Born in Cortland, NY. Visual effects supervisor and director who entered American film as a computer graphics animator for THE ABYSS (1989). Other notable VFX credits include THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990), TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY and STAR TREK: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (both 1991), MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN and STAY TUNED (both 1992), LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW (1993), THE PAGEMASTER (1994), TALL TALE, BABE and DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE (all 1995), JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (1996), STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997), THE NINTH GATE (1999), HOLLOW MAN (2000), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S RAVE (2002), I, ROBOT and SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (both 2004), KING KONG (2005), SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006) and HEREAFTER (scheduled for release in 2008). Anderson wrote, produced and directed the 2001 short film CINEMA/VÉRITÉ.  Best Achievement in Visual Effects 1995: BABE (w. Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan & John Cox)  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 1997: STARSHIP TROOPERS (w. Phil Tippett, Alec Gillis & John Richardson)  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 2000: HOLLOW MAN (w. Craig Hayes, Scott Stokdyk & Stan Parks) 3 nominations, 1 Award