theOscarSite Bio: Special effects supervisor who entered American film in 1984 as a special effects assistant on David Lynch's DUNE. Other notable effects credits include KING DAVID and YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (both 1985), RENT-A-COP (1987), CASUALTIES OF WAR and HENRY V (both 1989), MEMPHIS BELLE (1990), 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (1992), STARGATE (1994), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and DRAGONHEART (both 1996), THE FIFTH ELEMENT and EVENT HORIZON (both 1997), SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998), ENTRAPMENT (1999), GLADIATOR and VERTICAL LIMIT (both 2000), THE MUMMY RETURNS and SPY GAME (both 2001), COLD MOUNTAIN (2003), SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW and ALEXANDER (both 2004), SYRIANA (2005), and THE LAST LEGION and THE GOLDEN COMPASS (both 2007).

· Best Achievement in Visual Effects 2007: THE GOLDEN COMPASS (w. Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer & Ben Morris)