J.D. Schwalm

Biography

Career Overview

J.D. Schwalm has 33 screen credits in a career dating back to 2005. Their work spans 12 cinematic universes — most prominently DCEU with 2 titles. Signature works include Moana, The End of Oak Street, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. 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

33

Birth Date

1981-01-01 00:00:00

Known For

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  Moana
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  The End of Oak Street
• 

  Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
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  Black Adam
• 

  Bullet Train
• 

  Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 12 universes

• DCEU (2 titles)
• Fear Street Trilogy (2 titles)
• The Fast and the Furious Collection (2 titles)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reboot (2 titles)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Remake) Collection (2 titles)
• Transformers (1 titles)
• Shazam! Collection (1 titles)
• The Matrix (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Dwayne Johnson (3 collaborations)
• John Tui (2 collaborations)
• David Leitch (2 collaborations)
• Ryan Reynolds (2 collaborations)
• Catherine Lagaʻaia (1 collaborations)
• Rena Owen (1 collaborations)
• Frankie Adams (1 collaborations)
• Jemaine Clement (1 collaborations)
• Anne Hathaway (1 collaborations)
• Ewan McGregor (1 collaborations)

Credits

• visual effects (22 credits)

  • How to Rob a Bank

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2026
  • The End of Oak Street

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2026
  • Moana

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2026
  • Civil War

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2024
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2023
  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2023
  • Devotion

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2022
  • Black Adam

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2022
  • Bullet Train

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2022
  • The Matrix Resurrections

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2021
  • Jungle Cruise

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2021
  • Fear Street: 1978

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2021
  • Fear Street: 1994

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2021
  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2019
  • Instant Family

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2018
  • First Man

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2018
  • Rampage

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2018
  • The Fate of the Furious

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2017
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2016
  • Atlanta

    - Three Slaps (2022) ... special effects supervisor visual effects
    2016
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2014
  • Beneath

    visual effects coordinator

    visual effects
    2013

• crew (10 credits)

  • Mojave

    special effects coordinator

    crew
    2016
  • Ted 2

    special effects coordinator

    crew
    2015
  • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

    special effects coordinator

    crew
    2014
  • Earth to Echo

    special effects coordinator

    crew
    2014
  • Saving Mr. Banks

    special effects coordinator

    crew
    2013
  • Beneath

    special effects coordinator

    crew
    2013
  • Oz the Great and Powerful

    special effects technician

    crew
    2013
  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!

    special effects coordinator

    crew
    2012
  • Fired Up!

    special effects coordinator

    crew
    2009
  • The Island

    special effects

    crew
    2005

• actors (1 credits)

  • Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

    - Episode 1 (2025) ... Self - Performance Capture Special Effects Coordinator actor actors
    2025