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Erik Winquist

Erik Winquist

Known For Visual Effects
Birthday Jan 02, 1975 (50)
Birthplace Evanston, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 07, 2025
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Erik Winquist (born January 2, 1975) is an American-New Zealander visual effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on three prominent film franchises featuring large computer-generated animal effects: Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005), Planet of the Apes prequel films, and Rampage (2018). Er ... ik Winquist was nominated at the 87th Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects. He was nominated for an Academy Award, along with Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, and Joe Letteri, for the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. They led a team of roughly 850 people who designed and created all the apes, the digital set extensions, environments, and the effects for the film. Winquist handled pre-production and second-unit photography. He also received a BAFTA nomination for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in the same year. Description above from the Wikipedia article Erik Winquist, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Predator: Badlands

Predator: Badlands

2025

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Moon Is Upside Down

The Moon Is Upside Down

2024

Visual Effects

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

2024

Visual Effects Supervisor

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022

Visual Effects Supervisor

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022

Visual Effects Supervisor

Rampage

Rampage

2018

Visual Effects Supervisor

War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

Visual Effects Supervisor

Spectral

Spectral

2016

Visual Effects Supervisor

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

Visual Effects Technical Director

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

Visual Effects Supervisor

The A-Team

The A-Team

2010

Compositing Supervisor

Avatar

Avatar

2009

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jumper

Jumper

2008

Visual Effects Supervisor

The Water Horse

The Water Horse

2007

Visual Effects Supervisor

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

Compositing Supervisor

King Kong

King Kong

2005

Compositing Supervisor

I, Robot

I, Robot

2004

Compositing Supervisor

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

2D Sequence Supervisor

Hulk

Hulk

2003

Compositing Artist

People I Know

People I Know

2002

Compositing Artist

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Compositing Artist

Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

Compositing Artist

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

Compositing Artist

Evolution

Evolution

2001

Compositing Artist

The Mexican

The Mexican

2001

Compositing Artist

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

2000

Compositing Artist

The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000

Compositing Artist

Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

1999

Compositing Artist

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