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As Animation Supervisor at Wētā FX, Aidan manages the creative and technical execution of CG characters across animation, motion editing, and performance capture.

Aidan specialises in creating emotive facial performances for performance-capture shows, such as Wētā’s beloved Pogo in 'The Umbrella Academy', for which he was nominated for a VES Award in 2020 and won a VES Award in 2023.

With 19 years of professional experience, Aidan has been a part of the animation team on multiple award-winning shows. He joined Wētā FX in 2013 to work as an Animator on 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' and went on to be Lead Animator for the sweet and earnest performance of 'The BFG', Animation Supervisor on 'War for Planet of the Apes', and a Senior Animator on 'Avengers: Endgame'.

Most recently Aidan was Animation Supervisor on the Oscar-winning short animated film 'War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko', and he has just wrapped as Animation Supervisor on 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'.

Aidan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Mediated Art and a Diploma in Animation. In 2018, he was nominated for a VES Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature for his contribution to Bad Ape from 'War for the Planet of the Apes'.