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Rob MacBride

  • Visual Effects Artist
  • Actor
  • Director
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Rob MacBride
Robert Ian MacBride was born in Melbourne, Australia. He is an artist known for Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). A career industrial artist, specializing in visual effects for film & television, an interactive designer for the video games industry and a part time filmmaker who's been both behind and before the camera. Rob has worked under the direction of artists such as James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Jemaine Clement, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Leigh Whannell. He has worked for clients such as Disney, Warner Bros, Pixar, Dreamworks, Marvel Studios, DC Comics, Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, NBC, Blumhouse, Adult Swim, Stan, Addidas & Activision.
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      • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Charlie Vickers in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Visual Effects
    Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    7.8
    • Visual Effects
    • 2012
    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
    • 2013
    Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    7.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Kenneth Branagh and Ryan Reynolds in Mayday (2026)
      Mayday
      6.9
      • senior paint artist
      • 2026
    • Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga'aia in Moana (2026)
      Moana
      5.8
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX (as optical dept.)
      • 2026
    • Steve Toussaint, Phia Saban, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Tom Glynn-Carney, Harry Collett, Ewan Mitchell, Emma D'Arcy, Bethany Antonia, and Phoebe Campbell in House of the Dragon (2022)
      House of the Dragon
      8.3
      TV Series
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX (uncredited)
      • 2024–2026
    • Disclosure Day (2026)
      Disclosure Day
      6.4
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX (uncredited)
      • 2026
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • 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
      • stereoscopic paint artist: Weta FX (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Elle Fanning in Predator: Badlands (2025)
      Predator: Badlands
      7.2
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • Dee Bradley Baker and John Cena in Peacemaker (2022)
      Peacemaker
      8.2
      TV Series
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX
      • digital paint artist: Weta FX (uncredited)
      • 2022–2025
    • Matthew Wood, Pedro Pascal, Ralph Ineson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Julia Garner, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
      The Fantastic Four: First Steps
      6.8
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • David Corenswet in SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY IS POWERFUL!! MOVIE REVIEW! (2024)
      Superman
      7.0
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan in The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)
      The Walking Dead: Dead City
      7.0
      TV Series
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Natalie Portman, John Krasinski, Benjamin Chivers, Domhnall Gleeson, and Eiza González in Fountain of Youth (2025)
      Fountain of Youth
      5.7
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX
      • 2025
    • Jonah Wren Phillips in Bring Her Back (2025)
      Bring Her Back
      7.1
      • compositor: This Is Not A Cult
      • 2025
    • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
      The Last of Us
      8.4
      TV Series
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX
      • digital paint artist: Weta FX
      • digital paint & rotoscope artist: Weta FX (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2023–2025
    • Jack Black, Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Hansen in A Minecraft Movie (2025)
      A Minecraft Movie
      5.6
      • senior paint artist: Weta FX
      • 2025

    Actor

    • 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
      • OPS Centre Personnel
      • Bridgehead Citizen (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Louise Jiang and Maaka Pohatu in Warren's Vortex (2025)
      Warren's Vortex
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Fridge Survivor (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Matilda Firth and Julia Garner in Wolf Man (2025)
      Wolf Man
      5.6
      • SFPD (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Lisa Kudrow, Taika Waititi, Rune Temte, Kal-El Tuck, Jemaine Clement, Tadhg Murphy, and Roger Jean Nsengiyumva in Time Bandits (2024)
      Time Bandits
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Sandwich's Second Second (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Robyn Malcolm, Peter Mullan, and Tara Canton in After the Party (2023)
      After the Party
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Party guest
      • 2023
    • 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
      • OPS Centre Personnel (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Mike Minogue and Karen O'Leary in Wellington Paranormal (2018)
      Wellington Paranormal
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Police Officer (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Ana Scotney in Millie Lies Low (2021)
      Millie Lies Low
      5.5
      • Airport extra
      • Cuba St extra
      • 2021
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mr. Corman (2021)
      Mr. Corman
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Mourner (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Dan Musgrove in Friend of the Friendless (2020)
      Friend of the Friendless
      TV Movie
      • Derek Sharp
      • 2020
    • Die Like a Shark (2019)
      Die Like a Shark
      Short
      • Diaz fan
      • 2019
    • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
      Mortal Engines
      6.1
      • Airhaven extra (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Xavier Horan and Manon Blackman in Mistress Mercy (2018)
      Mistress Mercy
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Harder's Legal Aid
      • 2018
    • The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen (2018)
      The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Virginian militia
      • Boonsborough settler
      • 2018
    • Man Day (2014)
      Man Day
      Short
      • Neighbour Neville
      • 2014

    Director

    • Marc Pledger, Reegan Ngawaka, and Jordan McArthur in Cheeky Monkeys (2023)
      Cheeky Monkeys
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Marc Pledger, Harvey Allan, Shane Caldwell, Ross Collinge, and Jordan McArthur in EBE Memory (2022)
      EBE Memory
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Mobygames
      • Son-of-Team Productions
    • Alternative names
      • Employee #7712
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)

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