Dave Shirk

Biography

Dave Shirk is an American visual effects supervisor. Shirk and his fellow visual effects team won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the 2013 film Gravity. He was also nominated for the 2018 film Ready Player One. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Shirk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Dave Shirk has 10 screen credits in a career dating back to 2005. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Wicked Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Spider-Noir, Ready Player One, Wicked. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

10

Known For

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  Spider-Noir
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  Ready Player One
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  Wicked
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  Wicked: For Good
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  Gravity
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  Obi-Wan Kenobi

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Wicked Collection (2 titles)
• Star Wars (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Dean Street (3 collaborations)
• James Dryden (3 collaborations)
• Cynthia Erivo (2 collaborations)
• Ariana Grande (2 collaborations)
• Michelle Yeoh (2 collaborations)
• Jonathan Bailey (2 collaborations)
• Ethan Slater (2 collaborations)
• Marissa Bode (2 collaborations)
• Jeff Goldblum (2 collaborations)
• Courtney-Mae Briggs (2 collaborations)

Credits

• visual effects (10 credits)

  • Spider-Noir

    animation supervisor

    visual effects

    - The Man in the Mask (2026) ... animation supervisor visual effects

    - Nobody's Hero (2026) ... animation supervisor visual effects

    - Nightmare on a Gurney (2026) ... animation supervisor visual effects

    - Betrayal (2026) ... animation supervisor visual effects

    - A Mistake I'll Never Make Again (2026) ... animation supervisor visual effects
    2026
  • Wicked: For Good

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    2025
  • Wicked

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    2024
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

    animation supervisor

    visual effects

    - Part VI (2022) ... animation supervisor visual effects

    - Part V (2022) ... animation supervisor visual effects

    - Part IV (2022) ... animation supervisor visual effects

    - Part III (2022) ... animation supervisor visual effects

    - Part II (2022) ... animation supervisor visual effects
    2022
  • Mank

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    2020
  • Dolittle

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    2020
  • Ready Player One

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    2018
  • Gravity

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    2013
  • Mars Needs Moms

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    2011
  • The Island

    animation

    visual effects
    2005