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Derek Esparza

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Derek Esparza is known for The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Green Lantern (2011) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    7.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2012
    Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ryan Reynolds, and Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)
    Green Lantern
    5.5
    • Animation Department
    • 2011
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
    8.4
    • Animation Department
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Perkins, Josh Keaton, Ziggy Marley, Jason Schwartzman, Rachel Dratch, Taran Killam, Yuri Lowenthal, Peggy Lu, Cliff Robertson, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Luna Lauren Velez, Shea Whigham, Mahershala Ali, Kathryn Hahn, Lorraine Velez, Oscar Isaac, Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, Andrew Garfield, Nic Novicki, Jake Johnson, Donald Glover, Daniel Kaluuya, Greta Lee, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Atsuko Okatsuka, Melissa Sturm, Nicole Delaney, Amandla Stenberg, Karan Soni, Shameik Moore, Jack Quaid, Kimiko Glenn, Issa Rae, Sofia Barclay, Nina Lentini, Danielle Perez, Jharrel Jerome, Ayo Edebiri, and Metro Boomin in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
      Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
      8.5
      • animator
      • 2023
    • Karl Urban and Zaris-Angel Hator in The Sea Beast (2022)
      The Sea Beast
      7.0
      • animator
      • 2022
    • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
      Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
      8.4
      • supervising animator
      • 2018
    • 'PUPPY!' is a 'Hotel Transylvania' short which will make its world premiere at the Annecy International Film Festival in June 2017. The cast is back for this computer animated short: Adam Sandler as Dracula, Selena Gomez as Mavis, Andy Samberg as Johnny and Asher Blinkoff as their son Dennis.
      Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short
      6.2
      Short
      • supervising animator
      • 2017
    • Joe Manganiello, Demi Lovato, Jack McBrayer, and Danny Pudi in Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
      Smurfs: The Lost Village
      6.0
      • lead animator
      • 2017
    • Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Chris Hemsworth, and Kristen Wiig in Ghostbusters (2016)
      Ghostbusters
      6.8
      • animation lead
      • 2016
    • Jason Sudeikis, Danny McBride, and Josh Gad in The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
      The Angry Birds Movie
      6.3
      • animator: Sony Pictures Imageworks
      • 2016
    • Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, Jonny Solomon, Keegan-Michael Key, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Sadie Sandler, and Asher Blinkoff in Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
      Hotel Transylvania 2
      6.6
      • animator
      • 2015
    • Diego Luna and Zoe Saldaña in The Book of Life (2014)
      The Book of Life
      7.2
      • animator
      • 2014
    • Christina Ricci, Jonathan Winters, George Lopez, John Oliver, J.B. Smoove, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs 2 (2013)
      The Smurfs 2
      5.3
      • senior character animator
      • 2013
    • Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ryan Reynolds, and Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)
      Green Lantern
      5.5
      • lead animator: Sony Pictures Imageworks
      • 2011
    • Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland (2010)
      Alice in Wonderland
      6.4
      • character animator: Sony Pictures Imageworks (as Derek 'Bro' Esparza)
      • 2010

    Visual Effects

    • Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Genneya Walton, and Madison Thomas in Candy Cane Lane (2023)
      Candy Cane Lane
      5.6
      • animator: ILM
      • 2023
    • 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
    • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
      The Amazing Spider-Man 2
      6.6
      • character animator: Sony Pictures Imageworks
      • 2014
    • Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
      Oz the Great and Powerful
      6.3
      • animator
      • 2013
    • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
      The Amazing Spider-Man
      7.0
      • character animator: Sony Pictures Imageworks
      • 2012
    • Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, Jon Favreau, and Tracy Morgan in G-Force (2009)
      G-Force
      5.1
      • character animator: Sony Pictures Imageworks
      • 2009

    Actor

    • Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (2020)
      Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
      6.7
      Video Game
      • The Player
      • 2020

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Derek 'Bro' Esparza

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