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Michael La Fave

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Michael La Fave is known for Star Trek Beyond (2016), Volcano (1997) and I Am Legend (2007).
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    • Known for

    Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
    7.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2016
    Volcano (1997)
    Volcano
    5.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 1997
    Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
    I Am Legend
    7.2
    • Visual Effects(as Michael LaFave)
    • 2007
    F. Murray Abraham in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
    Star Trek: Insurrection
    6.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Doom: The Dark Ages (2025)
      Doom: The Dark Ages
      8.3
      Video Game
      • Senior Houdini VFX Artist (as Mike LaFave)
      • 2025
    • Redfall (2023)
      Redfall
      3.9
      Video Game
      • visual effects
      • 2023
    • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
      The Orville
      8.0
      TV Series
      • visual effects: Powerhouse VFX (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • digital artist: Powerhouse VFX
      • 2022
    • Kaci Walfall in Naomi (2022)
      Naomi
      4.9
      TV Series
      • visual effects: Powerhouse VFX (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Willem Dafoe, Jamie Foxx, Rhys Ifans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya, and Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
      Spider-Man: No Way Home
      8.1
      • fx artist: Secret Lab (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Jason Momoa in See (2019)
      See
      7.6
      TV Series
      • fx artist: Chicken Bone FX (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, and Mike Colter in Evil (2019)
      Evil
      7.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist: Powerhouse VFX (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Signs of Life (2020)
      Signs of Life
      8.9
      Short
      • visual effects artist
      • 2020
    • Countdown (2019)
      Countdown
      5.4
      • visual effects artist
      • 2019
    • Gregg Sulkin, Ariela Barer, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Allegra Acosta, and Rhenzy Feliz in Runaways (2017)
      Runaways
      6.8
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
      The Man in the High Castle
      7.9
      TV Series
      • digital effects artist: Barnstorm
      • 2018
    • Billy Bob Thornton in Goliath (2016)
      Goliath
      8.1
      TV Series
      • digital effects artist: Barnstorm
      • 2018
    • Jeff Goldblum, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
      Thor: Ragnarok
      7.9
      • fx artist: Secret Lab
      • 2017
    • Toby Stephens in Black Sails (2014)
      Black Sails
      8.2
      TV Series
      • digital effects artist: Rhythm & Hues
      • 2017

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Mike La Fave

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