Alec Gillis
Born: 1959-08-29 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Alec Dougal Gillis is an Academy Award-winning American special effects artist and actor who served as part of the creature effects crew on the 1986 film Aliens, the 1992 film Alien3, the 1997 film Alien Resurrection, the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator, the 2007 film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and the 2018 film The Predator. He also appeared in a cameo as an unnamed technician in Alien vs. Predator, although he was not credited for the role. In 1988, Gillis co-founded Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI) with Tom Woodruff, Jr., and the company has since provided creature effects for Alien3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. Gillis's work has won an Academy Award for Visual Effects (for Death Becomes Her, although he was not listed on the official nomination) and a BAFTA. For his work on Alien3, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects, a BAFTA and a Saturn Award.
Filmography
2025
- Predator: Badlands ... (Creature Design)
- Wellwood ... (Executive Producer)
- Cringe as Fitz
2024
- Alien: Romulus ... (Special Effects Supervisor)
- Smile 2 ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
2023
2021
- OATS Studios as 民兵
- Oats Studios: Volume 1 as Militia #1 / Bill
- Witches Midnight as Oswald Octav
2020
- Tremors: Making Perfection as Himself
- Bad President - Kenya as William "Billy" Coltran
- Adam 2.0 ... (Thanks)
2019
- It Chapter Two ... (Makeup Designer)
- The Movies That Made Us as Self
- Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film as Self
- Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters as Self
- Playtime ... (Director)
2017
- It ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
- Rakka as Militia #1
- Cooking with Bill as Bill
- Bad President - Oil Spill as William 'Billy' Coltran
- Bad President - All My Sh*t as William 'Billy' Coltran
2015
- San Andreas ... (Makeup Effects)
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
- Harbinger Down ... (Writer)
- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex as Self
- The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2014
- Skin Wars as Self - Guest Judge
- Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot as Himself
2013
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
2012
- Men in Suits as Self
- Astronaut: The Last Push as Charlie
2011
2010
- Skyline ... (Creature Design)
- Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments as Self
- Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror as Self
2009
2007
- Monster Squad Forever! as Self
2005
2004
- AVP: Alien vs. Predator as Technician (uncredited)
- Shooting 'Panic Room' as Self
2003
2002
- Spider-Man ... (Makeup Designer)
- Panic Room ... (Makeup Effects)
- The Santa Clause 2 ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
2000
- Hollow Man ... (Makeup Designer)
- The 6th Day ... (Makeup Effects)
- Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination as Self
1998
- The X-Files ... (Makeup Effects)
- The Making of ‘Tremors’ as Self
1997
- Starship Troopers ... (Creature Effects Technical Director)
- Alien Resurrection as Hero Alien Warrior (uncredited)
1995
- Jumanji ... (Makeup Designer)
1994
- The Santa Clause ... (Animatronics Designer)
1992
- Stay Tuned ... (Makeup Effects Designer)
1990
- Tremors ... (Creature Design)
1989
- Leviathan ... (Creature Design)
1987
- The Monster Squad ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1986
- Aliens as Alien (uncredited)
1984
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter ... (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
1981
- Galaxy of Terror ... (Prosthetics)