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Nick Finlayson(1955-2019)

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Nick Finlayson is known for his work on Aliens (1986), GoldenEye (1995), The World Is Not Enough (1995), Die Another Day (2002), having completed ten 007 features, five of which he worked as the 'real' Q. He is known too for his work on Hannibal Rising (2007) and The Dark Knight (2008).
BornJuly 31, 1955
DiedJanuary 21, 2019(63)
BornJuly 31, 1955
DiedJanuary 21, 2019(63)
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Known for

Lifeforce (1985)
Lifeforce
6.2
  • Art Department
  • 1985
Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
The Fifth Element
7.6
  • Special Effects
  • 1997
Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)
Aliens
8.4
  • Special Effects
  • 1986
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Edge of Tomorrow
7.9
  • Special Effects
  • 2014

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
    Spider-Man: Far from Home
    7.3
    • senior special effects technician (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
    Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
    6.5
    • senior special effects technician
    • 2019
  • Angus Imrie, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Dorris, and Dean Chaumoo in The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
    The Kid Who Would Be King
    6.1
    • special effects lead senior technician
    • 2019
  • Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Ben Whishaw, Emily Blunt, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
    Mary Poppins Returns
    6.6
    • senior special effects technician
    • 2018
  • Julie Lynn, Mary Jo Markey, and Nigel Phelps in Life (2017)
    Life
    6.6
    • senior special effects technician
    • 2017
  • Michael Fassbender in Assassin's Creed (2016)
    Assassin's Creed
    5.6
    • senior special effects technician
    • 2016
  • Toby Kebbell and Jack Huston in Ben-Hur (2016)
    Ben-Hur
    5.7
    • special effects technician: second unit
    • 2016
  • Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
    The Legend of Tarzan
    6.2
    • senior special effects technician
    • 2016
  • Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal in Fury (2014)
    Fury
    7.6
    • special effects technician
    • 2014
  • Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
    Edge of Tomorrow
    7.9
    • senior special effects technician
    • 2014
  • Brad Pitt in World War Z (2013)
    World War Z
    7.0
    • senior special effects technician
    • 2013
  • Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
    Skyfall
    7.8
    • senior effects technician
    • 2012
  • Sam Worthington in Wrath of the Titans (2012)
    Wrath of the Titans
    5.7
    • senior special effects technician
    • 2012
  • Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Paul Bailey, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    8.1
    • senior special effects technician
    • 2011
  • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Gemma Ward, and Fileena Bahris in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
    6.6
    • senior special effects technician
    • 2011

Visual Effects

  • Sean Astin, Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Harry Connick Jr., Tate Donovan, Reed Diamond, Courtney Gains, and Neil Giuntoli in Memphis Belle (1990)
    Memphis Belle
    6.9
    • modeller and technician: model unit
    • 1990
  • Denise Bryer, Windsor Davies, Jeremy Hitchen, Moya Ruskin, Anne Ridler, and Robbie Stevens in Terrahawks (1983)
    Terrahawks
    7.1
    TV Series
    • hod model workshop
    • 1983–1985

Art Department

  • Lifeforce (1985)
    Lifeforce
    6.2
    • modeller
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Nick Finalyson
  • Born
    • July 31, 1955
    • Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 21, 2019
    • Esher, Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)

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