mediaworks London
      • 2012
    • Firelight (2011)
      Firelight
      8.0
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2011
    • Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Paul Bailey, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
      8.1
      • visual effects
      • 2011
    • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
      7.7
      • visual effects
      • 2010
    • Ben Kingsley, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Gemma Arterton in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
      Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
      6.5
      • rigging technical director
      • 2010
    • Anthony Hopkins, Benicio Del Toro, Hugo Weaving, and Emily Blunt in The Wolfman (2010)
      The Wolfman
      5.9
      • visual effects artist
      • 2010

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Biography (1987)
      Biography
      7.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2004–2006
    • Ewen MacIntosh in Hic (2004)
      Hic
      4.2
      Short
      • focus puller
      • 2004

    Animation Department



    • Sam Witwer, Janina Gavankar, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017)
      Star Wars: Battlefront II
      7.3
      Video Game
      • Technical Animator: EA
      • 2017
    • Battlefield 1 (2016)
      Battlefield 1
      8.1
      Video Game
      • Technical Aniamtor: EA
      • 2016

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