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Gary Coates(I)

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  • Color Department
  • Art Department
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Gary Coates is known for Punisher: War Zone (2008), The Lighthouse (2019) and Screamers (1995).
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    • Known for

    Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse (2019)
    The Lighthouse
    7.3
    • Special Effects(as Gary R. Coates)
    • 2019
    Ray Stevenson in Punisher: War Zone (2008)
    Punisher: War Zone
    5.9
    • Special Effects
    • 2008
    Screamers (1995)
    Screamers
    6.3
    • Special Effects
    • 1995
    Brendan Fraser and Jet Li in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
    The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
    5.3
    • Special Effects
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Brooke Shields and Amalia Williamson in You're Killing Me (2026)
      You're Killing Me
      6.4
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2026
    • David Losier, Florence Brunet, Ryan Doucette, Thomas Beaudoin, and Sofia Blondin in Bedaine (2026)
      Bedaine
      6.9
      TV Series
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2026
    • Jason Clarke in The Last Frontier (2025)
      The Last Frontier
      6.7
      TV Series
      • special effects foreman
      • 2025
    • Sullivan's Crossing (2023)
      Sullivan's Crossing
      7.1
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2023–2025
    • Esther McGregor, Joseph Zada, Shubham Maheshwari, and Emily Alyn Lind in We Were Liars (2025)
      We Were Liars
      6.8
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2025
    • Ben Foster in Sharp Corner (2024)
      Sharp Corner
      5.9
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2024
    • Jennifer Finnigan, Allan Hawco, Peter MacNeill, Anastasia Phillips, James Gilbert, Farid Yazdani, Tom Stevens, Emma Hunter, Erin Darke, and Alexander Nunez in Moonshine (2021)
      Moonshine
      6.4
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2021–2023
    • Diesel vom Burgimwald and John Reardon in Hudson & Rex (2019)
      Hudson & Rex
      7.4
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2023
    • Phoebe Rex, Asher Grayson, Ben Tector, Calem MacDonald, and Dominic Mariche in Kids vs. Aliens (2022)
      Kids vs. Aliens
      5.0
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2022
    • Bill Pullman and Alice Kremelberg in The Sinner (2017)
      The Sinner
      7.8
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2021
    • Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in The Good House (2021)
      The Good House
      6.4
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2021
    • Wildhood (2021)
      Wildhood
      7.0
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2021
    • A Fire in the Cold Season (2019)
      A Fire in the Cold Season
      4.5
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2019
    • Pure (2017)
      Pure
      7.0
      TV Series
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2019
    • Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse (2019)
      The Lighthouse
      7.3
      • special effects coordinator (as Gary R. Coates)
      • 2019

    Color Department

    • Release the Beast (2026)
      Release the Beast
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2026
    • Branscombe Richmond, Noah Alexander Gerry, Sydney Agudong, and Wayne Vene Chun in At Her Feet (2024)
      At Her Feet
      7.1
      • colorist
      • 2024
    • Veni Etiam (2021)
      Veni Etiam
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2021
    • Finding Dory: Animation & Acting
      6.0
      Video
      • colorist
      • 2016
    • Impossible Light (2014)
      Impossible Light
      7.9
      • colorist
      • 2014
    • Finding the One (2010)
      Finding the One
      TV Movie
      • colorist
      • 2010
    • Kilo (2010)
      Kilo
      7.7
      Short
      • colorist
      • 2010
    • George and A.J. (2009)
      George and A.J.
      5.9
      Video
      • colorist
      • 2009
    • Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
      7.0
      • color correction
      • 2009
    • The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007)
      The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
      7.1
      Video
      • color grader
      • 2007
    • Knee Deep (2007)
      Knee Deep
      7.5
      • color grader
      • 2007
    • Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006)
      Wild Tigers I Have Known
      5.9
      • colorist
      • 2006
    • The Making of 'The Incredibles' (2005)
      The Making of 'The Incredibles'
      7.4
      Video
      • colorist
      • 2005
    • Vowellet: An Essay by Sarah Vowell (2005)
      Vowellet: An Essay by Sarah Vowell
      7.1
      Video
      • colorist
      • 2005
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Sarah Vowell, and Spencer Fox in The Incredibles (2004)
      The Incredibles
      8.0
      • color grader: color science and output
      • 2004

    Art Department

    • Kevin Costner in The Gunrunner (1989)
      The Gunrunner
      3.9
      • carpenter
      • 1989
    • Red Earth, White Earth (1989)
      Red Earth, White Earth
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • construction coordinator
      • 1989
    • Pin (1988)
      Pin
      6.5
      • construction (uncredited)
      • 1988
    • Hold-Up (1985)
      Hold-Up
      6.5
      • head carpenter
      • 1985

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Garry Coates

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