Neal Scanlan

Neal Scanlan (born 1961) is a British special effects artist and make-up artist, best known for his work on the Star Wars sequel trilogy and standalone films. He won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for Babe in 1996.

Selected filmography Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Prometheus (2012) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) Project Hail Mary (2026)

Television Tweenies – Animatronic Heads The Paz Show – Animatronic heads and bodies Fimbles – Animatronic heads, Fat suits and Puppets Dead Ringers – Fat Suits and Animation Heads (Brightly Colored Blobs Segments) The Shiny Show – Puppets (Tigs and Dogsby) The Roly Mo Show – Puppets (alongside Neil Sterenberg) LazyTown - Full Sized Puppets (alongside Wit Puppets) CBeebies – Special Effects, Puppets and Props Andor – Creature & droid effects