Shane Mahan

Career Overview

Shane Mahan has 34 screen credits in a career dating back to 1987. Their work spans 19 cinematic universes — most prominently MCU with 2 titles. Signature works include Digger, Superman, Iron Man. 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: 34
Birth Date: 1964-09-22
Birth Place: Greenville, Michigan, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 19 universes

MCU (2 titles)
Superman (DCU) Collection (1 titles)
Alien (1 titles)
Alien: Romulus Collection (1 titles)
G.I. Joe (1 titles)
G.I. Joe (Live-Action) Collection (1 titles)
Jurassic Park (1 titles)
Paranormal Activity (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Isabela Merced (2 collaborations)
Trevor Newlin (2 collaborations)
Fahim Fazli (2 collaborations)
Robert Downey Jr. (2 collaborations)
Gwyneth Paltrow (2 collaborations)
Leslie Bibb (2 collaborations)
Clark Gregg (2 collaborations)
Paul Bettany (2 collaborations)
Jon Favreau (2 collaborations)
Tim Guinee (2 collaborations)

Credits

visual effects (10 credits)
- Digger
  effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2026
- Superman
  effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2025
- Alien: Romulus
  effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2024
- Iron Man 2
  effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2010
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
  effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2009
- Iron Man
  effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2008
- Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
  special effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2001
- Earth vs. the Spider
  special effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2001
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  1997
- Leviathan
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1989
actors (11 credits)
- You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Movies That Made Us
  
  - Aliens (2021) ... Self actor actors
  
  2019
- Wolfman's Got Nards
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- I Am 'Iron Man'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Monster Squad Forever!
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- A Gnome Named Gnorm
  Gnorm
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
costume & make-up (8 credits)
- Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
  prosthetic supervisor
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2021
- The Amazing Spider-Man
  prosthetic supervisor
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2012
- Constantine
  makeup supervisor
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2005
- Wrong Turn
  makeup supervisor
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2003
- The Island of Dr. Moreau
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1996
- Interview with the Vampire
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1994
- Batman Returns
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1992
- The Monster Squad
  special effects key makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1987
crew (3 credits)
- Zathura: A Space Adventure
  makeup effects
  
  crew
  
  2005
- Wrong Turn
  makeup effects
  
  crew
  
  2003
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  1991
production (1 credits)
- The Day the World Ended
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2001
art (1 credits)
- Predator 2
  art department coordinator
  
  art
  
  1990