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Movie Involvements: 17
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
Biography
Paul Kavanagh is a British visual effects artist nominated for the 82nd Academy Awards in the Best Visual Effects category for his work on Star Trek. His nomination was shared with Burt Dalton, Russell Earl and Roger Guyett. In 2016, he and his colleagues Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett and Neal Scanlan received the BAFTA Award in the Best Special Visual Effects category for their work on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They were also nominated for an Academy Award but lost to Ex Machina. He has worked on 30 films to date since his start in 1996. He graduated from Bournemouth University in 1991 with a Master's in Computer Animation and Visualisation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Kavanagh (visual effects artist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002) Lead AnimatorHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004) Lead AnimatorTransformers: The Last Knight
(2017) Animation SupervisorStar Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015) Visual EffectsStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(2019) Animation SupervisorStar Trek
(2009) Animation SupervisorMission: Impossible III
(2006) Animation SupervisorSuperman
(2025) Animation SupervisorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Detective Inspector O'Connell | |
| 2014 | Boyar Man | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Visual Effects
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Animation Supervisor | |
| 2023 | Animation Supervisor | |
| 2021 | Animation Supervisor | |
| 2019 | Animation Supervisor | |
| 2017 | Animation Supervisor | |
| 2016 | Animation | |
| 2015 | Visual Effects | |
| 2013 | Animation Supervisor | |
| 2012 | Animation Supervisor | |
| 2011 | Animation Supervisor | |
| 2009 | Animation Supervisor | |
| 2006 | Animation Supervisor | |
| 2005 | Lead Animator | |
| 2004 | Lead Animator | |
| 2002 | Lead Animator | |
| 1998 | CG Animator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prop Designer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |