About
Paul Kavanagh
Overview
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.
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Known for
Acting |
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| 2017 | The Legend of the Mad Axeman | Actor | Detective Inspector O'Connell | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Dracula Untold | Actor | Boyar Man | 63 Fair |
Art |
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| 2022 | My Father's Dragon | Art | Prop Designer | 60 Fair |
Visual Effects |
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| 2025 | Superman | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Ahsoka | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 74 Good |
| 2021 | The Book of Boba Fett | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 75 Good |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 62 Fair |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Define Intervention | Visual Effects | Animation | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Visual Effects | Visual Effects | 72 Good |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 72 Good |
| 2012 | Red Tails | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 62 Fair |
| 2011 | Super 8 | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 67 Fair |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 73 Good |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Visual Effects | Animation Supervisor | 66 Fair |
| 2005 | The Island | Visual Effects | Lead Animator | 66 Fair |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Visual Effects | Lead Animator | 79 Good |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Visual Effects | Lead Animator | 76 Good |
| 1998 | Deep Rising | Visual Effects | CG Animator | 60 Fair |