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J. Michael O'Brien

  • Make-Up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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J. Michael O'Brien is known for Star Trek Beyond (2016), Deja Vu (2006) and Black Panther (2018).
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    Known for

    Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
    7.0
    • Costume Department
    • 2016
    Denzel Washington and Paula Patton in Deja Vu (2006)
    Deja Vu
    7.1
    • Special Effects
    • 2006
    Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    Black Panther
    7.3
    • Special Effects
    • 2018
    Hugh Jackman in Logan (2017)
    Logan
    8.1
    • Special Effects
    • 2017

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    Makeup Department



    • Antonella Rose, Juliana Lamia, David Howard Thornton, Sienna Hubert-Ross, Charlotte McKee, and Elliott Fullam in Terrifier 3 (2024)
      Terrifier 3
      6.3
      • prosthetics mold maker
      • 2024
    • Christian Calloway, Randee Heller, Alex Winter, Kiran Deol, DeMorge Brown, and Jonah Ray in Destroy All Neighbors (2024)
      Destroy All Neighbors
      5.2
      • mold shop supervisor
      • 2024
    • Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult in Renfield (2023)
      Renfield
      6.4
      • mold maker
      • 2023
    • Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Foo Fighters, and Rami Jaffee in Studio 666 (2022)
      Studio 666
      5.6
      • mold maker
      • 2022
    • Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan, and Lily James in Pam & Tommy (2022)
      Pam & Tommy
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • mold maker
      • 2022
    • Johnny Knoxville in Jackass Forever (2022)
      Jackass Forever
      6.8
      • mold maker
      • 2022
    • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
      The Matrix Resurrections
      5.6
      • mold maker
      • 2021
    • Old (2021)
      Old
      5.8
      • mold maker
      • 2021
    • Kathryn Newton in Freaky (2020)
      Freaky
      6.3
      • mold maker
      • 2020
    • Don't Look Deeper (2020)
      Don't Look Deeper
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • moldmaker
      • 2020
    • Marlon Wayans in Sextuplets (2019)
      Sextuplets
      4.5
      • mold maker
      • 2019
    • The Terror of Hallow's Eve (2017)
      The Terror of Hallow's Eve
      5.1
      • makeup artist
      • 2017
    • Braeden Lemasters, Tiffany Espensen, Katherine McNamara, Dove Cameron, and Ryan McCartan in R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls (2015)
      R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • makeup effects mold maker
      • 2015
    • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
      The Amazing Spider-Man 2
      6.6
      • prosthetic mold department: KNB EFX Group (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Lorenza Izzo in The Green Inferno (2013)
      The Green Inferno
      5.4
      • mold maker
      • 2013

