Henry Bennett

Henry Bennett

Lead Animator / 11 yrs

New Zealand

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Previs Animator

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

Animator

The Suicide Squad (2021)

Animator

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Animator

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)

Lead Animator

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Animator

Gemini Man (2019)

Animator

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Animator

War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017)
I'm a technically minded character and creature animator from New Zealand.

I'm passionate about breathing life into characters on screen.

I also enjoy rigging and writing tools for animation.
Work History

  • Creative Lead / Senior Animator

    Floating Rock Studio

    January 2023 - Present
    Wellington, New Zealand

  • Lead Animator

    Wētā FX

    March 2022 - December 2022
    Wellington

    - Avatar 2: The Way of Water

  • Animator

    Wētā FX

    April 2020 - March 2022
    Wellington

    - Avatar 2
    - The Suicide Squad 2
    - Justice League: The Snyder Cut
    - Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Previs)

  • Animator

    Animal Logic

    June 2019 - December 2019
    Sydney, Australia

    - Peter Rabbit 2 (2020)

  • Animator

    Wētā FX

    August 2016 - May 2019
    Wellington

    - Gemini Man (2019)
    - Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
    - War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

  • Animator and Rigger

    Flux Animation

    July 2014 - August 2016
    Auckland, New Zealand

    Divided my time as Animator and Creature and Character Rigger on various high end TV commercials for Valspar Chameleons, Disney/Pixar Cars, AA Sheep, Toyota Possum, Honda, Toronto Blue Jays and many more.

  • Animator and Generalist

    Perceptual Engineering

    June 2014 - June 2015
    Auckland, New Zealand

    Created a full 3D animated Moa as part of the Attic's Time Machine exhibition on at Wellington Museum.

    Previs artist for a car advertisement for Ford, and worked on set to help guide the drivers to follow the same route I had created virtually.

  • Animator

    Cirkus Animation

    December 2013 - May 2014
    Auckland, New Zealand
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Education

  • Bachelor Art & Design: 3D Animation

    Media Design School

    January 2011 - December 2013