Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Tom Woodruff Jr.
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew credits: 28
TMDB ID: 109870
IMDb ID: nm0940430
Known for: Acting
Born: January 21, 1959
Age: 67
Place of birth: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q12059144
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Special Effects Makeup Artist (5)Creature Design (4)Makeup Effects (4)Makeup Effects Designer (4)Makeup Designer (3)Special Effects Key Makeup Artist (2)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)
Biography
Tom Woodruff Jr. (born January 21, 1959) is an American actor, director, producer and special effects supervisor. He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects for his work on the 1992 dark fantasy film Death Becomes Her; that same year he was also nominated for the same award for Alien 3. Some of his most notable works include: The Santa Clause, Starship Troopers, Cast Away, It and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Woodruff Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Tom Woodruff Jr..
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Tom Woodruff Jr..
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tom Woodruff Jr..
Makeup Effects Designer
Prey
2022 • Movie
Creature Design
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 • Movie
as Self
In Search of Darkness
2019 • Movie
as Lion / Crocodile (uncredited)
Jumanji
1995 • Movie
Makeup Effects Designer
It
2017 • Movie
Creature Design
Tremors
1990 • Movie
as Creature #1
The X-Files
1998 • Movie
Makeup Designer
It Chapter Two
2019 • Movie
Makeup Effects
Panic Room
2002 • Movie
Visual Effects
Death Becomes Her
1992 • Movie
as Equisapien (uncredited)
Sorry to Bother You
2018 • Movie
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
The Monster Squad
1987 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Tom Woodruff Jr..
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Tom Woodruff Jr..
Creature Design
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 • Movie
Makeup Effects
San Andreas
2015 • Movie
Makeup Designer
It Chapter Two
2019 • Movie
Makeup Effects Designer
Prey
2022 • Movie
Makeup Effects Designer
It
2017 • Movie
as Lead Alien
Alien Resurrection
1997 • Movie
as Alien
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007 • Movie
as Lead Alien (uncredited)
Alien³
1992 • Movie
Makeup Designer
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 • Movie
Makeup Designer
Smile
2022 • Movie
as Isabelle the Gorilla
Hollow Man
2000 • Movie
as Grid
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tom Woodruff Jr..
as Stevie the Gorilla • 1 eps
Chicago Hope
1994 • Series
as Utility Monster • 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
1989 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 • Series
as Gorilla Suit Performer • 1 eps
Zoo
2015 • Series
as Gorilla • 1 eps
Harry's Law
2011 • Series
as Elmer • 1 eps
Room 104
2017 • Series
as Herbert • 1 eps
Monsters
1988 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
2019 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tom Woodruff Jr..
Executive Producer
Wellwood
2025 • Movie
Makeup Designer
Smile
2022 • Movie
Makeup Effects Designer
Prey
2022 • Movie
Creature Design
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 • Movie
Sound
The Mortuary Collection
2020 • Movie
Makeup Designer
It Chapter Two
2019 • Movie
Makeup Effects Designer
It
2017 • Movie
Makeup Designer
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 • Movie
Producer
Harbinger Down
2015 • Movie
Makeup Effects
San Andreas
2015 • Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 • Movie
Creature Design
Skyline
2010 • Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lonely Street
2009 • Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Alpha Dog
2006 • Movie
Makeup Effects Designer
The Santa Clause 2
2002 • Movie
Makeup Effects
Panic Room
2002 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Tom Woodruff Jr..
as Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
Prey
2022 • Movie
as Himself
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 • Movie
as Himself
Tremors: Making Perfection
2020 • Movie
as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020 • Movie
as Burke
The Mortuary Collection
2020 • Movie
as John
Guest House
2020 • Movie
as Self
In Search of Darkness
2019 • Movie
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019 • Movie
as Self
Wolfman's Got Nards
2018 • Movie
as Equisapien (uncredited)
Sorry to Bother You
2018 • Movie
as himself
Long Live the King
2016 • Movie
as Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Tom Woodruff Jr..
as Self • 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
2019 • Series
as Elmer • 1 eps
Room 104
2017 • Series
as Gorilla Suit Performer • 1 eps
Zoo
2015 • Series
as Gorilla • 1 eps
Harry's Law
2011 • Series
as Kirby (segment "Kirby") • 1 eps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 • Series
as Stevie the Gorilla • 1 eps
Chicago Hope
1994 • Series
as Utility Monster • 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
1989 • Series
as Herbert • 1 eps
Monsters
1988 • Series