Biography

Joseph Bruce Letteri (born 1957) is a senior visual effects artist, winner of five Academy Awards, four BAFTA awards and four VES awards. He is the current Senior Visual Effects Supervisor of the Academy Award-winning Wētā FX having joined the company in 2001. He has received several awards and nominations as visual effects supervisor, the latest (as of March 2023) being Avatar: The Way of Water, and previously for War for the Planet of the Apes. He attended Center High School (Pennsylvania) in 1975 and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981. He gave the keynote address at UC Berkeley's December Convocation on 19 December 2010.

Filmography

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Movies 19

TV Shows 2

Joe Letteri

Biography

Filmography

all 21

Movies 19

TV Shows 2

self 2

Avatar 3 (2025)

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

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

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

RT Life (2011)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Avatar (2009)

King Kong (2005)

I, Robot (2004)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Magnolia (1999)

The Oscars (1953)

Avatar 4

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Known ForVisual Effects

GenderMale

Birthday1957-01-01 (67 years old)

Birth PlaceAliquippa, United States of America

CitizenshipsUnited States of America

AwardsOfficer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

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Known For
Visual Effects

Gender
Male

Birthday
1957-01-01 (67 years old)

Birth Place
Aliquippa, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects