Neal Scanlan (born 1961) is a British

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artist and

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, best known for his work on the

Star Wars sequel trilogy The ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy is the third trilogy of the main ''Star Wars'' franchise, an American space opera created by George Lucas. It is produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The trilogy ...

and

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. He won an

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for ''

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'' in

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone o ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. The story was originall ...

'' (2005) * '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (2007) * ''

Prometheus In Greek mythology, Prometheus (; , , possibly meaning " forethought")Smith"Prometheus". is a Titan god of fire. Prometheus is best known for defying the gods by stealing fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, kn ...

'' (2012) * '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015) * ''

Rogue One ''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (or simply ''Rogue One'') is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards. The screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy is from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It was produced by L ...

: A Star Wars Story'' (2016) * '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017) * '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018) * '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' (2018) * '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019)

Television

* ''

Tweenies ''Tweenies'' is a British live action Puppet children's television series created by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan. The programme is focused on four pre-school aged characters, known as the "Tweenies", playing, singing, dancing, and learning ...

– Animatronic Heads'' * ''

The Paz Show ''The Paz Show'' (also known as ''Paz the Penguin'' stylized ''PAZ'') is a British animated television series that debuted on February 24, 2003 on Discovery Kids and TLC in the United States. It also aired on ITV in the United Kingdom. The ...

– Animatronic heads and bodies'' * ''

Fimbles ''Fimbles'' is a British children's television series created and produced by Novel Entertainment. The series has 200 episodes, airing from 2002 to 2004 with repeats of the series airing until early 2012 on CBeebies. The Fimbles are Fimbo, Florri ...

– Animatronic heads, Fat suits and Puppets'' * '' Dead Ringers – Fat Suits and Animation Heads (Fake CBeebies Segments)'' * ''

The Shiny Show ''The Shiny Show'' is a British educational children's quiz show, broadcast in the United Kingdom by CBeebies, BBC One and BBC Two, that was produced by Open Mind Productions. It was aired in 2002 and 2003, and was aimed particularly at children ...

– Puppets (Tigs and Dogsby)'' * '' The Roly Mo Show – Puppets (alongside Neil Sterenberg)'' * '' LazyTown Full Sized Puppets (alongside Wit Puppets)'' * ''

CBeebies CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at older childr ...

– Special Effects, Puppets and Props'' * '' Andor – Creature & droid effects''

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* Living people 1961 births Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners Special effects people Date of birth missing (living people) People from Cheshire (before 1974) British make-up artists {{UK-film-bio-stub