Neill Gorton
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Neill Gorton | |
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.jpg) Neill Gorton presenting at a Doctor Who convention | |
| Born | 6 September 1969 Liverpool, England |
| Occupations | Special effect artist, make-up artist, visual effect artist |
Neill Gorton (born 6 September 1969) is an English special effects artist, visual effects specialist and make-up artist specialised in animatronics and prosthetics.[1] He is known for his work on films like Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Children of Men (2006) and the series Doctor Who (2005).
Gorton entered the film industry already at the age of 17.[1] Early on, he started to work for Hollywood film productions in co-operation with directors like Steven Spielberg and Alfonso Cuarón and actors such as Johnny Depp, Michael Caine and Christopher Lee. He is responsible for the design of most Doctor Who villains and monsters, including the modern update of Davros.[2] He won the BAFTA Awards four times with six nominations and won the RTS Awards two times with five nominations. He was nominated one time for the OFTA awards. Gorton and Rob Mayor are the directors of the company Millennium FX, which is focused on cutting edge prosthetics, animatronics, and special make-up FX.[3] He is also the director of Gorton Studio, which offers courses for trainees up to professionals in screen prosthetics.[4] He is also a visiting professor at the University of Bolton.[5]