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Paul McGuinness(II)

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  • Special Effects
  • Visual Effects
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Paul McGuinness
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Paul McGuinness is known for Wonder Woman (2017), The Last Days on Mars (2013) and Sherlock Holmes (2009).
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    Known for

    Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman (2017)
    Wonder Woman
    7.3
    • Special Effects
    • 2017
    Elias Koteas, Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, and Olivia Williams in The Last Days on Mars (2013)
    The Last Days on Mars
    5.5
    • Special Effects
    • 2013
    Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Strong, and Rachel McAdams in Sherlock Holmes (2009)
    Sherlock Holmes
    7.5
    • Special Effects
    • 2009
    In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
    In the Heart of the Sea
    6.9
    • Special Effects
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
      Silent Witness
      7.9
      TV Series
      • prosthetics
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 1996–2025
    • Eva Birthistle, Anne-Marie Duff, Sharon Horgan, Eve Hewson, and Sarah Greene in Bad Sisters (2022)
      Bad Sisters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • prosthetics designer
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2022–2024
    • The Chemistry of Death (2023)
      The Chemistry of Death
      6.5
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2023
    • Invasion (2021)
      Invasion
      6.2
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2021
    • Roswell: The Final Verdict (2021)
      Roswell: The Final Verdict
      5.8
      TV Series
      • alien prosthetics
      • 2021
    • Katherine Langford in Cursed (2020)
      Cursed
      6.0
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2020
    • Helen Mirren in Catherine the Great (2019)
      Catherine the Great
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2019
    • Emma Greenwell in The Rook (2019)
      The Rook
      6.8
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • prosthetics designer
      • 2019
    • The Congo Murders (2018)
      The Congo Murders
      6.1
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2018
    • Arrivals
      7.0
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2016
    • Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy in The Tunnel (2013)
      The Tunnel
      7.9
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2016
    • Joseph Fiennes in Risen (2016)
      Risen
      6.4
      • prosthetic effects designer
      • special makeup effects artist (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2016
    • A War (2015)
      A War
      7.0
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2015
    • Anna Friel in American Odyssey (2015)
      American Odyssey
      7.3
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2015
    • Rebecca Emilie Sattrup in The Shamer's Daughter (2015)
      The Shamer's Daughter
      6.0
      • special makeup effects: dragon tail
      • 2015

    Special Effects

    • Ice Age: A Frozen World (2025)
      Ice Age: A Frozen World
      6.6
      TV Series
      • special effects
      • 2025
    • Olivia Williams, Eleanor Tomlinson, Laura Donnelly, Rochelle Neil, Zackary Momoh, and Ann Skelly in The Nevers (2021)
      The Nevers
      7.4
      TV Series
      • senior special effects technician
      • 2023
    • Please Help (2021)
      Please Help
      7.8
      TV Series
      • special effects supervisor (2021)
      • 2021
    • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
      The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
      8.4
      TV Series
      • senior special effects technician
      • 2019
    • Will Smith, Alan Tudyk, Navid Negahban, Numan Acar, Marwan Kenzari, Naomi Scott, Mena Massoud, Adam Alzoubi, and Nathaniel Ellul in Aladdin (2019)
      Aladdin
      6.9
      • senior special effects technician
      • 2019
    • Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Justice League (2017)
      Justice League
      6.0
      • special effects
      • 2017
    • Electric Dreams (2017)
      Electric Dreams
      7.2
      TV Series
      • senior special effects technician
      • 2017
    • Emma Thompson in The Children Act (2017)
      The Children Act
      6.7
      • senior special effects technician
      • 2017
    • Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman (2017)
      Wonder Woman
      7.3
      • special effects
      • 2017
    • Charlie Hunnam in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
      King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
      6.7
      • special effects
      • 2017
    • The Man with Four Legs (2017)
      The Man with Four Legs
      7.0
      • special effects
      • 2017
    • In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
      In the Heart of the Sea
      6.9
      • special effects
      • 2015
    • David Threlfall in What Remains (2013)
      What Remains
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • prosthetics
      • 2013
    • Richard Ashton, Kal Penn, Vincent Regan, John Thomson, Geoff Bell, Holly Weston, and Samuel Robertson in Dementamania (2013)
      Dementamania
      5.2
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2013
    • Elias Koteas, Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, and Olivia Williams in The Last Days on Mars (2013)
      The Last Days on Mars
      5.5
      • senior effects technician
      • 2013

    Visual Effects

    • The Possession of David O'Reilly (2010)
      The Possession of David O'Reilly
      4.5
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2010
    • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
      Silent Witness
      7.9
      TV Series
      • CGI
      • visual effects designer
      • visual effects
      • 1996–2007
    • Botched (2007)
      Botched
      5.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2007
    • Death by Excess
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2005
    • Eva Birthistle, Trevor Eve, Wil Johnson, and Sue Johnston in Waking the Dead (2000)
      Waking the Dead
      7.9
      TV Series
      • visual effects
      • 2005
    • Twisted Tales (2005)
      Twisted Tales
      6.5
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Sons & Lovers (2003)
      Sons & Lovers
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • visual special effects
      • 2003
    • Impact
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2002
    • Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (2002)
      Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2002
    • The Planets (1999)
      The Planets
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • visual effects designer
      • 1999
    • The Ice House (1997)
      The Ice House
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1997
    • Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Ray Fearon, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, and Norman Lovett in Red Dwarf (1988)
      Red Dwarf
      8.4
      TV Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1992–1997
    • Beth Goddard in Degrees of Error (1995)
      Degrees of Error
      6.1
      TV Series
      • visual effects designer
      • 1995
    • Ciarán Hinds and Amanda Root in Persuasion (1995)
      Persuasion
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • visual effects assistant
      • 1995
    • Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups (1994)
      Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
      8.2
      Video
      • visual effects
      • 1994

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    Demo Reel 3:16
    Digital Effects
    Pyrotechnics Reel
    Demo Reel 1:31
    Pyrotechnics Reel
    Pyrotechnics Reel
    Demo Reel 1:31
    Pyrotechnics Reel
    Prosthetics
    Demo Reel 3:29
    Prosthetics
    The Possession of David O'Reilly
    Trailer 1:44
    The Possession of David O'Reilly

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • official site of McG SFX
    • Alternative name
      • Paul McGuiness
    • Height
      • 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)

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      Born in Paisley Scotland.

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