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Michael O'Brien(V)

  • Special Effects
  • Make-up Department
  • Puppetry
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Michael O'Brien is known for House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) and Planet of the Apes (2001).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
    House of 1000 Corpses
    6.0
    • Special Effects
    • 2003
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
    6.6
    • Special Effects
    • 2015
    Planet of the Apes (2001)
    Planet of the Apes
    5.7
    • Makeup Department(as Mike O'Brien)
    • 2001
    Alien vs. Predator (2004)
    Alien vs. Predator
    5.7
    • Special Effects
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • The Predator (2018)
      The Predator
      5.3
      • sculptor: creature makeup effects
      • 2018
    • Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in Bright (2017)
      Bright
      6.3
      • sculptor: creature makeup effects
      • 2017
    • Bill Skarsgård and Jackson Robert Scott in It (2017)
      It
      7.3
      • sculpture department
      • 2017
    • League of Gods (2016)
      League of Gods
      4.5
      • sculptor: special makeup effects
      • 2016
    • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
      Independence Day: Resurgence
      5.2
      • sculptor: Amalgamated Dynamics
      • 2016
    • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
      X-Men: Apocalypse
      6.8
      • sculptor: Legacy Effects (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: Civil War (2016)
      Captain America: Civil War
      7.8
      • sculptor: Legacy Effects (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
      The Revenant
      8.0
      • key sculptor: Legacy Effects (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
      The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
      6.6
      • lead sculptor & special makeup effects: Optic Nerve Studios, Inc.
      • 2015
    • Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
      X-Men: Days of Future Past
      7.9
      • key sculptor: Legacy Effects (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Redford, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
      Captain America: The Winter Soldier
      7.7
      • key sculptor: Legacy Effects (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
      The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
      7.5
      • lead sculptor & special makeup effects: Optic Nerve Studios, Inc. (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Pacific Rim (2013)
      Pacific Rim
      6.9
      • key artist: Legacy Effects (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • key artist: Legacy Effects (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
      The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
      5.6
      • sculptor: Legacy Effects
      • 2012

    Makeup Department

    • Antonella Rose, Juliana Lamia, David Howard Thornton, Sienna Hubert-Ross, Charlotte McKee, and Elliott Fullam in Terrifier 3 (2024)
      Terrifier 3
      6.2
      • makeup sculptor
      • 2024
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      6.9
      TV Series
      • art director & head sculptor: special makeup effects, Alchemy Studios
      • 2017–2018
    • Lulu Wilson in Annabelle: Creation (2017)
      Annabelle: Creation
      6.5
      • sculptor: character effects (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Paul Bettany in Priest (2011)
      Priest
      5.7
      • special makeup effects painter
      • special makeup effects sculptor
      • 2011
    • Kate Beckinsale, Shuler Hensley, Hugh Jackman, Richard Roxburgh, and Will Kemp in Van Helsing (2004)
      Van Helsing
      6.1
      • special makeup effects: Captive Audience Productions
      • 2004
    • Jim Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ (2004)
      The Passion of the Christ
      7.3
      • makeup effects technician
      • 2004
    • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
      8.1
      • makeup effects technician
      • 2003
    • Snoop Dogg in Bones (2001)
      Bones
      4.5
      • makeup effects technician: Alterian (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Planet of the Apes (2001)
      Planet of the Apes
      5.7
      • mold department: Cinovation Studios (as Mike O'Brien)
      • 2001
    • The Blob (1988)
      The Blob
      6.7
      • assistant makeup effects coordinator: makeup effects crew
      • 1988

    Puppetry

    • Predators (2010)
      Predators
      6.4
      • puppeteer (as Michael Corey O'Brien)
      • 2010
    • Natasha Henstridge in Species II (1998)
      Species II
      4.6
      • puppeteer (as Michael Corey O'Brien)
      • 1998

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Michael Corey O'Brien

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