Acting credits
2
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Paul Kavanagh
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 20Series: 3Crew credits: 21
TMDB ID: 1484191
IMDb ID: nm1668259
Known for: Visual Effects
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1998 - 2025
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q15839721
Other jobs
Animation Supervisor (14)Lead Animator (5)CG Animator (1)Visual Effects (1)
Biography
Paul Kavanagh is a British visual effects artist nominated for the 82nd Academy Awards in the Best Visual Effects category for his work on Star Trek. His nomination was shared with Burt Dalton, Russell Earl and Roger Guyett. In 2016, he and his colleagues Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett and Neal Scanlan received the BAFTA Award in the Best Special Visual Effects category for their work on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They were also nominated for an Academy Award but lost to Ex Machina. He has worked on 30 films to date since his start in 1996. He graduated from Bournemouth University in 1991 with a Master's in Computer Animation and Visualisation.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Paul Kavanagh.
Animation Supervisor
Superman
2025 • Movie
Animation Supervisor
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 • Movie
Animation Supervisor
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 • Movie
as Detective Inspector O'Connell
The Legend of the Mad Axeman
2017 • Movie
Visual Effects
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • Movie
as Boyar Man
Dracula Untold
2014 • Movie
Animation Supervisor
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013 • Movie
Animation Supervisor
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013 • Movie
Animation Supervisor
Red Tails
2012 • Movie
Animation Supervisor
Super 8
2011 • Movie
Animation Supervisor
Avatar
2009 • Movie
Animation Supervisor
Star Trek
2009 • Movie
Animation Supervisor
Lions for Lambs
2007 • Movie
Lead Animator
Transformers
2007 • Movie
Animation Supervisor
Mission: Impossible III
2006 • Movie
Lead Animator
The Island
2005 • Movie
Lead Animator
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 • Movie
Lead Animator
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 • Movie
Lead Animator
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 • Movie
CG Animator
Deep Rising
1998 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Paul Kavanagh.
