Alec Gillis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 29, 1959
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
- Samuk
Samuk TBA
Creature Design
- Hollywood is Fine
Hollywood is Fine TBA
as Alec Gillis, Story
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man TBA
as Self
Robot Dracula 2026
as Alec
Predator: Badlands 2025
Creature Design, Special Effects Supervisor
Cringe 2025
as Fitz, Thanks
Wellwood 2025
Executive Producer
Smile 2 2024
Makeup Effects Designer
Alien: Romulus 2024
Special Effects Supervisor
Eulogy to Us 2023
Actor
Smile 2022
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Prey 2022
as Predator Puppeteer (ADI), Makeup Effects Designer
Oats Studios: Volume 1 2021
as Militia #1 / Bill
Witches Midnight 2021
as Oswald Octav
Bad President - Kenya 2020
as William "Billy" Coltran
Tremors: Making Perfection 2020
as Himself
Adam 2.0 2020
Thanks
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters 2019
as Self
It Chapter Two 2019
Makeup Designer
Playtime 2019
Director
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film 2019
as Self
It 2017
Makeup Effects Designer
Bad President - All My Sh*t 2017
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Bad President - Oil Spill 2017
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Rakka 2017
as Militia #1
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex 2015
as Self
Harbinger Down 2015
Director, Writer
San Andreas 2015
Makeup Effects
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 2015
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' 2015
Actor
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot 2014
as Himself
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 2013
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Men in Suits 2012
as Self
Astronaut: The Last Push 2012
as Charlie
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class 2011
as Self
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror 2010
as Self
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments 2010
as Self
Skyline 2010
Creature Design
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins 2009
as Self
Monster Squad Forever! 2007
as Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz 2005
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection 2005
as Self
Elektra 2005
as Puppeteer
AVP: Alien vs. Predator 2004
as Technician (uncredited)
Shooting 'Panic Room' 2004
as Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' 2003
as Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' 2003
as Self
The Santa Clause 2 2002
Makeup Effects Designer
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' 2002
as Self
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe 2002
as Self
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' 2002
as Self
Spider-Man 2002
Makeup Designer
Panic Room 2002
Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
The 6th Day 2000
Makeup Effects
Hollow Man 2000
Makeup Designer
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' 2000
as Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination 2000
as Self
The X-Files 1998
Makeup Effects
The Making of ‘Tremors’ 1998
as Self
Alien Resurrection 1997
as Hero Alien Warrior (uncredited)
Starship Troopers 1997
Creature Effects Technical Director
Jumanji 1995
Makeup Designer
The Santa Clause 1994
Animatronics Designer, Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
Stay Tuned 1992
Makeup Effects Designer
The Making of 'Alien³' 1992
as Self
Tremors 1990
Creature Design
Leviathan 1989
Creature Design
The Monster Squad 1987
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Aliens 1986
as Alien (uncredited)
The Clan of the Cave Bear 1986
Animatronics Designer
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 1984
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Galaxy of Terror 1981
Prosthetics
Credits from TMDB.