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Actor

John Knoll

Visual Effects

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Acting credits

16

Active

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TMDB popularity

0.7

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Movies: 38Series: 5Crew credits: 30

TMDB ID: 1401796

IMDb ID: nm0461306

Known for: Visual Effects

Born: October 6, 1962

Age: 63

Place of birth: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1990 - 2026

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 6.94

Wikidata: Q11313

Other jobs

Visual Effects Supervisor (29)Story (1)

Biography

John Knoll (born October 6, 1962) is an American Chief Creative Officer/Senior Visual Effects Supervisor of Industrial Light & Magic, having been promoted to that position on May 23, 2013, after serving as the company's visual effects supervisor. He joined ILM in 1986.

Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with John Knoll.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu poster
May 20

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Visual Effects Supervisor

2026 Movie
Jungle Cruise poster
7.3

Jungle Cruise

Visual Effects Supervisor

2021 Movie
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle poster
6.2

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

2020 Movie
The Other Side of the Wind poster
6.7

The Other Side of the Wind

Visual Effects Supervisor

2018 Movie
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making poster
6.8

A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making

as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

2018 Movie
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' poster
5.6

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

as Self

2017 Movie
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story poster
7.5

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Story

2016 Movie
The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim poster
9.8

The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim

as Self

2013 Movie
Pacific Rim poster
6.9

Pacific Rim

Visual Effects Supervisor

2013 Movie
Side by Side poster
7.2

Side by Side

as Self

2012 Movie
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol poster
7.1

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Visual Effects Supervisor

2011 Movie
Hugo poster
7.2

Hugo

Visual Effects Supervisor

2011 Movie
Super 8 poster
6.8

Super 8

Visual Effects Supervisor

2011 Movie
Rango poster
6.9

Rango

Visual Effects Supervisor

2011 Movie
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible poster
6.7

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

as Self

2010 Movie
Avatar poster
7.6

Avatar

Visual Effects Supervisor

2009 Movie
Confessions of a Shopaholic poster
6.5

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Visual Effects Supervisor

2009 Movie
Speed Racer poster
6.3

Speed Racer

Visual Effects Supervisor

2008 Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End poster
7.3

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Visual Effects Supervisor

2007 Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest poster
7.4

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Visual Effects Supervisor

2006 Movie
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III poster
6.9

Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III

as Self

2005 Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith poster
7.5

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

as Fire Ship Pilot (uncredited)

2005 Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl poster
7.8

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Visual Effects Supervisor

2003 Movie
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects poster
6.3

No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

2003 Movie
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