Alec Gillis

Alec Gillis

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday29 August 1959 (67 years old)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Known credits72

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…

Predator: Badlands
Predator: Badlands
2025 · Creature Design
Predator: Badlands
Predator: Badlands
2025 · Special Effects Supervisor
Cringe
Cringe
2025 · Fitz
Wellwood
Wellwood
2025 · Executive Producer
Smile 2
Smile 2
2024 · Makeup Effects Designer
Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus
2024 · Special Effects Supervisor
Eulogy to Us
Eulogy to Us
2023
Smile
Smile
2022 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Prey
Prey
2022 · Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
Prey
Prey
2022 · Makeup Effects Designer
Oats Studios: Volume 1
Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021 · Militia #1 / Bill
OATS Studios
OATS Studios
2021 · 民兵
OATS Studios
OATS Studios
2021 · William 'Billy'
Witches Midnight
Witches Midnight
2021 · Oswald Octav
Bad President - Kenya
Bad President - Kenya
2020 · William "Billy" Coltran
Tremors: Making Perfection
Tremors: Making Perfection
2020 · Himself
Adam 2.0
Adam 2.0
2020 · Thanks
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019 · Self
It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two
2019 · Makeup Designer
Playtime
Playtime
2019 · Director
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019 · Self
It
It
2017 · Makeup Effects Designer
Bad President - Oil Spill
Bad President - Oil Spill
2017 · William 'Billy' Coltran
Bad President - All My Sh*t
Bad President - All My Sh*t
2017 · William 'Billy' Coltran
Cooking with Bill
Cooking with Bill
2017 · Bill
Rakka
Rakka
2017 · Militia #1
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · Self
Harbinger Down
Harbinger Down
2015 · Director
Harbinger Down
Harbinger Down
2015 · Writer
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Makeup Effects
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
2015 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot
2014 · Himself
Skin Wars
Skin Wars
2014 · Self - Guest Judge
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Men in Suits
Men in Suits
2012 · Self
Astronaut: The Last Push
Astronaut: The Last Push
2012 · Charlie
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011 · Self
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
2010 · Self
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
2010 · Self
Skyline
Skyline
2010 · Creature Design
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
2009 · Self
Monster Squad Forever!
Monster Squad Forever!
2007 · Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005 · Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Self
Elektra
Elektra
2005 · Puppeteer
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Technician (uncredited)
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