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Shane Mahan

  • Special Effects
  • Make-up Department
  • Puppetry
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Shane Mahan
Shane Mahan is known for Iron Man (2008), Alien: Romulus (2024) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 32 nominations total

    Known for

    Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
    Iron Man
    7.9
    • Special Effects(as Shane Patrick Mahan)
    • 2008
    Aileen Wu in Alien: Romulus (2024)
    Alien: Romulus
    7.1
    • Puppetry
    • 2024
    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
    7.9
    • Special Effects
    • 2023
    Doug Jones and Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water (2017)
    The Shape of Water
    7.3
    • Special Effects
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Milly Alcock in Supergirl (2026)
      Supergirl
      5.8
      • special effects supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2026
    • Walton Goggins, Lana 5, Aaron Moten, and Ella Purnell in Fallout (2024)
      Fallout
      8.3
      TV Series
      • supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2024–2025
    • Dominique Thorne in Ironheart (2025)
      Ironheart
      4.5
      TV Mini Series
      • co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2025
    • Jude Law, Kerry Condon, Nick Frost, and Alia Shawkat in Skeleton Crew (2024)
      Skeleton Crew
      7.0
      TV Series
      • co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2024–2025
    • Christian Slater, Hugh Grant, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Melissa McCarthy, Mikey Day, Amy Schumer, Kyle Mooney, Drew Tarver, and Morgan West in Unfrosted (2024)
      Unfrosted
      5.5
      • supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2024
    • Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (2024)
      Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire
      6.0
      • co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2024
    • Cole Sprouse and Kathryn Newton in Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
      Lisa Frankenstein
      6.1
      • supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2024
    • Rosario Dawson and Lars Mikkelsen in Ahsoka (2023)
      Ahsoka
      7.4
      TV Series
      • co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2023
    • Rebecca Romijn, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, and Jess Bush in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
      Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      8.2
      TV Series
      • special effects co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2022–2023
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
      7.9
      • special effects co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2023
    • Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)
      The Mandalorian
      8.6
      TV Series
      • special effects co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • special effects supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2019–2023
    • Hugh Grant, Michelle Rodriguez, Chris Pine, Daisy Head, Regé-Jean Page, Sophia Lillis, and Justice Smith in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
      Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
      7.2
      • special effects supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2023
    • CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Joel David Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
      Avatar: The Way of Water
      7.5
      • co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2022
    • Angela Bassett, Florence Kasumba, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Tenoch Huerta, Dev Patel, Alex Livinalli, Michaela Coel, Letitia Wright, Mabel Cadena, and Winston Duke in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
      6.6
      • coordinator: Legacy Effects
      • 2022
    • Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, and Noah Centineo in Black Adam (2022)
      Black Adam
      6.1
      • co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2022

    Makeup Department

    • Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
      Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
      5.3
      • prosthetic makeup supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2021
    • Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Luke Wilson, Terry Crews, Jorge Garcia, and Taylor Lautner in The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
      The Ridiculous 6
      4.9
      • lead special effects makeup artist
      • 2015
    • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
      The Amazing Spider-Man
      7.0
      • design and prosthetics supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2012
    • Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
      Cowboys & Aliens
      6.0
      • special makeup
      • 2011
    • Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland (2010)
      Alice in Wonderland
      6.4
      • prosthetic makeup effects supervisor: Legacy Effects
      • 2010
    • Pandorum (2009)
      Pandorum
      6.7
      • on-set prosthetic makeup artist
      • 2009
    • Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr. in Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
      Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
      6.3
      • makeup effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2006
    • Skinwalkers (2006)
      Skinwalkers
      4.5
      • prosthetic effects
      • 2006
    • Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo in Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
      Zathura: A Space Adventure
      6.3
      • makeup effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio (as Shane P. Mahan)
      • 2005
    • Mika Boorem in Smile (2005)
      Smile
      6.2
      • special makeup effects supervisor: The Stan Winston Studio
      • 2005
    • Keanu Reeves in Constantine (2005)
      Constantine
      7.0
      • makeup supervisor: Stan Winston Studio
      • 2005
    • Eliza Dushku in Wrong Turn (2003)
      Wrong Turn
      6.1
      • makeup effects supervisor
      • 2003
    • The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
      The Island of Dr. Moreau
      4.6
      • creature makeup effects supervisor: Stan Winston Studio (as Shane Patrick Mahan)
      • 1996
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, and Christopher Walken in Batman Returns (1992)
      Batman Returns
      7.1
      • makeup designer: Penguin
      • 1992
    • The Steel Collar Man (1985)
      The Steel Collar Man
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • robotic make-up and effects
      • 1985

    Puppetry

    • Jude Law, Kerry Condon, Nick Frost, and Alia Shawkat in Skeleton Crew (2024)
      Skeleton Crew
      7.0
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2024
    • Aileen Wu in Alien: Romulus (2024)
      Alien: Romulus
      7.1
      • animatronic puppeteer
      • 2024
    • Jeremy T. Thomas in Antlers (2021)
      Antlers
      5.9
      • puppeteer
      • 2021
    • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
      The Jungle Book
      7.3
      • puppeteer: Motion Base
      • 2016
    • Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
      Cowboys & Aliens
      6.0
      • puppeteer: Legacy Effects
      • 2011
    • Paul Walker in Eight Below (2006)
      Eight Below
      7.3
      • puppeteer: leopard seal, Stan Winston Studio
      • 2006
    • Jeff Daniels, Eva Marie Saint, Dave Matthews, and AnnaSophia Robb in Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
      Because of Winn-Dixie
      6.4
      • puppeteer (as Shane Patrick Mahan)
      • 2005
    • Ewan McGregor in Big Fish (2003)
      Big Fish
      7.9
      • puppeteer
      • 2003
    • What Lies Beneath (2000)
      What Lies Beneath
      6.6
      • puppeteer
      • 2000
    • Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher, and Don Adams in Inspector Gadget (1999)
      Inspector Gadget
      4.2
      • puppeteer
      • 1999
    • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
      The Lost World: Jurassic Park
      6.6
      • puppeteer
      • 1997
    • Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick in T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996)
      T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
      7.6
      Short
      • puppeteer
      • 1996
    • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
      Jurassic Park
      8.2
      • puppeteer
      • 1993
    • Predator 2 (1990)
      Predator 2
      6.3
      • puppeteer (as Shane P. Mahan)
      • 1990
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Shane P. Mahan
    • Other works
      Audio commentary for the film The Day the World Ended (2001) with Stan Winston.

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