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John E. Sullivan

  • Visual Effects
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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John E. Sullivan is known for Collateral (2004), Last Action Hero (1993) and Lifeforce (1985).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Tom Cruise in Collateral (2004)
    Collateral
    7.5
    • Visual Effects(as John Sullivan)
    • 2004
    Anthony Quinn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, F. Murray Abraham, Charles Dance, Tom Noonan, Austin O'Brien, and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras in Last Action Hero (1993)
    Last Action Hero
    6.5
    • Visual Effects(as John Sullivan)
    • 1993
    Lifeforce (1985)
    Lifeforce
    6.2
    • Visual Effects(as John Sullivan)
    • 1985
    The Pacific (2010)
    The Pacific
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Visual Effects

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Anna Popplewell, Daniel Cudmore, and Thom Green in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012)
      Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2012
    • Bless Me, Ultima (2012)
      Bless Me, Ultima
      6.4
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2012
    • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
      Big Love
      7.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects consultant
      • 2011
    • The Pacific (2010)
      The Pacific
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2010
    • Youth Without Youth (2007)
      Youth Without Youth
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2007
    • Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, and Jessica Biel in Next (2007)
      Next
      6.2
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2007
    • Club Soda (2006)
      Club Soda
      6.5
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2006
    • Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo in Just Like Heaven (2005)
      Just Like Heaven
      6.7
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2005
    • Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams in Red Eye (2005)
      Red Eye
      6.4
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2005
    • Tom Cruise in Collateral (2004)
      Collateral
      7.5
      • visual effects supervisor (as John Sullivan)
      • 2004
    • Roy Scheider in Red Serpent (2003)
      Red Serpent
      2.1
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2003
    • Sean Connery, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran, Naseeruddin Shah, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, and Peta Wilson in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
      The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
      5.8
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2003
    • Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, and Jaime King in Bulletproof Monk (2003)
      Bulletproof Monk
      5.5
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2003
    • Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta in Basic (2003)
      Basic
      6.4
      • visual effects consultant (as John Sullivan)
      • 2003
    • Robert De Niro and Frances McDormand in City by the Sea (2002)
      City by the Sea
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor (as John F. Sullivan)
      • 2002

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Kendra Duggar, Jeremy Vuolo, Austin Forsyth, Lauren Duggar, Abbie Duggar, Jessa Seewald, Josiah Duggar, Jinger Vuolo, John-David Duggar, Joseph Duggar, Jana Duggar, Joy-Anna Forsyth, and Benjamin Seewald in Counting On (2015)
      Counting On
      4.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2016–2017
    • Chris Klein, LL Cool J, and Rebecca Romijn in Rollerball (2002)
      Rollerball
      3.2
      • director of photography: second unit (as John Sullivan)
      • 2002
    • Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
      The Thomas Crown Affair
      6.9
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1999
    • Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
      Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
      6.4
      • director of photography: second unit, South Carolina and Texas
      • 1995

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Roy Scheider in Red Serpent (2003)
      Red Serpent
      2.1
      • second unit director
      • 2003
    • Chris Klein, LL Cool J, and Rebecca Romijn in Rollerball (2002)
      Rollerball
      3.2
      • second unit director (as John Sullivan)
      • 2002
    • The 13th Warrior (1999)
      The 13th Warrior
      6.6
      • second unit director (as John Sullivan)
      • 1999
    • Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
      The Thomas Crown Affair
      6.9
      • second unit director
      • 1999
    • Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
      Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
      6.4
      • second unit director: South Carolina and Texas
      • 1995

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • John E. L. Sullivan

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      Attended North Hollywood High School.
    • Nickname
      • Sully

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