Acting credits
15
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Richard Taylor
Costume & Make-Up
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 29Series: 2Crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 1323
IMDb ID: nm0853050
Known for: Costume & Make-Up
Born: February 8, 1965
Age: 61
Place of birth: Cheadle, Cheshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1989 - 2024
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 7.23
Wikidata: Q630767
Also known as
Sir Richard Leslie Taylor • Sir Richard Leslie Taylor KNZM
Other jobs
Costume Design (5)Art Direction (1)Conceptual Design (1)Creator (1)Creature Design (1)Creature Technical Director (1)Director (1)Effects Supervisor (1)
Biography
Richard Taylor is a New Zealand filmmaker born on February 8, 1965 in England. He is the founder, creative director and head of New Zealand film prop and special effects company Wētā Workshop.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Richard Taylor.
TAISU PROJECT
Director
2024 Movie
7.8
No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'
as Self
2022 Movie
7.8
Dune
Special Effects
2021 Movie
7.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
2015 Movie
5.5
Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached
2015 Movie
7.3
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Costume Design
2014 Movie
7.6
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Costume Design
2013 Movie
7.4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Creature Design
2012 Movie
6.3
Daybreakers
Makeup Effects
2010 Movie
7.6
Avatar
Conceptual Design
2009 Movie
7.5
District 9
Effects Supervisor
2009 Movie
4.8
Bitch Slap
Other
2009 Movie
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
as Self
2008 Movie
5.7
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
as Self
2006 Movie
6.9
King Kong
Creature Technical Director
2005 Movie
6.0
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004 Movie
6.2
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
as Self
2003 Movie
8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)
2003 Movie
4.4
Perfect Strangers
Makeup Effects Designer
2003 Movie
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Costume Design
2002 Movie
8.8
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
as Self
2002 Movie
6.5
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Self
2001 Movie
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Costume Design
2001 Movie
7.8
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self, director of WETA Workshop
2001 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard Taylor.
