Aaron Cowan (Visual Effects)

Aaron Cowan is a visual effects producer at Wētā FX, with a career spanning over thirty years in film and television. He began his journey in visual effects working as a VFX coordinator on The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Over time, he took on roles across production, including studio-side VFX production management on films such as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Waterhorse. Before joining Wētā FX in 2009, he had also worked client-side and on-set in production roles. At Wētā FX, Cowan started as a sequence manager on Avatar (2009) and advanced through positions such as production manager on The Adventures of Tintin (2011) and digital producer on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). As a VFX producer, he has overseen major projects including The Last of Us (2023) and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), as well as Moon Knight (2022). His work on The Last of Us involved creatures, environments, and set extensions across the season, contributing...Read More