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Ryan Church(I)

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Ryan Church was born on 18 July 1971 in Long Beach, California, USA. He is known for Avatar (2009), Star Trek (2009) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).
BornJuly 18, 1971
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      • 2 wins & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Art Department
    • 2009
    Star Trek (2009)
    Star Trek
    7.9
    • Art Department
    • 2009
    James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    7.8
    • Art Department
    • 2016
    Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
    Star Trek Into Darkness
    7.7
    • Art Department
    • 2013

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    Art Department

    • Rosario Dawson in Ahsoka (2023)
      Ahsoka
      7.5
      TV Series
      • concept supervisor
      • 2023
    • Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)
      The Mandalorian
      8.6
      TV Series
      • concept supervisor
      • 2019–2023
    • Charlie Vickers in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
      6.9
      TV Series
      • concept artist
      • 2022
    • Tom Hanks and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Pinocchio (2022)
      Pinocchio
      5.1
      • concept artist
      • 2022
    • Ewan McGregor, James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen, and Dmitrious Bistrevsky in Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
      Obi-Wan Kenobi
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • concept supervisor
      • 2022
    • Ming-Na Wen and Temuera Morrison in The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
      The Book of Boba Fett
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • concept supervisor
      • 2021–2022
    • Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
      Cosmos: Possible Worlds
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • senior concept artist
      • 2020
    • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Keri Russell, J.J. Abrams, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Hassan Taj, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Robin Guiver, Daisy Ridley, Lee Towersey, Joonas Suotamo, and Naomi Ackie in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
      Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
      6.4
      • concept artist
      • 2019
    • Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)
      Ready Player One
      7.4
      • illustrator
      • 2018
    • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
      Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
      7.8
      • concept artist
      • 2016
    • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
      Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
      7.8
      • concept artist
      • 2015
    • George Clooney and Thomas Robinson in Tomorrowland (2015)
      Tomorrowland
      6.4
      • concept artist
      • 2015
    • Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
      Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • visual consultant: Ship of the Imagination designed by
      • designer: Ship of the Imagination
      • 2014
    • Godzilla (2014)
      Godzilla
      6.4
      • concept artist
      • 2014
    • Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
      Star Trek Into Darkness
      7.7
      • illustrator
      • 2013

    Visual Effects

    • Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)
      The Mandalorian
      8.6
      TV Series
      • visual effects art director
      • 2020
    • Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Peter Cullen, Laura Haddock, and Isabela Merced in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
      Transformers: The Last Knight
      5.2
      • visual effects art director: ILM
      • 2017
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Chris Hemsworth in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
      Avengers: Age of Ultron
      7.3
      • visual effects art director: ILM
      • 2015
    • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, David Harbour, Michael Brownlee, Rafael Sardina, Ty Simpkins, Tommy Guiffre, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Lorelei Llee, and Roz Abrams in War of the Worlds (2005)
      War of the Worlds
      6.5
      • creature designer: ILM
      • 2005

    Additional Crew

    • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
      Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
      7.6
      • concept design supervisor
      • 2005

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • July 18, 1971
      • Long Beach, California, USA

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      Worked on an all-digital feature film at ILM called 'Frankenstein' around 1999 as concept design supervisor, but this project was ultimately abandoned and never finished.

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