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Alec Gillis

Alec Gillis

Visual EffectsProducerActorCostume & Make-UpCrew Aug 29 (age 66) New York City, New York, USA 1981–2025 (44 year career)
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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.…

Known For

Aliens
Film

Aliens

Alien (uncredited)
Spider-Man
Film

Spider-Man

Makeup Designer
It
Film

It

Makeup Effects Designer
Prey
Film

Prey

Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
Jumanji
Film

Jumanji

Makeup Designer
It Chapter Two
Film

It Chapter Two

Makeup Designer
Alien: Romulus
Film

Alien: Romulus

Special Effects Supervisor
Predator: Badlands
Film

Predator: Badlands

Creature Design

Filmography

Acting (37)

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Movies (32)

Cringe

Cringe

2025

as Fitz

Eulogy to Us

Eulogy to Us

2023
Prey

Prey

2022

as Predator Puppeteer (ADI)

7.7
Witches Midnight

Witches Midnight

2021

as Oswald Octav

2.0
Oats Studios: Volume 1

Oats Studios: Volume 1

2021

as Militia #1 / Bill

6.2
Bad President - Kenya

Bad President - Kenya

2020

as William "Billy" Coltran

5.1
Tremors: Making Perfection

Tremors: Making Perfection

2020

as Himself

7.0
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

2019

as Self

7.5
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

2019

as Self

6.8
Rakka

Rakka

2017

as Militia #1

7.0
Bad President - Oil Spill

Bad President - Oil Spill

2017

as William 'Billy' Coltran

4.8
Bad President - All My Sh*t

Bad President - All My Sh*t

2017

as William 'Billy' Coltran

4.5
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

2015

as Self

7.2
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'

The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'

2015
2.7
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot

Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot

2014

as Himself

Astronaut: The Last Push

Astronaut: The Last Push

2012

as Charlie

5.2
Men in Suits

Men in Suits

2012

as Self

8.0
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

2011

as Self

8.0
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror

Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror

2010

as Self

8.3
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments

Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments

2010

as Self

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

2009

as Self

6.2
Monster Squad Forever!

Monster Squad Forever!

2007

as Self

7.4
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

2005

as Self

8.0
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

2005

as Self

7.0
AVP: Alien vs. Predator

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

2004

as Technician (uncredited)

5.9
Shooting 'Panic Room'

Shooting 'Panic Room'

2004

as Self

6.8
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

2003

as Self

7.6
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

2003

as Self

7.8
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

2000

as Self

The Making of ‘Tremors’

The Making of ‘Tremors’

1998

as Self

8.0
Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

1997

as Hero Alien Warrior (uncredited)

6.2
Aliens

Aliens

1986

as Alien (uncredited)

8.0