Biography

In 1994 Rogier Samuels started his first company in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Founder and former owner of Unreal, his company evolved in 2018 into Mimic-FX.

Specializing in Special Make-up effects, Creatures and Props, Rogier was asked to join New Zealands Weta Workshop in 1999 to work on Peter Jackson's the Lord of the Rings Saga. Over the next 2 years he took part in the creation of bringing the iconic characters to the big screen.

Now, with over 30 years in the business, Rogier has delivered eye-catching characters and creatures for many productions, for film, television, commercials, theater, museums, music videos, theme parks etc.

His contributions include Evil Dead Burn, Matrix Resurrections (4), The Hobbit Trilogy, Penny Dreadful (Netflix), Mute (Netflix), Brimstone, Gräns/ Border, Dirty God, Shadow of War, Story of my Life, Frankenstein's Army to name a few.

With a brand new studio now based in the Netherlands, Mimic-FX delivers Hi End creative solutions.

Combining new technologies like computer design, scanning and 3D printing, together with traditional skills, we can Mimic any organism or object, living or dead...
- IMDb mini biography by: Rogier Samuels