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Timothy Michael Cairns

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Timothy Michael Cairns is known for The Butterfly Effect (2004), Priest (2011) and xXx (2002).
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      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart in The Butterfly Effect (2004)
    The Butterfly Effect
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(as Tim Cairns)
    • 2004
    Paul Bettany in Priest (2011)
    Priest
    5.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 2011
    xXx (2002)
    xXx
    5.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2002
    Edgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey in Point Break (2015)
    Point Break
    5.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in The Morning Show (2019)
      The Morning Show
      8.1
      TV Series
      • compositor (as Tim Cairns)
      • 2025
    • Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
      Madame Web
      4.1
      • additional production support: beloFX (as Michael Cairns)
      • 2024
    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • compositing supervisor
      • 2019–2022
    • American Horror Story (2011)
      American Horror Story
      7.9
      TV Series
      • compositing supervisor
      • 2021
    • American Horror Stories (2021)
      American Horror Stories
      6.3
      TV Series
      • compositing supervisor
      • 2021
    • Bill Hader in Barry (2018)
      Barry
      8.3
      TV Series
      • compositing supervisor
      • 2018–2019
    • Edgar Ramírez and Luke Bracey in Point Break (2015)
      Point Break
      5.3
      • visual effects artist: In house senior compositor
      • 2015
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
      Avengers: Age of Ultron
      7.3
      • digital compositor
      • 2015
    • Angelina Jolie in Maleficent (2014)
      Maleficent
      6.9
      • senior compositor
      • 2014
    • Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
      Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
      6.1
      • senior compositor: Hammer Head
      • 2013
    • Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Gangster Squad (2013)
      Gangster Squad
      6.7
      • senior compositor: Zoic (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen in The Guilt Trip (2012)
      The Guilt Trip
      5.8
      • senior compositor: Hammer Head
      • 2012
    • Jessica Tyler Brown, Lauren Bittner, and Chloe Csengery in Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
      Paranormal Activity 3
      5.8
      • compositor: Hammerhead (as Tim Cairns)
      • 2011
    • Paul Bettany in Priest (2011)
      Priest
      5.7
      • visual effects artist
      • 2011
    • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, and Chris Hemsworth in Thor (2011)
      Thor
      7.0
      • visual effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2011

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Case Study for the Foundry for 911 Sink or Swim episode.
    • Alternative names
      • Michael Cairns

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