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Joe Letteri

Joe Letteri

Actor, Visual Effects

Born January 1, 1957 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA

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Joe Letteri's pioneering work in visual effects has earned him four Academy® Awards for Best Visual Effects - for Avatar, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and King Kong. He has a long-standing interest in creating compelling, realistic creatures - from Jurassic Park's dinosaurs, to Gollum, the Na'vi in Avatar, and Caesar from the Planet of the Apes franchise. He has developed many techniques that have become industry standards for creating photorealistic digital effects. This includes co-developing the subsurface scattering technique that brought Gollum to life (winning an Academy® Technical Achievement Award), and pushing the development of large-scale virtual production.

Under creative Joe's leadership, Weta Digital has continued to expand and improve these techniques through films like The Hobbit trilogy, The Adventures of Tintin, and The BFG. Joe is currently working with James Cameron on the Avatar sequels.

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41 wins and 42 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

45

Type

Year

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films TV Series2025Self

2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards Poster

2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards TV Special2023Self - Winner

Inside Pandora's Box Poster

Inside Pandora's Box TV Series2023Self

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2023Self - Winner

The 24th Satellite Awards Poster

The 24th Satellite Awards TV Special2020Self

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2018Self - Nominee

The IMDb Show Poster

The IMDb Show TV Series2017Self - Guest

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Centennial Gala Poster

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Centennial Gala Video2016Self

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2015Self - Nominee

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Move Like an Ape: An Artist Video2014Self

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: The Fight for a New Dawn Video2014Self

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Weta and Dawn Poster

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Weta and Dawn Video2014Self

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2014Self - Nominee

E-penser TV Series2013Self

The Oscars Poster

The Oscars TV Special2013Self - Nominee

Animating Tintin Poster

Animating Tintin Documentary2012Self

A New Generation of Apes Documentary2011Self

Breaking Motion Capture Boundaries Documentary2011Self

The Genius of Andy Serkis Video2011Self

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora TV Movie2010Self

Capturing Avatar Documentary2010Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards TV Special2010Self - Winner

The Making of King Kong 360 Documentary2010Self

Red Carpet Report Poster

Red Carpet Report TV Series2009Self

Rencontres de cinéma Poster

Rencontres de cinéma TV Series2009Self

The Day the Earth Stood Still: Unleashing Gort Documentary2009Self

Kong's New York, 1933 Documentary2006Self

Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition Poster

Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition TV Series2006Self

Mission: Catching the Train Poster

Mission: Catching the Train Video2006Self

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' Poster

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' Documentary2006Self

The 78th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 78th Annual Academy Awards TV Special2006Self - Winner

Beyond Tomorrow Poster

Beyond Tomorrow TV Series2005Self

Compositing Breakdowns: Visual Effects How of 'I, Robot' Video2005Self

It's All Gone King Kong Documentary2005Self

The Making of a Shot: The T-Rex Fight in King Kong Video2005Self

From Len Lye to Gollum: New Zealand Animators Documentary2004Self

The 76th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 76th Annual Academy Awards TV Special2004Self - Winner

The End of All Things Poster

The End of All Things Documentary2004Self

Weta Digital Poster

Weta Digital Documentary2004Self

The 75th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 75th Annual Academy Awards TV Special2003Self - Winner

The Taming of Sméagol Poster

The Taming of Sméagol Documentary2003Self

Weta Digital Poster

Weta Digital Documentary2003Self

Last Call with Carson Daly Poster

Last Call with Carson Daly TV Series2002Self - Guest

Tæt på troldmanden George Lucas Documentary1997Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

HBO First Look Poster

HBO First Look TV Series1994Self

Visual Effects

86

Type

Year

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum Poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum Feature Film2027

Avatar 4 Feature Film2026

Avatar: Fire and Ash Feature Film2025

Blue Beetle Poster

Blue Beetle Feature Film2023

Peter Pan & Wendy Poster

Peter Pan & Wendy Feature Film2023

Spider-Man: Lotus Poster

Spider-Man: Lotus Feature Film2023

Avatar: The Way of Water Feature Film2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Poster

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Feature Film2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi Poster

