Paul Kavanagh

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Visual Effects

Gender

Male

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Place of Birth

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Paul Kavanagh

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 Visualisa...

Acting

2017

The Legend of the Mad Axeman

as Detective Inspector O'Connell

2014

Dracula Untold

as Boyar Man

Production

2012

Red Tails

as Animation Supervisor

2022

My Father's Dragon

as Prop Designer

2016

2013

Star Trek Into Darkness

as Animation Supervisor

2017

Transformers: The Last Knight

as Animation Supervisor

2009

Star Trek

as Animation Supervisor

2011

Super 8

as Animation Supervisor

2005

The Island

as Lead Animator

1998

Deep Rising

as CG Animator

2015

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Animation Supervisor

2006

Mission: Impossible III

as Animation Supervisor

2025

Superman

as Animation Supervisor

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