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Richard Taylor

Name in Native Language: "Richard Leslie Taylor" (English/EN)
Make-up Artist / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Costume Designer | * 02/08/1965 (59) | Cheshire (United Kingdom (UK))
Sir Richard Leslie Taylor (born 8 February 1965) is the founder, creative director and head of New Zealand film prop and special effects company Wētā Workshop. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Fantasy | Adventure

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Awards & Nominations for Richard Taylor

Academy Award for Best Costume Design 2x Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling 2x Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Knight Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit‎ Officer of The New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealander of The Year Sitges Film Festival Best Special Effects Award 2x Academy Award for Best Costume Design 2x Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling 2x Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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Movies with Richard Taylor as Actor(11)

Movies with Richard Taylor as Crew(18)

Visual Effects/Visual Effects2024 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Costume & Make-Up/Special Effects Key Makeup Artist2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Designer2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Crew/Weapons Master2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Visual Effects/Creature Technical Director2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Crew/Makeup Effects2010 Daybreakers
Art/Conceptual Design2009 Avatar
Visual Effects/Effects Supervisor2009 District 9
Visual Effects/Creature Technical Director2005 King Kong
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Design2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Costume & Make-Up/Makeup Supervisor2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Crew/Special Effects1998 Saving Grace
Costume & Make-Up/Special Effects Makeup Artist1997 The Ugly

TV Shows/Series with Richard Taylor as Crew(2)

Costume & Make-Up/Special Effects Key Makeup Artist1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Writing/Writer1986 Muzzy in Gondoland

Full Name: Richard Leslie Taylor
Born: Monday, 02/08 1965 (February) in Cheshire (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 59 years + 50 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Employer: Wētā Workshop
Student of: Michael Anthony Samuel Woolf
Other names for Richard Taylor (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sir Richard Leslie Taylor"
"Sir Richard Leslie Taylor KNZM"
"Richard Taylor (filmmaker)"
"Richard Taylor (Spezialeffektkünstler)"
Richard Taylor frequently works together with these people:
Peter Jackson (42x, Crew)
Philippa Boyens (17x, Crew)
Fran Walsh (15x, Crew)
Alan Lee (15x, Crew)
Dan Hennah (14x, Crew)
Rick Findlater (11x, Crew)
Ian McKellen (10x, Actor)
Andrew Lesnie (10x, Crew)
John Howe (10x, Crew)
Howard Shore (9x, Crew)
Campbell Rousselle (7x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1402759, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024