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Dave Childers

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  • Visual Effects
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Dave Childers
Dave Childers was born on 30 November 1956 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is known for Devs (2020), San Andreas (2015) and Venom (2018). He has been married to Julie Childers since 16 June 2018. He was previously married to Catherine Childers.
BornNovember 30, 1956
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    • Known for

    Devs (2020)
    Devs
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Dwayne Johnson in San Andreas (2015)
    San Andreas
    6.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2015
    Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, and Riz Ahmed in Venom (2018)
    Venom
    6.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2018
    Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
    Steve Jobs
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Gabriel Basso and Courtney Eaton in Iconoclast (2026)
      Iconoclast
      7.8
      • gaffer
      • 2026
    • Bailey Chase, Charles Esten, and Dawn Olivieri in Homestead: The Series (2024)
      Homestead: The Series
      5.8
      TV Series
      • gaffer & key grip (as David Childers)
      • 2024–2025
    • Sophia Bush and Amiah Miller in The Stranger in My Home (2025)
      The Stranger in My Home
      4.4
      • gaffer
      • 2025
    • One Big Happy Family (2025)
      One Big Happy Family
      5.7
      • gaffer
      • 2025
    • Bailey Chase, Neal McDonough, Emmanuel McCord, and Dawn Olivieri in Homestead (2024)
      Homestead
      5.2
      • gaffer
      • 2024
    • Cameron Arnett, Michael Bradford, John Michael Finley, and Charlotte Hemmings in Faith of Angels (2024)
      Faith of Angels
      6.2
      • gaffer & key grip
      • 2024
    • Percy Hynes White and Jenna Ortega in Winter Spring Summer or Fall (2024)
      Winter Spring Summer or Fall
      6.1
      • gaffer
      • 2024
    • The Optimist: The Bravest Act Is Truth (2023)
      The Optimist: The Bravest Act Is Truth
      6.5
      • key grip: Northern California
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Garner in The Last Thing He Told Me (2023)
      The Last Thing He Told Me
      6.5
      TV Series
      • key grip: San Francisco
      • 2023
    • Dear Mama (2022)
      Dear Mama
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • key grip (as David Childers)
      • 2023
    • Bonnie Wild in Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sound (2022)
      Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sound
      3.3
      Short
      • key grip (as David Childers)
      • 2022
    • Don Johnson and Cheech Marin in Nash Bridges (2021)
      Nash Bridges
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • "a" dolly grip
      • 2021
    • Billy Bob Thornton in Goliath (2016)
      Goliath
      8.1
      TV Series
      • grip: San Francisco
      • 2021
    • Woody Harrelson, Marco Beltrami, Avi Arad, Maryann Brandon, Rocky Capella, Amanda Foster, Christopher Godwin, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Naomie Harris, Gary A. Hecker, Hutch Parker, Alejandra Lazcano, Peggy Lu, Kelly Marcel, Rosie Marcel, Robert Richardson, Stan Salfas, Oliver Scholl, Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, J.K. Simmons, Matt Tolmach, Tony Vella, Sian Webber, Michelle Williams, Stewart Alexander, Sandra Osborne, Brian Copeland, Charlie Fiske, Owen Benito, Eugene Magana, Miguel Angel Arreguin, Shakil Hussain, Lisa Lian, Olumide Olorunfemi, Amir Hamza, Cher Myra, Skip Howland, Joseph Walters, Erwin Rome, Tony Hunt, David Stokes, Alexander Garcia, Ana Zab, Paolo Alessio Pavone, Amy Pascal, Reid Scott, Kieran Simon, Adria Dinev, Ed Chidley, Joshua Eldridge-Smith, Tiffanie Thomas, Kristen Simoes, Shaliz Afshar, Che Amaro, Clément Osty, Carlos Damasceno, Fiona Burt, Kelvin Lang, Sarah Hussain, Tyrone Reid, James D. Weston II, David Zepeda, Eugene Lin, Akilbek Allan, Shane Steyn, Donovan Patrick Walsh, Laurence Spellman, Obie Matthew, Sam Robinson, Akie Kotabe, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Vaughn Johseph, Michael Andrew Reed, Jeff Redlick, Didier Dell Benjamin, Cabran E. Chamberlain, Anya Fuchs, Scroobius Pip, Michelle Greenidge, Frank Scozzari, Ed Moy, Richard Price, Little Simz, Sonny Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Holland, Etienne Vick, Beau Sargent, Rodrig Andrisan, John Lobato, Aurore Swithenbank, Ed Kear, Timothy A. Slater, Steve Warky Nunez, Louis J Rhone, Otis Winston, Larry Olubamiwo, Benito M. Selim, Simon Connolly, Andrew Koponen, Chabris Napier-Lawrence, Rachel Handshaw, Cynthia Acosta, Cynthia Naylor Smyth, Rick Richardson, Jessie Vinning, Jason McNab, Rob Bowen, Adam Basil, Ashlen Aquila, Elliot Cable, Greg Lockett, Emma Lau, Jamal Ajala, Michael Kennedy, Andzelika Bobrova, William W. Barbour, Sean Delaney, Feizal Mowlabocus, Jack Bandeira, Rachel Thurow, Leigh Hutchinson, Oliver Stockwell, Eric Sigmundsson, Sean Michael McGrory, Jose Palma, Kenny Lorenzetti, Amber Sienna, Alfredo Tavares, Storm Stewart, Mel Powell, Christian Harris Neeman, and Ruth Clarson in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
      Venom: Let There Be Carnage
      5.9
      • dolly grip: San Francisco (as David Childers)
      • 2021
    • Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford in 13 Reasons Why (2017)
      13 Reasons Why
      7.4
      TV Series
      • key car rigging grip
      • grip (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2018–2020

    Visual Effects

    • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)
      War of the Worlds
      6.6
      • stage technician: ILM
      • visual effects key grip
      • 2005
    • Explorers (1985)
      Explorers
      6.4
      • stage technician
      • 1985
    • Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)
      The Goonies
      7.7
      • stage technician: ILM
      • 1985
    • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
      Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
      7.5
      • stage technician: ILM
      • 1984
    • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
      Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
      8.3
      • stage technician: ILM
      • 1983
    • Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
      Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
      7.7
      • stage technician: ILM
      • 1982
    • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
      E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
      7.9
      • stage technician: ILM
      • 1982
    • Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist (1982)
      Poltergeist
      7.3
      • stage technician: ILM
      • 1982

    Art Department

    • Diane Keaton, Albert Finney, Tina Yothers, Viveka Davis, Tracey Gold, and Dana Hill in Shoot the Moon (1982)
      Shoot the Moon
      6.8
      • carpenter (uncredited)
      • 1982

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • David O. Childers
    • Born
      • November 30, 1956
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Spouses
        Julie ChildersJune 16, 2018 - present
    • Children
      • Ashleigh Childers

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      Brother of Gregory M. Childers.

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