    Special Effects



    • Chucky (2021)
      Chucky
      7.2
      TV Series
      • special effects technician
      • 2021
    • Miles Robbins and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Daniel Isn't Real (2019)
      Daniel Isn't Real
      6.0
      • Mold Shop Supervisor: Illusion Industries Inc.
      • 2019
    • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
      Black Panther
      7.3
      • specialty costumes
      • 2018
    • The Terror of Hallow's Eve (2017)
      The Terror of Hallow's Eve
      5.1
      • lab technician
      • mold maker
      • 2017
    • Hugh Jackman in Logan (2017)
      Logan
      8.1
      • mold maker
      • 2017
    • John Gallagher Jr. in The Belko Experiment (2016)
      The Belko Experiment
      6.2
      • special effects tech
      • 2016
    • Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson, Winter The Dolphin, Nathan Gamble, and Cozi Zuehlsdorff in Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
      Dolphin Tale 2
      6.4
      • mold department: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
      • 2014
    • Mark Wahlberg in Lone Survivor (2013)
      Lone Survivor
      7.5
      • mold maker
      • 2013
    • Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan in Eagle Eye (2008)
      Eagle Eye
      6.6
      • special effects
      • 2008
    • Carmen Electra, Ike Barinholtz, Tony Cox, Gerard Facchini, Roland Kickinger, Vanessa Lachey, Walter Harris, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan, Gary 'G. Thang' Johnson, Matt Lanter, Kim Kardashian, and Devin Crittenden in Disaster Movie (2008)
      Disaster Movie
      1.9
      • special effects (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo, Ken Davitian, Theo Kypri, Sean Maguire, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan, and Nick Steele in Meet the Spartans (2008)
      Meet the Spartans
      2.8
      • special effects (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • James Cromwell, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Theresa Russell, Tobey Maguire, Ted Raimi, Thomas Haden Church, Joe Virzi, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Alexander, Frank Anello, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Elya Baskin, Joe Bays, Andre B. Blake, Bruce Campbell, Craig Castaldo, Terrell Clayton, Alan Cohn, Grant Curtis, Robert Curtis Brown, Gregg Daniel, Walt Dohrn, Dean Edwards, Hal Fishman, James Franco, Anne Gartlan, Lucy Gordon, Topher Grace, Rosemary Harris, Bryce Dallas Howard, Andrew James Jones, Ron King, Mark Kubr, Stan Lee, Tim Maculan, Sonya Maddox, Joe Manganiello, Danny Mann, Carolyn Neff, Bill Nunn, Ayesha Orange, Edward Padilla, Michael Papajohn, John Paxton, Alyssa Lakota, Timothy Patrick Quill, Emilio Rivera, Cliff Robertson, Bill E. Rogers, Shade Rupe, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Evelyn O. Vaccaro, Steve Valentine, Marc Vann, Jennifer Weston, Keith Woulard, Dan Callahan, Jeshua Vargas, Gary Flamik, Mageina Tovah, Claudia Katz Minnick, Toni Wynne, April Parker Jones, Martha Millan, Margaret Laney, Christina Cindrich, Dawn Marie Anderson, Reynaldo Gallegos, Natali Jones, Sincerely A. Ward, Nick Vlassopoulos, Gerald Bunsen, Jim Coope, David Backus, Vanessa Ross, Aimee Miles, Natalie McNeil, Jen Oda, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dan Cummings, Kristi Clainos, Brittany Krall, David Collihan, Joseph O'Brien, Peter Donato, Rogelio T. Ramos, Linda Lee, Graig F. Weich, Arne Starr, Liam Stone, Ray Wineteer, Samantha Ressler, Stella Stark, Julie Jei, Derrick 'Phoenix' Thomas, Michael Ciesla, Tiffany L. Baker, La Rivers, Tanya Bond, Tony Besson, Kristin Somo, Brigid Turner, Ramon Adams, Marc C. Cancassi, Silq Webster, Anya Avaeva, Bernadette Lords, Bria Roberts, Sandrine Marlier, Jhing, Kellie Aiken, Abbey Skinner, Anjelia Pelay, Crystal Marie Denha, Kathryn Bryding, Michael McLaughlin, Nick Poltoranin, Paul Edney, Chuck Gerena, Arick Salmea, Kevin Fung, Christopher Stadulis, Jennifer Sparks, Carol Chaikin, Lorne Raimi, Emma Raimi, Taylor Hemhauser, Austin Hendrickson, Nasir Stewart, Jessi Collins, Menachem Mendel Boymelgreen, Henry Raimi, Vance Hammond, Logan Fry, Daniel Shafer, Dan Maysen, Cesar Di Parra, Eric Shackelford, Veronica, Amy V. Dewhurst, Robert Myers, Samantha Kelly, Vanessa Reseland, Sujeilee Candele, Irina Costa Jelinek, Christopher Jude, Halla, Brianna Leann Florian, Tiffany Ashley Florian, Amanda Florian, Laura McDavid, Tony Galtieri, Jimmy Star, Natalie Fabry, John Crann, Angelis Alexandris, Trenton Willey, Marmee Regine Cosico, Shaun Patrick Flynn, Brian Hopson, Tajna Tanovic, Aija Terauda, Daniel Mignault, Pierangeli Llinas, Philip Vaiman, Luis Rosa, A.J. Adelman, Fredrick Weiss, Donn R. Nottage, Don Pravda, Keith Fausnaught, Claude Jay, Tia Latrell, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Michele-Nanette Miller, Emily Eckes, Tom Coughlin, Austin Rospert, Karen Schiff Freeman, and Roger Petan in Spider-Man 3 (2007)
      Spider-Man 3
      6.3
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)
      Apocalypto
      7.8
      • special effects technician
      • 2006
    • Julia Roberts and Dominic Scott Kay in Charlotte's Web (2006)
      Charlotte's Web
      6.3
      • special effects technician
      • 2006
    • Denzel Washington and Paula Patton in Deja Vu (2006)
      Deja Vu
      7.1
      • mold maker
      • 2006

