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Jan Philip Cramer
Additional Credits
Jan Philip Cramer is an award-nominated visual effects supervisor and one of the industry's leading and most innovative animation directors.
Over a 15-year career at Digital Domain, Phil has become renowned for his expertise in photorealistic creatures, facial animation, and full CG characters. As both Head of Animation and Animation Director, he has led some of the world's top animation teams, consistently pushing the boundaries of what's possible in visual effects. His forward-thinking approach has streamlined traditional VFX workflows, resulting in more efficient pipelines without compromising quality.
Phil's work has earned multiple industry accolades, including a VES Award for his groundbreaking animation of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. At Digital Domain, he oversaw animation on 43 projects spanning feature films, episodic series, games, and advertising. His credits include major titles such as Deadpool, Ender's Game, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Avengers: Endgame, where he served as Animation Director. Earlier in his career, he was also the animation lead on James Cameron's Avatar at Weta.
Now working full-time as a visual effects supervisor, Phil recently led Digital Domain's VFX work on Marvel Studios' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. His efforts on the series earned him a VES Award nomination for Best Animated Character and a Silver Telly Award.
Over a 15-year career at Digital Domain, Phil has become renowned for his expertise in photorealistic creatures, facial animation, and full CG characters. As both Head of Animation and Animation Director, he has led some of the world's top animation teams, consistently pushing the boundaries of what's possible in visual effects. His forward-thinking approach has streamlined traditional VFX workflows, resulting in more efficient pipelines without compromising quality.
Phil's work has earned multiple industry accolades, including a VES Award for his groundbreaking animation of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. At Digital Domain, he oversaw animation on 43 projects spanning feature films, episodic series, games, and advertising. His credits include major titles such as Deadpool, Ender's Game, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Avengers: Endgame, where he served as Animation Director. Earlier in his career, he was also the animation lead on James Cameron's Avatar at Weta.
Now working full-time as a visual effects supervisor, Phil recently led Digital Domain's VFX work on Marvel Studios' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. His efforts on the series earned him a VES Award nomination for Best Animated Character and a Silver Telly Award.
Jan Philip Cramer Filmography
| 2027 | Godzilla x Kong: Supernova · as Visual Effects Supervisor |
| 2025 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps · as Visual Effects Supervisor |
| 2025 | The Electric State · as Head Of Animation |
| 2024 | Agatha All Along (TV Series) · as Head Of Animation |
| 2024 | Madame Web · as Head Of Animation |
| 2023 | Echo (TV Series) · as Head Of Animation |
| 2023 | Blue Beetle · as Head Of Animation |
| 2023 | Secret Invasion (TV Series) · as Animation Director |
| 2023 | Citadel (TV Series) · as Animation Director |
| 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · as Head Of Animation |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · as Head Of Animation |
| 2022 | Black Adam · as Head Of Animation |
| 2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (TV Series) · as Visual Effects Supervisor |
| 2022 | Ms. Marvel (TV Series) · as Head Of Animation |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · as Head Of Animation |
| 2022 | Morbius · as Animation Director |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home · as Head Of Animation |
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · as Head Of Animation |
| 2021 | Free Guy · as Head Of Animation |
| 2021 | Black Widow · as Head Of Animation |
| 2021 | Loki (TV Series) · as Head Of Animation |
| 2021 | Chaos Walking · as Head Of Animation |
| 2021 | WandaVision (TV Series) · as Head Of Animation |
| 2020 | Cops and Robbers · as Visual Effects Supervisor |
| 2020 | Children of the Corn · as Head Of Animation |
| 2019 | Terminator: Dark Fate · as Head Of Animation |
| 2019 | Carnival Row (TV Series) · as Head Of Animation |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Animation Director |
| 2019 | Shazam! · as Head Of Animation |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone (2019) (TV Series) · as Head Of Animation |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel · as Head Of Animation |
| 2018 | Aquaman · as Head Of Animation |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp · as Head Of Animation |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War · as Animation Director |
| 2018 | Lost in Space (2018) (TV Series) · as Head Of Animation |
| 2018 | Siren (2018) (TV Series) · as Head Of Animation |
| 2018 | Ready Player One · as Head Of Animation |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time · as Head Of Animation |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok · as Head Of Animation |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming · as Animation Director |
| 2017 | The Fate of the Furious · as Head Of Animation |
| 2017 | Power Rangers · as Head Of Animation |
| 2017 | Beauty and the Beast · as Head Of Animation |
| 2017 | A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV Series) · as Head Of Animation |
| 2016 | All I See Is You · as Head Of Animation |
| 2016 | The Good Place (TV Series) · as Animation Director |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence · as Animation Director |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse · as Head Of Animation |
| 2016 | Deadpool · as Animation Director |
| 2015 | Eye in the Sky · as Head Of Animation |
| 2015 | Pixels · as Animation Director |
| 2015 | Furious 7 · as Head Of Animation |
| 2014 | Lost River · as Head Of Animation |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · as Animation Director |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past · as Animation Director |
| 2013 | Ender's Game · as Animation Director |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer · as Animation Director |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin · as Lead Animator |
| 2010 | Predators · as Animation Supervisor |
| 2010 | The A-Team · as Animation Supervisor |
| 2009 | Avatar · as Lead Animator |