Tom Woodruff Jr.

Actor
BirthdayJan 21, 1959 (66 years old)
Place of birthWilliamsport, Pennsylvania, USA
GenderMale

Tom Woodruff Jr. (born January 21, 1959) is an American actor, director, producer and special effects supervisor. He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects for his work on the 1992 dark fantasy film Death Becomes Her; that same year he was also nominated for the same award for Alien 3. Some of his most notable works include: The Santa Clause, Starship Troopers, Cast Away, It and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Woodruff Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Lion / Crocodile (uncredited)

Dec 15, 1995

Salvager (uncredited)

Jul 18, 1986

Prey

7.7

Predator Puppeteer (ADI)

Aug 2, 2022

Lead Alien (uncredited)

May 22, 1992

Lead Alien

Nov 12, 1997

Grid

Aug 12, 2004

Graboids (uncredited)

Jan 19, 1990

Alien

Dec 25, 2007

Isabelle the Gorilla

Aug 4, 2000

Demon (uncredited)

Jan 13, 2005

Goro (uncredited)

Aug 18, 1995

Lead Primate Creature (uncredited)

Jun 8, 2001

Biggest Devil

Oct 19, 2000

Siphon

Mar 12, 2009

Bernie the Gorilla

Jul 6, 2011

Creature #1

Jun 19, 1998

Equisapien (uncredited)

Jul 6, 2018

The Metaluna Mutant (uncredited)

Nov 14, 2003

Utility Monster

Jun 10, 1989

Lion / Crocodile (uncredited)

Dec 15, 1995

Salvager (uncredited)

Jul 18, 1986

Prey

7.7

Predator Puppeteer (ADI)

Aug 2, 2022

Lead Alien (uncredited)

May 22, 1992

Lead Alien

Nov 12, 1997

Grid

Aug 12, 2004

Acting


Participated in 67 movies, 6 TV series

2025

Executive Producer


2022

Makeup Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist


2022

Prey

7.7

Predator Puppeteer (ADI)


2022


2021

Creature Design





2020



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