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Christopher Townsend(II)

  • Visual Effects
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Christopher Townsend
Christopher Townsend is known for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017) and Iron Man 3 (2013).
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 1 win & 34 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 2021
    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Elizabeth Debicki in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)
    Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2017
    Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
    Iron Man 3
    7.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2013
    Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
    Captain America: The First Avenger
    6.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Avengers: Doomsday
      • visual effects supervisor
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Avengers: Secret Wars
      • visual effects supervisor
      • Pre-production
      • 2027
    • Owen Wilson, Tara Strong, Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Wunmi Mosaku in Loki (2021)
      Loki
      8.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2023
    • Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
      Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
      7.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Brie Larson in Captain Marvel (2019)
      Captain Marvel
      6.7
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2019
    • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Elizabeth Debicki in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)
      Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
      7.6
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2017
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
      Avengers: Age of Ultron
      7.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2015
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2013
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
      Captain America: The First Avenger
      6.9
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2011
    • Super Hybrid (2010)
      Super Hybrid
      4.1
      • stereoscopic visual consultant
      • 2010
    • Logan Lerman in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
      Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
      5.9
      • additional visual effects supervisor
      • 2010
    • Ninja Assassin (2009)
      Ninja Assassin
      6.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2009
    • Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
      X-Men Origins: Wolverine
      6.5
      • set visual effects supervisor
      • visual effects plate supervisor: additional
      • 2009
    • Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
      Journey to the Center of the Earth
      5.8
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2008
    • Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
      7.4
      • digital artist: ILM
      • 2006
    • Michael Madsen, Liam Neeson, Dawn French, Jim May, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Cameron Rhodes, Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Skandar Keynes, Shane Rangi, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
      6.9
      • digital artist: ILM
      • 2005
    • Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
      The Island
      6.8
      • digital production supervisor: ILM
      • 2005

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Owen Wilson, Tara Strong, Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Wunmi Mosaku in Loki (2021)
      Loki
      8.2
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2023

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    • Alternative name
      • Chris Townsend

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