Sam Nicholson

Biography

Career Overview

Sam Nicholson has 25 screen credits in a career dating back to 1981. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Star Wars with 1 titles. Signature works include Tom & Jerry Kids Show, Seed of Chucky, The Running 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

25

Known For

• 

  Tom & Jerry Kids Show
• 

  Seed of Chucky
• 

  The Running Man
• 

  Halloween II
• 

  Helen of Troy
• 

  The Happytime Murders

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• Star Wars (1 titles)
• Urban Legend (1 titles)
• Child's Play (1 titles)
• Carrie (1 titles)
• Gen Cops Collection (1 titles)
• Halloween (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Don Mancini (4 collaborations)
• Guy J. Louthan (3 collaborations)
• Dick Warlock (3 collaborations)
• John Carpenter (3 collaborations)
• Brian Henson (3 collaborations)
• Brian Hogan (2 collaborations)
• Jerry Eisenberg (2 collaborations)
• Iwao Takamoto (2 collaborations)
• Bob Singer (2 collaborations)
• Deane Taylor (2 collaborations)

Credits

• crew (3 credits)

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    animatronics designer

    crew
    2019
  • Jackie Chan: My Stunts

    special effects coordinator

    crew
    1999
  • Garfield's Halloween Adventure

    sequence artist

    crew
    1985

• visual effects (17 credits)

  • The Happytime Murders

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2018
  • Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2005
  • Seed of Chucky

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2004
  • Breakin' All the Rules

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2004
  • Helen of Troy

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects

    - Part 2 (2003) ... visual effects supervisor visual effects

    - Part 1 (2003) ... visual effects supervisor visual effects
    2003
  • Second String

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2002
  • Carrie

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2002
  • The Poof Point

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    2001
  • Gen-X Cops

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1999
  • The Lake

    visual effects producer

    visual effects
    1998
  • Robo Warriors

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1996
  • Tom & Jerry Kids Show

    animation director

    visual effects

    - Space Chase (1993) ... animation director visual effects

    - King Wild Mouse - 10th Wonder of the World (1993) ... animation director visual effects

    - Order in Volleyball Court (1993) ... animation director visual effects

    - Disc Temper (1993) ... animation director visual effects

    - Two Stepping Tom (1993) ... animation director visual effects
    1990
  • Millennium

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1989
  • The Running Man

    visual effects camera

    visual effects
    1987
  • Two of a Kind

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1983
  • The Returning

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1983
  • Halloween II

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1981

• writing (1 credits)

  • XXIT

    writer

    writing
    2011

• directing (2 credits)

  • XXIT

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Carrie

    second unit director

    directing
    2002

• costume & make-up (1 credits)

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    prosthetic makeup artist

    costume & make-up
    2007

• actors (1 credits)

  • Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994