Acting credits
22
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Richard Taylor
Costume & Make-Up
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 36Series: 2Crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 1323
IMDb ID: nm0853050
Known for: Costume & Make-Up
Born: February 8, 1965
Age: 61
Place of birth: Cheadle, Cheshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1989 - 2024
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 7.08
Wikidata: Q630767
Also known as
Sir Richard Leslie Taylor • Sir Richard Leslie Taylor KNZM
Other jobs
Costume Design (5)Art Direction (1)Conceptual Design (1)Creator (1)Creature Design (1)Creature Technical Director (1)Director (1)Effects Supervisor (1)
Biography
Richard Taylor is a New Zealand filmmaker born on February 8, 1965 in England. He is the founder, creative director and head of New Zealand film prop and special effects company Wētā Workshop.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Richard Taylor.
Director
TAISU PROJECT
2024 • Movie
as Self
No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'
2022 • Movie
Special Effects
Dune
2021 • Movie
as Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 • Movie
Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached
2015 • Movie
Costume Design
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 • Movie
Costume Design
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 • Movie
Creature Design
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 • Movie
Makeup Effects
Daybreakers
2010 • Movie
Conceptual Design
Avatar
2009 • Movie
Effects Supervisor
District 9
2009 • Movie
Other
Bitch Slap
2009 • Movie
as Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 • Movie
as Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006 • Movie
Creature Technical Director
King Kong
2005 • Movie
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004 • Movie
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004 • Movie
as Self
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003 • Movie
as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 • Movie
Makeup Effects Designer
Perfect Strangers
2003 • Movie
Costume Design
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 • Movie
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002 • Movie
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002 • Movie
as Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard Taylor.