    Costume Department



    • Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Thomas Haden Church, Jamie Foxx, Rhys Ifans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
      Spider-Man: No Way Home
      8.2
      • mold maker (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Zachary Levi in Shazam! (2019)
      Shazam!
      7.0
      • specialty costume mold maker (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Brie Larson in Captain Marvel (2019)
      Captain Marvel
      6.7
      • specialty costume mold maker
      • 2019
    • Kenneth Branagh, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., William Hurt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Vin Diesel, Alan Silvestri, Paul Bettany, Kerry Condon, Bradley Cooper, Keith Splinter Davis, Peter Dinklage, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, Kevin Feige, Jeffrey Ford, Keith Giffen, Sean Gunn, Scarlett Johansson, Ameenah Kaplan, Florence Kasumba, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Tim McAdams, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Zoe Saldaña, Matthew Schmidt, Joe Simon, Benedict Wong, Charles Wood, Trent Opaloch, Terry Notary, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Mackie, Robert Pralgo, Cobie Smulders, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Monique Ganderton, Larry Lieber, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Heck, Carlos Guity, Chadwick Boseman, Aaron Lazar, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Steve Englehart, Jeremy Sample, Precious Jenkins, Karen Gillan, Dominique Elijah Smith, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tiffany Espensen, Steven Essani, Ross Marquand, Bill Mantlo, Matthew Zuk, Pom Klementieff, Steve Gan, Blair Jasin, Femi Olagoke, Ethan Dizon, Michael Pierino Miller, Taraja Ramsess, Jénel Stevens, Michael Anthony Rogers, Gee Alexander, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard, Letitia Wright, James Sterling, Tom Holland, Jim Starlin, Isabella Amara, Ryan Robertson, Kevin D Wilson, Daniel Graham, Joseph Singletary, Michael James Shaw, David Dman Escobar, Solomon Glave, Kevin Montgomery, Rabon Hutcherson, Carrie Coon, Martavious Cerrone Gayles, Kirk A. Jenkins, Tanya Wheelock, Andrew S. McMillan, Marcus Lewis, Donny Carrington, Gary Peebles, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Tye Claybrook Jr., Khalil' La'Marr Pickett, Marie Mouroum, Jazzy Ellis, Marija Juliette Abney, Phedra Syndelle, Winston Duke, Antjuan Rhames, Jefferson Lewis, Jared Moser, Zola Williams, Dawit Gulilat, Denisha Gillespie, Harrison Osterfield, James Siderits, Brandon M. Shaw, Hamid-Reza Benjamin Thompson, Chris Moore, Ariana Greenblatt, Annie Pisapia, Matthew Christensen, Simeon Freeman, Branden Arnold, Michael David Yuhl, Daniela Gaskie, Jamel D. Chambers, John Gettier, Sergio Briones, Nathaniel Perry, Jacob Batalon, Matthew Excel Simmons, Lucie Carroll, Bobby James, Bobby Hoskins, Jacob Evans, Olaniyan Thurmon, Edward Parker, Cecil M. Henry, Cory Dunson, Bruce Anthony Shepperson, Perla Middleton, Laurel O Wagner, Jachin Myers, Elgin Lee, Demetri Landell, Tony Dupar, Shawn South, Mallory Kidwell, Devin Koehler, Chase Ledgerwood, Jomahl Gildersleve, Frank David Monroe, Granger Summerset II, Austin Rospert, Lady Cardinal, Luke Maher, Laura Miller, Joe Maitland, Dylan Gajai, and Robert Tinsley in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
      Avengers: Infinity War
      8.4
      • specialty costumes
      • 2018
    • Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
      Star Trek Beyond
      7.0
      • specialty costumes
      • 2016
    • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, and Chris Hemsworth in Thor (2011)
      Thor
      7.0
      • costumer
      • 2011

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