Joe Letteri

Born: 1st of January 1957 (68 years old)

Biography:
Joseph Bruce Letteri ONZM (born 1957) is a senior visual effects artist who has won five Academy Awards, four BAFTA awards, and four VES awards. He is the current Senior Visual Effects Supervisor of the Academy Award-winning Wētā FX, joining the company in 2001. He has received several awards and nominations as visual effects supervisor, the latest (as of March 2023) being Avatar: The Way of Water, and previously for War for the Planet of the Apes. He attended Center High School (Pennsylvania) in 1975 and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981. He gave the keynote address at UC Berkeley's December Convocation on 19 December 2010.

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Joe Letteri's Filmography

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The BFG

The BFG

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Furious 7

Furious 7

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Avatar

Avatar

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
King Kong

King Kong

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
I, Robot

I, Robot

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Visual Effects Supervisor
Magnolia

Magnolia

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Visual Effects Supervisor
Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Movie
17th Dec 2025
🚀 Pre-Release