Craig Young

Craig Young

Supervisor Animator / 18 yrs

Wellington, New Zealand

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Animation Supervisor

Better Man (2025)

Animation Supervisor

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Animation Supervisor

Eternals (2021)

Marcus

Space Force (2020)

Lead Animator

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

Animation Supervisor

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Animation Supervisor

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Animator

The Umbrella Academy (2019)

Lead Animator

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Lead Animator

Spectral (2016)

Senior Animator

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

Senior Animator

Fantastic Four (2015)

Senior Animator

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Motion Capture Performer

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Senior Animator

Godzilla (2014)

Senior Animator

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Animator

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Animator

Prometheus (2012)

Animator

The Avengers (2012)

Senior Previs Artist

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Animator

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Previs Artist

The Lovely Bones (2010)

Previs artist

District 9 (2009)

Title Design

Black Sheep (2007)
Craig Young - Animation work at Weta Digital 2014
Work History

  • Animation Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    June 2018 - Present
    Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Goosebumps: Season 2 (2024)
    Better Man (2024)
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
    Emancipation (2022)
    Eternals (2021)
    Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
    Avengers: End Game (2019)

  • Senior Animator

    Wētā FX

    June 2013 - Present
    Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    The Umbrella Academy Season 3 (2022)
    The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
    Avatar: Flight of passage ride (2017)
    Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
    Fantastic Four (2015)
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (2013)

  • Animation Supervisor

    Wētā FX

    June 2021 - June 2022
    Wellington, NZ

  • Lead Animator

    Wētā FX

    June 2019 - June 2021
    Wellingon

  • Lead Animator

    Wētā FX

    June 2015 - June 2020
    Wellington

    The Umbrella Academy Season 2 (2020)
    Birds of Prey (2020)
    The Umbrella Academy Season 1 (2019)
    Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
    War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
    Spectral (2016)

  • Lead Animator

    Wētā FX

    June 2016 - July 2019
    Wellington, New Zealand

  • Senior Animator

    Wētā FX

    March 2008 - June 2015

    Senior Animator
    "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    "The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug"

    Animator
    "Godzilla"
    "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
    "The Avengers"
    "Prometheus"
    "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
    "The Adventures of Tintin:Secret of the Unicorn"
    "The Lovely Bones"

    Previs
    "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"
    "The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug"
    "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
    "The Adventures of Tintin:Secret of the Unicorn"
    "King Kong 360 3D"
    "The Lovely Bones"
    "District 9"

    Motion Capture Performer
    "Dawn of the Planet of th

  • Animator

    Wētā FX

    June 2011 - June 2013
    Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Godzilla (2014)
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
    The Avengers (2012)
    Prometheus (2012)
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
    The Adventures of Tintin:Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
    The Lovely Bones (2009)

  • Animator

    Teaspoon Films

    2006 - 2008
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