Steven Saunders

Biography

Steven Saunders is an artist renowned for his sculpting skills for film and television, and also for his work on Weta Workshop's lines of collectible art.

Career Overview

Steven Saunders has 29 screen credits in a career dating back to 2004. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently Middle-earth (Tolkien) with 2 titles. Signature works include Blade Runner 2049, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Art

Gender

male

Known Credits

29

Birth Place

Cape Town, South Africa

Known For

• 

  Blade Runner 2049
• 

  The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• 

  The Amazing Spider-Man 2
• 

  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• 

  Thunderbirds Are Go!
• 

  Generation Kill

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

• Middle-earth (Tolkien) (2 titles)
• Blade Runner (1 titles)
• Spider Man (1 titles)
• The Amazing Spider-Man Collection (1 titles)
• The Three Investigators Collection (1 titles)
• Starship Troopers (1 titles)
• The Librarian Collection (1 titles)
• The Breed Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Peter Jackson (8 collaborations)
• Simon Bright (4 collaborations)
• Rick Findlater (4 collaborations)
• Peter Swords King (4 collaborations)
• Fran Walsh (4 collaborations)
• Carolynne Cunningham (4 collaborations)
• Joel Kramer (3 collaborations)
• Hans Zimmer (3 collaborations)
• Vanessa Cater (3 collaborations)
• Jacob Tomuri (3 collaborations)

Credits

• visual effects (1 credits)

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

    3d modeller

    visual effects

    - A Single Piece Was Lost (2019) ... 3d modeller visual effects

    - The Crystal Calls (2019) ... 3d modeller visual effects

    - Prophets Don't Know Everything (2019) ... 3d modeller visual effects

    - Time to Make ... My Move (2019) ... 3d modeller visual effects

    - By Gelfling Hand ... (2019) ... 3d modeller visual effects
    2019

• art (24 credits)

  • Blade Runner 2049

    art direction

    art
    2017
  • Krampus

    props

    art
    2015
  • Thunderbirds Are Go!

    sculptor

    art

    - The Long Reach (Part 2) (2020) ... sculptor art

    - The Long Reach (Part 1) (2020) ... sculptor art

    - Firebreak (2020) ... sculptor art

    - Venom (2020) ... sculptor art

    - Buried Treasure (2020) ... sculptor art
    2015
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    sculptor

    art
    2014
  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2

    sculptor

    art
    2014
  • Black Sails

    - XXVIII. (2016) ... art direction art

    - XXVII. (2016) ... art direction art

    - XXVI. (2016) ... art direction art

    - XXV. (2016) ... art direction art

    - XXIV. (2016) ... art direction art
    2014
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    sculptor

    art
    2013
  • Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove

    sculptor

    art
    2010
  • Safari

    sculptor

    art
    2009
  • The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle

    sculptor

    art
    2009
  • Disgrace

    props

    art
    2008
  • Starship Troopers 3: Marauder

    sculptor

    art
    2008
  • The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior

    props

    art
    2008
  • Generation Kill

    sculptor

    art

    - Bomb in the Garden (2008) ... sculptor art

    - Stay Frosty (2008) ... sculptor art

    - A Burning Dog (2008) ... sculptor art

    - Combat Jack (2008) ... sculptor art

    - Screwby (2008) ... sculptor art
    2008
  • Doomsday

    props

    art
    2008
  • 10,000 BC

    sculptor

    art
    2008
  • The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

    props

    art
    2006
  • The Fall

    props

    art
    2006
  • The Breed

    props

    art
    2006
  • Mercenary for Justice

    props

    art
    2006
  • Lord of War

    props

    art
    2005
  • Spring Break Shark Attack

    sculptor

    art
    2005
  • Mama Jack

    sculptor

    art
    2005
  • Ring of the Nibelungs

    props

    art
    2004

• crew (3 credits)

  • The BFG

    special effects

    crew
    2016
  • Chappie

    special effects

    crew
    2015
  • I

    special effects technician

    crew
    2015

• actors (1 credits)

  • Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached

    actor

    actors
    2015