William Mesa

Biography

Career Overview

William Mesa has 51 screen credits in a career dating back to 1983. Their work spans 11 cinematic universes — most prominently Jack Reacher with 1 titles. Signature works include White Chicks, The Last Samurai, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. 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

51

Known For

• 

  White Chicks
• 

  The Last Samurai
• 

  Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
• 

  Blood Diamond
• 

  Geostorm
• 

  Clash of the Titans

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 11 universes

• Jack Reacher (1 titles)
• Clash of the Titans (1 titles)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (1 titles)
• Deep Blue Sea (1 titles)
• The Fugitive (1 titles)
• Marshal Samuel Gerard Collection (1 titles)
• Evil Dead (1 titles)
• Darkman (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Tom Cruise (2 collaborations)
• Judd Lormand (2 collaborations)
• Billy Slaughter (2 collaborations)
• David S. Lee (2 collaborations)
• Shawn Wayans (1 collaborations)
• Marlon Wayans (1 collaborations)
• Frankie Faison (1 collaborations)
• Terry Crews (1 collaborations)
• Faune Chambers Watkins (1 collaborations)
• Rochelle Aytes (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (1 credits)

  • Making Megaforce

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026

• visual effects (42 credits)

  • Alpha

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2018
  • Geostorm

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2017
  • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2016
  • Barely Lethal

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2015
  • Against the Sun

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2014
  • Clash of the Titans

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2010
  • All About Steve

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2009
  • Defiance

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2008
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2008
  • Blood Diamond

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2006
  • The Guardian

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2006
  • Elizabethtown

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2005
  • Man of the House

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2005
  • White Chicks

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2004
  • The Last Samurai

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2003
  • Holes

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2003
  • Death to Smoochy

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2002
  • Collateral Damage

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2002
  • Deep Blue Sea

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1999
  • Quicksilver Highway

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1997
  • DNA

    visual effects producer

    visual effects
    1997
  • Galaxis

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1995
  • The Demolitionist

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1995
  • The Darkening

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1995
  • The Chase

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1994
  • Monolith

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1993
  • The Fugitive

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1993
  • Army of Darkness

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1992
  • Billy Bathgate

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1991
  • Flight of the Intruder

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1991
  • Darkman

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1990
  • Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1990
  • Driving Miss Daisy

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1989
  • UHF

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1989
  • The Karate Kid Part III

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1989
  • Distant Thunder

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1988
  • Rambo III

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1988
  • Adventures in Babysitting

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1987
  • Murder by the Book

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1987
  • The Night They Saved Christmas

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1984
  • Two of a Kind

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1983
  • It's All Right, My Friend

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1983

• camera (1 credits)

  • Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"

    still photographer

    camera
    2015

• directing (4 credits)

  • Holes

    second unit director

    directing
    2003
  • DNA

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Galaxis

    director

    directing
    1995
  • The Darkening

    director

    directing
    1995

• production (2 credits)

  • DNA

    co-producer

    production
    1997
  • Galaxis

    co-producer

    production
    1995

• crew (1 credits)

  • The Darkening

    cinematography

    crew
    1995