Biography
Erik Winquist (born January 2, 1975) is an American-New Zealander visual effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on three prominent film franchises featuring large computer-generated animal effects: Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005), Planet of the Apes prequel films, and Rampage (2018).
Erik Winquist was nominated at the 87th Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects. He was nominated for an Academy Award, along with Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, and Joe Letteri, for the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. They led a team of roughly 850 people who designed and created all the apes, the digital set extensions, environments, and the effects for the film. Winquist handled pre-production and second-unit photography.
He also received a BAFTA nomination for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in the same year.
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Filmography
all 28
Movies 28
Director 1
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
The Moon Is Upside Down (2024)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Rampage (2018)
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Spectral (2016)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
The A-Team (2010)
Avatar (2009)
Jumper (2008)
The Water Horse (2007)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
King Kong (2005)
I, Robot (2004)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Hulk (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
People I Know (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Evolution (2001)
The Mexican (2001)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Forces of Nature (1999)
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1975-01-02 (50 years old)
Birth PlaceEvanston, Illinois, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States
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