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Matt Philip Whelan

  • Visual Effects
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Art Department
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Matt Philip Whelan is known for Silent Hill: Revelation (2012), The Three Musketeers (2011) and RoboCop (2014). He has been married to Aikta Verma M.D. since 5 June 2011.
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Roberto Campanella in Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
    Silent Hill: Revelation
    4.9
    • Visual Effects(as Matt 'Readyman' Whelan)
    • 2012
    Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen, Mads Mikkelsen, Ray Stevenson, Christoph Waltz, and Luke Evans in The Three Musketeers (2011)
    The Three Musketeers
    5.7
    • Visual Effects(as Matt 'Readyman' Whelan)
    • 2011
    Joel Kinnaman in RoboCop (2014)
    RoboCop
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(as Matt 'Readyman' Whelan)
    • 2014
    Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Iain Glen, William Levy, and Ruby Rose in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
    Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
    5.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Rolling Loud
      • visual effects supervisor
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Jack Martin, Caleb Hearon, Marcus Scribner, Sean Giambrone, Lulu Wilson, Gaten Matarazzo, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, and Sarah Sherman in Pizza Movie (2026)
      Pizza Movie
      5.9
      • visual effects supervisor: production
      • 2026
    • David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nestor Carbonell, Shawn Hatosy, Kevin Durand, Kathryn Newton, Dan Beirne, Maia Jae, Juan Pablo Romero, Olivia Cheng, Samara Weaving, Varun Saranga, Nadeem Umar-Khitab, Masa Lizdek, and Antony Hall in Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
      Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
      6.5
      • visual effects producer
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2026
    • Jeremy Strong, Sebastian Stan, and Maria Bakalova in The Apprentice (2024)
      The Apprentice
      7.1
      • visual effects supervisor (as Matthew Whelan)
      • 2024
    • Sam Neill, Annette Bening, Alison Brie, Jake Lacy, Conor Merrigan Turner, and Essie Randles in Apples Never Fall (2024)
      Apples Never Fall
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects supervisor (as Matt Whelan)
      • 2024
    • Adam Sandler, Luis Guzmán, Idina Menzel, Jackie Sandler, Dean Scott Vazquez, Samantha Lorraine, Kasey Bella Suarez, Zaara Kuttemperoor, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Miyako, Sarah Sherman, and Dylan Hoffman in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)
      You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
      5.9
      • visual effects supervisor: production supervisor
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
      Murder Mystery 2
      5.7
      • visual effects production supervisor
      • 2023
    • Five Days at Memorial (2022)
      Five Days at Memorial
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • visual effects supervisor: overall 2nd
      • 2022
    • Justin Hartley, Avan Jogia, and Ed Oxenbould in The Exchange (2021)
      The Exchange
      5.7
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2021
    • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
      American Gods
      7.6
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor: Overall
      • 2021
    • Sofia Carson in Feel the Beat (2020)
      Feel the Beat
      6.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2020
    • Brooklynn Prince in The Turning (2020)
      The Turning
      3.9
      • visual effects supervisor: Mavericks VFX (as Matt Whelan)
      • 2020
    • Random Acts of Violence (2019)
      Random Acts of Violence
      5.2
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2019
    • The Gifted (2017)
      The Gifted
      7.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor: Spin VFX
      • 2017–2018
    • 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
      • visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Iain Glen, William Levy, and Ruby Rose in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
      Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
      5.5
      • visual effects supervisor: Mavericks VFX
      • 2016

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Adam Sandler, Luis Guzmán, Idina Menzel, Jackie Sandler, Dean Scott Vazquez, Samantha Lorraine, Kasey Bella Suarez, Zaara Kuttemperoor, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Miyako, Sarah Sherman, and Dylan Hoffman in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)
      You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
      5.9
      • second unit director
      • 2023
    • Five Days at Memorial (2022)
      Five Days at Memorial
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit director
      • 2022
    • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
      American Gods
      7.6
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2021
    • Megan Follows, Rachel Skarsten, and Adelaide Kane in Reign (2013)
      Reign
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 2014–2017
    • Hemlock Grove (2013)
      Hemlock Grove
      7.0
      TV Series
      • second unit director (as Matt Whelan)
      • 2014

    Art Department

    • Pinecone & Pony (2022)
      Pinecone & Pony
      6.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022–2023
    • The Great C (2018)
      The Great C
      7.3
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Pearlie (2008)
      Pearlie
      5.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009–2010
    • The Dating Guy (2009)
      The Dating Guy
      4.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Matt 'Readyman' Whelan
    • Spouse
      • Aikta Verma M.D.June 5, 2011 - present

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