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Eric Saindon

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  • Actor
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Eric Saindon at an event for The Oscars (2023)
Eric Saindon was born on 5 December 1969 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
BornDecember 5, 1969
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BornDecember 5, 1969
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 47 wins & 41 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
    Avatar: Fire and Ash
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2025
    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
    • Visual Effects
    • 2022
    Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
    Alita: Battle Angel
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 2019
    Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    King Kong
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
      • visual effects supervisor
      • Filming
      • 2027
    • Avatar 4
      • visual effects supervisor
      • Filming
      • 2029
    • Avatar 5
      • visual effects supervisor
      • Filming
      • 2031
    • The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past
      • visual effects supervisor
      • Pre-production
    • Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
      Avatar: Fire and Ash
      7.2
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2025
    • 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
      • senior visual effects supervisor: Weta FX
      • 2022
    • Dev Patel in The Green Knight (2021)
      The Green Knight
      6.5
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2021
    • Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
      Alita: Battle Angel
      7.3
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2019
    • A Ghost Story (2017)
      A Ghost Story
      6.8
      • vfx supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2017
    • John Kassir and Oakes Fegley in Pete's Dragon (2016)
      Pete's Dragon
      6.7
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2016
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
      The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
      7.4
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2014
    • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
      The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
      7.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2012
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2009
    • Laurence Fishburne, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, and Doug Jones in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
      Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
      5.6
      • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2007
    • Robin Williams, Ben Stiller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Patrick Gallagher, Mizuo Peck, Rami Malek, and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the Museum (2006)
      Night at the Museum
      6.5
      • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2006
    • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
      X-Men: The Last Stand
      6.6
      • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2006
    • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
      King Kong
      7.2
      • digital effects supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2005
    • Will Smith in I, Robot (2004)
      I, Robot
      7.1
      • lead cg supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2004

    Actor

    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
      The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
      7.4
      • Laketown Guard (uncredited)
      • 2014

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    How the Epic World of 'Alita: Battle Angel' Came to Life
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    How the Epic World of 'Alita: Battle Angel' Came to Life
    Bringing 'Alita: Battle Angel' to Life
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    Bringing 'Alita: Battle Angel' to Life
    Bringing 'Alita: Battle Angel' to Life
    Video 2:13
    Bringing 'Alita: Battle Angel' to Life

    Personal details

    • Born
      • December 5, 1969
      • USA

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      Wellington, New Zealand

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