Tom Woodruff Jr.

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-01-21 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA

Tom Woodruff Jr.

Biography

Tom Woodruff Jr. (born January 21, 1959) is an American actor, director, producer and special effects supervisor. He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects for his work on the 1992 dark fantasy film Death Becomes Her; that same year he was also nominated for the same award for Alien 3. Some of his most notable works include: The Santa Clause, Starship Troopers, Cast Away, It and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Woodruff Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1988

Pumpkinhead

as Pumpkinhead

2012

Astronaut: The Last Push

as Control Technician

2012

2000

Bedazzled

as Biggest Devil

2022

Prey

as Predator Puppeteer (ADI)

1992

Alien³

as Lead Alien (uncredited)

1997

Alien Resurrection

as Lead Alien

2002

1998

The X-Files

as Creature #1

2016

1987

2018

Sorry to Bother You

as Equisapien (uncredited)

1995

Jumanji

as Lion / Crocodile (uncredited)

2022

1989

Leviathan

as Lead Creature (uncredited)

1996

Michael

as Bull (uncredited)

2020

2009

Old Dogs

as Gorilla

1986

Aliens

as Salvager (uncredited)

2011

Zookeeper

as Bernie the Gorilla

1995

Mortal Kombat

as Goro (uncredited)

1990

Tremors

as Graboids (uncredited)

2001

Evolution

as Lead Primate Creature (uncredited)

2005

Elektra

as Demon (uncredited)

2003

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

as The Metaluna Mutant (uncredited)

2000

Hollow Man

as Isabelle the Gorilla

Production

1987

The Monster Squad

as Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

2009

Lonely Street

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2022

Smile

as Makeup Designer

1988

Pumpkinhead

as Makeup Effects

2013

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2015

2015

Harbinger Down

as Producer

1994

The Santa Clause

as Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

1994

The Santa Clause

as Animatronics Designer

2015

2002

Panic Room

as Makeup Effects

1992

Death Becomes Her

as Visual Effects

1984

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2000

The 6th Day

as Makeup Effects

2025

Wellwood

as Executive Producer

2015

San Andreas

as Makeup Effects

2010

Skyline

as Creature Design

2002

Panic Room

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1994

The Santa Clause

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2019

It Chapter Two

as Makeup Designer

2002

The Santa Clause 2

as Makeup Effects Designer

1989

Warlock

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2017

It

as Makeup Effects Designer

1990

Tremors

as Creature Design

2021

Godzilla vs. Kong

as Creature Design

2022

Smile

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1989

Leviathan

as Creature Design

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