Obi-Wan Kenobi Mini-Series2022

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Poster

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law TV Series2022

The Batman Poster

The Batman Feature Film2022

Black Widow Poster

Black Widow Feature Film2021

Eternals Poster

Eternals Feature Film2021

Hawkeye Mini-Series2021

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Poster

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Feature Film2021

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Poster

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Mini-Series2021

The Suicide Squad Poster

The Suicide Squad Feature Film2021

WandaVision Poster

WandaVision Mini-Series2021

Zack Snyder's Justice League Poster

Zack Snyder's Justice League Feature Film2021

Birds of Prey Poster

Birds of Prey Feature Film2020

Mulan Feature Film2020

Alita: Battle Angel Poster

Alita: Battle Angel Feature Film2019

Avengers: Endgame Poster

Avengers: Endgame Feature Film2019

Gemini Man Poster

Gemini Man Feature Film2019

Spider-Man: Far from Home Poster

Spider-Man: Far from Home Feature Film2019

Avengers: Infinity War Poster

Avengers: Infinity War Feature Film2018

Maze Runner: The Death Cure Poster

Maze Runner: The Death Cure Feature Film2018

Mortal Engines Poster

Mortal Engines Feature Film2018

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Poster

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Feature Film2017

Justice League Poster

Justice League Feature Film2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Poster

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Feature Film2017

War for the Planet of the Apes Poster

War for the Planet of the Apes Feature Film2017

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Poster

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Feature Film2016

Independence Day: Resurgence Poster

Independence Day: Resurgence Feature Film2016

Pete's Dragon Poster

Pete's Dragon Feature Film2016

Spectral Poster

Spectral Feature Film2016

The BFG Feature Film2016

The Jungle Book Poster

The Jungle Book Feature Film2016

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Feature Film2015

Auschwitz Poster

Auschwitz Documentary2015

Fantastic Four Poster

Fantastic Four Feature Film2015

Furious 7 Poster

Furious 7 Feature Film2015

Krampus Feature Film2015

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Poster

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Feature Film2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Poster

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Feature Film2015

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Poster

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Feature Film2014

Godzilla Poster

Godzilla Feature Film2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Feature Film2014

Iron Man 3 Poster

Iron Man 3 Feature Film2013

Man of Steel Poster

Man of Steel Feature Film2013

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Poster

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Feature Film2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Poster

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Feature Film2013

The Wolverine Poster

The Wolverine Feature Film2013

Prometheus Poster

Prometheus Feature Film2012

The Avengers Poster

The Avengers Feature Film2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Poster

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Feature Film2012

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Poster

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Feature Film2011

The Adventures of Tintin Poster

The Adventures of Tintin Feature Film2011

X-Men: First Class Poster

X-Men: First Class Feature Film2011

Avatar Feature Film2009

The Lovely Bones Poster

The Lovely Bones Feature Film2009

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Poster

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Feature Film2008

The Day the Earth Stood Still Poster

The Day the Earth Stood Still Feature Film2008

Bridge to Terabithia Poster

Bridge to Terabithia Feature Film2007

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Poster

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Feature Film2007

The Water Horse Poster

The Water Horse Feature Film2007

Eragon Feature Film2006

Night at the Museum Poster

Night at the Museum Feature Film2006

X-Men: The Last Stand Poster

X-Men: The Last Stand Feature Film2006

King Kong Poster

King Kong Feature Film2005

I, Robot Poster

I, Robot Feature Film2004

Van Helsing Poster

Van Helsing Feature Film2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Feature Film2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Feature Film2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Feature Film2001

Magnolia Poster

Magnolia Feature Film1999

Jack Frost Poster

Jack Frost Feature Film1998

Daylight Poster

Daylight Feature Film1996

Mission: Impossible Poster

Mission: Impossible Feature Film1996

Casper Feature Film1995

The Flintstones Poster

The Flintstones Feature Film1994

Jurassic Park Poster

Jurassic Park Feature Film1993

The Meteor Man Poster

The Meteor Man Feature Film1993

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Poster

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Feature Film1991

The Abyss Poster

The Abyss Feature Film1989

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Poster

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Feature Film1977

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Type

Year

June Short Film2021

E-penser TV Series2013

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